BEST Crock Pot White Chili Recipe

This crock pot white chili recipe is so delicious when you want a comforting meal without too much effort. This delicious creamy chili is sure to be a hit in your family and be sure to serve it with my favorite 3 ingredient corn bread!

Ready for comfort in a bowl? Well that’s what this Crock Pot White Chili recipe is. Seriously just thinking about it makes my mouth water. This has so much flavor with all the convenience of a slow cooker meal.

It has a small amount of kick from chilies but the kids in our family still goggle it up along with every one else. I like to serve it with a big slice of my 3 ingredient cornbread recipe.

White Chicken Chili Recipe Ingredients

This is one of our favorite recipes. It is so easy to whip up in the slow cooker. Or you can easily convert it for the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker.

Chili Ingredients for the Crock Pot

• 1.5 lbs of skinless boneless chicken meat
• 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 can chicken broth (14.5 oz)
• 1 small can chopped green chiles (4.5 oz)
• 1 can corn (15 oz)
• 2 cans cannellini beans (about 30 oz)

For Roux during the last Hour

• 3 TBS butter
• 3 TBS flour
• 1 C milk
• 1 Chicken bouillon cube (or equivalent)
• salt and pepper to taste

To Finish and Topping Individual Portions

• 1/2/-1 C Greek Yogurt (or sour cream)

• Crushed tortilla chips for topping
• Shredded Cheese for topping
• Avocado for topping

How to Make White Chicken Chili in the Crock Pot

1. Add all the first group of the ingredients to the crock pot.
2. Making sure to drain all the canned ingredients.
3. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. 1 hour before serving make the roux by melting the butter.
4. Stir into crock pot breaking up the chicken meat.
5. Allow to cook 1 additional hour (although if you’re in a rush 15 minutes should work).
6. Right before serving stir in 1/2 C yogurt and taste.
7. Add any additional salt and pepper needed.
8. Serve topped with a generous amount of cheese, crushed tortilla chips, avocado and dollop of yogurt.

How to Make Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

1. Set the Instant pot to sauté. Mix in the flour and cook over medium heat to form the roux.
2. Slowly mix in milk and bouillon to form a cream sauce. Salt and pepper to taste. Scoop out as much of the roux as possible and set aside.
3. Add one cup of broth to the pot while on saute scrap the bottom of the pot to deglaze and remove any bits of the cream sauce left.
4. Add all the first group of the ingredients to the crock pot EXCEPT for the corn and beans..
5. Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes. Allow to natural pressure release for 5 minutes then do a quick release.
6. Stir into pot breaking up the chicken meat.
7. Stir in the corn and beans.
8. Set to sauté and stir in the cream sauce. You may prefer to have this set on low saute.
9. Add any additional salt and pepper needed.
10. Turn off once everything is up to temperature.
11. Right before serving stir in 1/2 C yogurt and taste.
12. Serve topped with a generous amount of cheese, crushed tortilla chips, avocado and dollop of yogurt.

Oh man this stuff is SO good and it freezes well if you find yourself with any leftovers!

BEST Crock Pot White Chili Recipe

Course Main Course

Super easy and delicious crock pot white chili recipe. Fabulous weeknight dinner idea.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Ingredients 

• 1.5 lbs of skinless boneless chicken meat
• 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 can chicken broth 14.5 oz
• 1 small can chopped green chiles 4.5 oz
• 1 can corn 15 oz
• 2 cans cannellini beans about 30 oz

For Roux

• 3 TBS butter
• 3 TBS flour
• 1 C milk
• 1 Chicken bouillon cube or equivalent
• salt and pepper to taste

To Finish and Topping Individual Portions

• 1/2/-1 C Greek Yogurt or sour cream
• Crushed tortilla chips for topping
• Shredded Cheese for topping
• Avocado for topping

Instructions

• Add all the first group of the ingredients to the crock pot. Making sure to drain all the canned ingredients.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

1 hour before serving make the roux

• Melt the butter.
• Next mix in the flour and cook over medium heat.
• Mix in milk and bouillon.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Finish the Soup

• Stir into crock pot breaking up the chicken meat.
• Allow to cook 1 additional hour (although if you’re in a rush 15 minutes should work).
• Right before serving stir in 1/2 C yogurt and taste.
• Add any additional salt and pepper needed.
• Serve topped with a generous amount of cheese, crushed tortilla chips, avocado and dollop of yogurt.

Notes

How to Make Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

1. Set the Instant pot to sauté. Mix in the flour and cook over medium heat to form the roux.
2. Slowly mix in milk and bouillon to form a cream sauce. Salt and pepper to taste. Scoop out as much of the roux as possible and set aside.
3. Add one cup of broth to the pot while on saute scrap the bottom of the pot to deglaze and remove any bits of the cream sauce left.
4. Add all the first group of the ingredients to the crock pot EXCEPT for the corn and beans..
5. Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes. Allow to natural pressure release for 5 minutes then do a quick release.
6. Stir into pot breaking up the chicken meat.
7. Stir in the corn and beans.
8. Set to sauté and stir in the cream sauce. You may prefer to have this set on low saute.
9. Add any additional salt and pepper needed.
10. Turn off once everything is up to temperature.
11. Right before serving stir in 1/2 C yogurt and taste.
12. Serve topped with a generous amount of cheese, crushed tortilla chips, avocado and dollop of yogurt.

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