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Easy White Chicken Chili Recipe (Stovetop or Crockpot)

★★★★★ 95 Reviews Recipe Print
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By: Erin11/29/22

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White Chicken Chili
White Chicken Chili

This Easy White Chicken Chili Recipe is the perfect cozy and healthy meal. Made with chicken, beans, chiles, and more, this dish is full of flavor and is ready in under 40 minutes.

white chicken chili

The easiest white chicken chili

This white chicken chili is one of my favorite chicken recipes. It’s delicious, it’s easy to make, and it doesn’t require much prep at all. Plus, you can make it on the stovetop or in your slow cooker. It’s up to you!

This chili consists of a blend of chicken (of course) mixed with onion, garlic, beans, chiles, and more. By mashing some of the beans, we’re able to achieve a super cozy, thick consistency.

This dish is filled with SO much flavor and is wonderful for pairing with salad or cornbread, or for eating on its own. Trust me, you’re going to be going in for seconds!

white chicken chili

Ingredients for this chili recipe

Though this chili recipe seems to require a lot of different ingredients, don’t be intimidated. The list may look long, but the ingredients are actually very simple and include a lot of spices and seasonings! No speciality items are required; everything can be found in a standard grocery store.

Main Dish Ingredients:

  • Olive oil
  • Yellow onion
  • Garlic
  • White beans
  • Corn
  • Chicken breasts
  • Chicken broth
  • Green chiles
  • Cumin
  • Oregano
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Chili powder
  • Cayenne
  • Lime
  • Greek yogurt

Topping Ingredients:

  • Greek yogurt
  • Cilantro
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Jalapeño
  • Lime
  • Tortilla chips

Required kitchen tools

Whether you choose to use a slow cooker or your stovetop, the tools required to make this recipe are simple.

  • Large pot
  • Sharp knife
  • Cutting board
  • Potato masher
  • Optional: Slow cooker
ingredients for white chicken chili

How to make white chicken chili

This recipe requires minimal prep and includes a bit of dicing and a few minutes of sautéing. After that, you essentially throw everything into a pot and wait for it to fully cook!

To start preparing this easy chili recipe, begin by warming some olive oil in a pot on the stove. Sauté the onions until soft. Add the garlic, and saute for one minute.

In a separate bowl, mash 1 cup of beans with a potato masher until soft. This will be used to thicken the soup.

Add the broth, chicken, mashed beans, regular beans, green chiles, and corn to the pot.

Once everything comes to a boil, reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breasts.

Once the chicken is fully cooked, turn off the heat and take out the breasts. Shred them with two forks. You may need to let the chicken cool for a bit before handling.

Add the chicken back into the pot, then add the lime juice and the Greek yogurt.

Finally, serve with extra toppings including cilantro, Greek yogurt, cheese, tortilla strips, and jalapeños.

making white chicken chili
making white chicken chili

How to cook chicken chili in the slow cooker

You are more than welcome to make this recipe in a slow cooker. To do so, place all ingredients in the cooker and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Once cooked, shred the chicken with a fork and place back into the crockpot for serving.

That’s it!

How to prepare as a make-ahead meal

If you’d like, you can most certainly make this meal ahead of time!

Chop the necessary ingredients, and then store everything in a freezer bag. When it comes time to enjoy, allow everything to thaw before tossing it on the stove or in the slow cooker!

Enjoy your prepped meal within 3 months.

How to store this chili

With any extra chili, feel free to keep it refrigerated and enjoy within 3-4 days. I recommend storing it in an airtight container to keep it fresh.

making white chicken chili

Enjoy more recipes from Erin Lives Whole

There are more chicken recipes where this one came from! My website is filled with a wide selection of chicken meals cooked in many different ways. Enjoy!

  • Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken
  • Healthy Cashew Chicken
  • Baked Paleo Chicken Tenders
  • Healthy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
white chicken chili
white chicken chili
★★★★★ 5 from 95 reviews

Easy White Chicken Chili Recipe (Stovetop or Crockpot)

This Easy White Chicken Chili Recipe is the perfect healthy and cozy meal. Made with chicken, beans, chiles, and more, this dish is full of flavor and is ready in under 40 minutes.

Prep: 15Cook: 30Total: 45 minutes
Yield 8 servings 1x
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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne
  • 2 cans white beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2lbs chicken breasts, raw (~3 large breasts)
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 2 4oz cans green chiles
  • 1 can fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 can corn, drained and rinsed.
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (I used 2%)

Topping:

  • Greek yogurt
  • cilantro
  • cheddar cheese
  • jalapeno
  • lime
  • tortilla chips

Instructions

  1. Saute onions in olive oil until soft. Add in garlic for one minute and then add in all spices. 
  2. In a separate bowl, mash 1 cup of beans with a potato masher until soft, we will use this to thicken the soup. 
  3. Add broth, mashed and regular beans, green chiles, fire roasted tomatoes, and corn into pot. Then add in the chicken breasts and cook at medium-high heat.
  4. Once it comes to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through, this will vary depending on the size of the chicken breasts.
  5. Once chicken is cooked, turn off heat and take out the breasts. When chicken is cool enough to handle, shred with two forks. 
  6. Add the chicken back in, along with the juice of one lime and the Greek yogurt.
  7. Stir all together and serve with extra toppings such as cilantro, Greek yogurt, cheese, tortilla strips, and jalapenos.

Notes

For crockpot: Place all ingredients in crockpot and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Shred chicken with fork and place back into crockpot for serving. 

Author: Erin MorrisseyCategory: gluten-free, dinner, meal prepMethod: stoveCuisine: american
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  1. Marissa says

    Posted on 12/22 at 7:05 pm

    Erin nails another recipe! Super easy to throw in the crockpot, set it and forget it – except you won’t forget it because it smells delicious. Husband ranks this in his top 2 along with the ELW Sausage Tortellini Soup. Thanks Erin for sharing your yummy, wholesome recipes!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/23 at 10:42 am

      Hi Marissa, so happy you both loved it! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Beckie says

    Posted on 12/19 at 10:40 pm

    So flavorful and easy to make for a weeknight dinner. My husband asked where the recipe was from and I say Erin lives whole, his answer was well, I know it’ll be good then!
    I used a fork to mash up white beans and worked out fine. So delicious!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/22 at 2:38 pm

      Hi Beckie, so happy you both loved it!!

      Reply
  3. Alexa says

    Posted on 12/14 at 2:13 pm

    This recipe is sooo good and easy to make for a quick weeknight dinner. In fact, I made it in the crockpot so that all I had to do was shred the chicken after cooking. I added the greek yogurt after the 7 hours of cooking. It was delicious.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/14 at 2:15 pm

      Hi Alexa, so happy you enjoyed it so much!

      Reply
  4. Danielle says

    Posted on 12/11 at 12:10 pm

    I have been wanting to make this for awhile and I wish I made it sooner! Such a great addition to my Sunday football chili line up!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/11 at 5:29 pm

      Hi Danielle, so happy you loved it! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Meaghan says

    Posted on 12/8 at 3:13 pm

    This soup is AMAZING! So warming and hearty while not being heavy (if that makes sense!), and it was so easy to make! Highly recommend 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/9 at 11:22 am

      Hi Meaghan, so happy you loved it!!

      Reply
  6. mcook says

    Posted on 12/6 at 8:04 pm

    so good but my Greek yogurt got all weird and clumpy once I added it in. Still delicious tho!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/9 at 11:26 am

      Hi, you can try warming it up next time. The cold on warm cause sometimes cause it to be clumpy. Hope that helps! Let me know!

      Reply
  7. Katie T says

    Posted on 12/6 at 6:46 pm

    Made this in the crockpot for dinner tonight and it was a huge hit, even with my picky husband!! I did brown the chicken a little before putting it in and it still came out juicy at the end. This is definitely going to be a part of our rotation!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/7 at 8:12 pm

      Hi Katie, so happy you both loved it! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Annie says

    Posted on 12/6 at 1:57 pm

    Just made this and it’s delicious! It was super easy to make and also easy to clean up since it was mostly canned stuff lol! So excited to eat it all week.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/7 at 8:04 pm

      Hi Annie, so glad you loved it! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Elise says

    Posted on 12/5 at 6:52 pm

    Made this last night and it was so good!!! Super easy and faster than most chili recipes, definitely adding to our winter soup rotation 😊

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/6 at 10:22 am

      Hi Elise, so happy you loved it!!

      Reply
  10. Brandy says

    Posted on 12/5 at 11:21 am

    So dang good and easy! Love this “go-to” weekday or any day recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 3:21 pm

      Hi Brandy, so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  11. Kristen says

    Posted on 12/4 at 8:27 pm

    Erin always nails the trifecta of easy, delicious and nutritious! This will definitely be added to my regular dinner rotation.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 2:51 pm

      Hi Kristen, so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  12. Caity says

    Posted on 12/4 at 8:05 pm

    So incredibly easy to make (did the crock pot version) and sooo delicious. Hits the spot every time. An easy go to

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 2:50 pm

      Hi Caity, so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  13. Veronica says

    Posted on 12/4 at 8:02 pm

    Easy to make and so delicious!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 2:49 pm

      Hi Veronica, so happy you loved it!!

      Reply
  14. Erin says

    Posted on 12/4 at 5:43 pm

    My fav white chicken chili!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 2:38 pm

      Hi Erin, so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  15. Ariel says

    Posted on 12/4 at 4:57 pm

    Hands down the best chicken chili I’ve ever made! Erin, your recipes are my favorite. Easy to make and I almost always have the ingredients on hand! Thanks, Girl!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 2:31 pm

      Hi Ariel, so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  16. Lindsay says

    Posted on 12/4 at 2:32 pm

    The best white chicken chili I’ve ever made. Just such good flavor in the broth, and I used sour cream instead of Greek yogurt, but the cheese and sour cream mixed in just made it so creamy and delicious. Another one the whole family loved

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 1:04 pm

      Hi Lindsay, so glad you loved it and made it your own!

      Reply
  17. Alison says

    Posted on 12/4 at 2:02 pm

    Soooo good and super easy!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 1:03 pm

      Hi Alison, so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  18. callie says

    Posted on 12/4 at 1:02 pm

    erin this recipe is perfection! my boyfriend and I made it last week and making it again this week, sub jalepenos for green chilies 😊

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 12:56 pm

      Hi Callie, so glad you both loved it and made it your own!

      Reply
  19. Corrin says

    Posted on 12/4 at 11:46 am

    Asked my boyfriend to make dinner one night & he crushed this! It was super yummy! Wasn’t too heavy, as some chilis can feel. Will make again 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 12:46 pm

      Hi Corrin, so happy you both enjoyed it!

      Reply
  20. Lisa says

    Posted on 12/4 at 11:36 am

    So so good and easy to make!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/5 at 12:45 pm

      Hi Lisa, so happy you loved it!!

      Reply
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