Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
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The easiest crockpot recipe of your life! It’s a one pot wonder – no searing, no fuss. Simply throw everything right in!
I love a good crockpot recipe. Especially the ones that cook low and slow for 7-8 hours, undisturbed, as you walk into the door from work where dinner is magically finished and set.
But then there are those other crockpot recipes that require a little bit of babysitting – ex. an initial sear before that low-and-slow goodness or a cornstarch slurry at the very end of cooking time.
But again, I truly love all slow cooker recipes. But I’m just not particularly fond of the ones that require that extra step, you know?
That’s why this recipe has quickly become my favorite recipe yet.
There’s no searing, no fuss. No extra steps of anything. No nothing.
Nope. You can throw everything right into the crockpot – all of it.
Then you can let it cook low and slow as the chicken gets so unbelievably tender – so tender, you can even shred this by giving the chili a good stir in the crockpot. (Note: chicken breasts can be substituted here, but thighs are much better in my opinion).
When ready to serve, top this bad boy off with all your favorite toppings – tortilla chips, cilantro, sour cream, red onion, avocado slices and lime wedges. But for me, personally, I just need a bag of tortilla chips for dipping purposes.
Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 3 (4-ounce) cans diced green chiles
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can cannellini beans , drained and rinsed
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 medium sweet onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
For the toppings
- 1 ½ cups tortilla chips
- ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup diced red onion
- 1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and sliced
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Place chicken into a 6-qt slow cooker. Stir in chicken stock, green chiles, beans, onion, garlic, cumin and oregano; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 5-6 hours.
- Remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred, using two forks.
- Stir chicken, cilantro and lime juice into the slow cooker; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve immediately with desired toppings.
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This is my go to recipe!
So easy and tasty.
My family is not a fan of the beans- so I trick them! I purée them with the chicken broth and it also thickens the soup. It’s a win- win – more protein and a bit thicker consistency!
One of my go to meals now. Quick, easy, delicious
This is one of my favorite soups!! So easy to make and reheats beautifully for lunches during the week. I like to add chopped poblano peppers (along with the green chilis) for a bit more spice and texture, along with about half a small jar of tomatillo salsa for tang. Sometimes I stir in sweet corn at the end too. DELICIOUS!
This was super yummy. I stirred in a few red pepper flakes. This will be for sure in our regular rotation. Perfect the cold rainy day that we had today. Thanks
Delicious! I made this in my pressure cooker. Threw everything in it (except the cilantro and lime), hit the “poultry” mode, which cooked it for 15 minutes, and then took out the chicken to shred it and returned it to the pot. Great one pot wonder. Thanks, Chungah!
Can you use thighs?
This recipe is delicious! If I would like to double for large crowd, will cooking time change?
I love this chili! I make it all the time it is so easy and so delicious!
This recipe has become a favorite around Christmas time for the people at Life Care in Tullahoma Tennessee. Every year they make it a point to ask me to make it and to bring it. Thanks very much for posting this recipe.
We make this once or twice a month. Use the instant pot to cook the chicken so it’s ready to shred, then add the shredded chicken to the slow cooker. We also add hominy along with the beans. Comes out great.
So easy and delicious! I am not a fan of garbanzo beans, so substituted pinto beans. The lime is the extra touch that really makes the chili so good. Love it!
This was SO good! I’m not a huge garbanzo bean fan, but I didn’t even care. The lime juice/cilantro addition at the end is perfect. Will definitely be making this again soon!
I can’t believe I never tried white chili until today. Made this recipe. It’s so easy and absolutely delicious. I think the lime is key. Will definitely be making this on a regular basis.
I’ve made this a few times in the last month. Today I made it differently: I added two cans of hominy instead of 2 cans of beans. It is terrific! The original recipe is the best. Thank you!
I made this and it was a hit!! Great recipe
Made with chicken breasts & cooked on high for 5 hours. Perfect! All the toppings make it delicious!
This recipe is delicious! Last time I made it, I cooked it on low and the chicken was very tender. Will this be the same if I cook it on high for 5 hours? I used chicken breasts. So delicious!
It was flavorful- but thin. I added 3 diced sweet potatoes and used immersion blender ( took chicken out) after 6 hours to thicken. As it blended beans, I then added another can of cannelloni beans. It worked!!! Just an additional healthy food!!!
Made this this week. I did it on the stove not in a slow cooker and it was another fabulous meal. thank you again.
Used jalapeño peppers by accident. Very delicious despite that haha. My husband has a cold and I think it’s knocked it right out of him!