Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
Grilled chicken adds such a depth of flavor to this creamy slow cooker white chicken chili. Let it simmer all day for a meal that your family will love!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 442kcal
Ingredients
For the soup:
- 32 ounces chicken broth
- 1 can southwest corn 15.25 ounces
- 1 can navy beans, rinsed and drained* 15.5 ounces
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained 15.5 ounces
- 1 medium yellow onion diced, about 1/2 cup
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 garlic cloves)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 1/2 pounds grilled chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
After slow cooking:
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
Optional Toppings
- Jalapeño slices
- cilantro
- sour cream
- shredded cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients above to a slow cooker in the order listed, saving the cream cheese until the end of cooking.
- Cook on low for 6 hours or on high from 3-4 hours.
- When the soup has about 30-60 minutes left of simmering, scoop out about 1/2 cup of the chicken brown. Place the room temperature cream cheese in a bow and add 1/4 cup of the broth. Use a hand mixer to mix well. Then add in the other 1/4 cup broth and mix again. This will help to thin the cream cheese and help it not to be clumpy when you add it to the soup.
- Add the thinned cream cheese into the soup and mix to combine. Then add the cilantro right before serving.
- Serve with cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips, if desired.
Notes
*Any white beans will work, including great northern beans, white kidney beans or cannellini beans.
If you love spice, throw in a couple of fresh jalapeño slices after you mix in the cilantro.
Add the grilled chicken in at any point in the day. Although you can make this chili without grilling the chicken, we highly recommend grilling it to get an awesome flavor!
Leave out the cream cheese if want the soup just to have a broth base. Or you can add whole milk instead of the cream cheese, if you'd like.
Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.
The calories shown are based on the recipe making 6 servings, with 1 serving being 1/6 of the soup. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**
Nutrition
Serving: 319g | Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 1755mg | Potassium: 860mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 433IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 4mg