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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Hi,
The instructions don’t indicate when to put in the chick peas and cannelloni beans into the slow cooker. Can you please advise?
Thanks!
Irene, please refer to step #1:
1. 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.
I found your blog by chance. It’s amazing great effort. Thank you so much.
Although I am a Southern California gal, I do prefer my chili Texas style without beans. If the beans would be omitted would I miss anything? Flavor, texture, thickness? Thanks. Getting my grocery list together now – minus the beans (hee hee).
Yes, you can certainly omit but the flavor/texture/consistency will change.
That is what I thought. The one bean that I can tolerate in chili is the black bean. Is there a light color bean that I could substitute for a black bean. Just think a black bean would look funny in a “white” chili. Thanks.
Cannellini beans would be great!
Looks so yummy!! How long would it keep in the fridge if I were to use it for meal prep?
What a great idea! But as I am not an expert on food safety, I cannot really say with certainty. Methods for optimal food storage and shelf life should be based on good judgment and what you are personally comfortable with. Hope that helps, Holly!
How much time would you cook this for in an Instant Pot?
Perfect timing! It’s in the crock pot now and will be devoured during GoT tonight. It smells amazing and took less than 10 min to get in the pot and start cooking
Love that! We are so excited for GOT tonight as well – apparently tonight’s episode is the longest battle scene in all of cinema history?!
Can I make this delicious recipe in a Instant pot? If so, how?
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. But if you get a chance to try it, please let me know how it turns out! 🙂
Haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds good. I think I have everything besides the cannelini beans – think I could use pinto instead? And jalapeno instead of milder green chiles (just probably use a bit less)? Thanks for a great site!
Sure, Anna! That should all work just fine! 🙂