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Hands down the best crock pot white chili recipe. Super yummy weeknight dinner idea

BEST Crock Pot White Chili Recipe

Course Main Course
Super easy and delicious crock pot white chili recipe. Fabulous weeknight dinner idea.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours

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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