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This White Chicken Chili Recipe is so creamy, delicious, and full of flavor. This quick and easy white chicken chili is a family favorite meal!
A creamy white bean chicken chili made with tender shredded chicken, green chilies, white beans, jalapeno, chicken broth, Mexican spices, and cream cheese. The cream cheese makes it extra rich and creamy and is the game-changing ingredient. My Mom swears by adding cream cheese to her soups.
My kids beg for this white chicken chili. There are never any leftovers to be found! This white bean chicken chili is so easy to throw in the crockpot. It can also be put together on a stovetop in less than 40 minutes.
White Chicken Chili Ingredients:
- Chicken Breast: if you want a shortcut, use a rotisserie chicken and throw it in just to heat it at the very end of the cooking time.
- Onion
- Jalapeno: if you want it to be less spicy, remove the seeds and inner membrane from the jalapeno.
- Spices: Chili Powder, Cumin, Garlic Powder, Mexican Oregano
- Salt and Pepper
- Chicken Broth
- Chopped Green Chilies
- White Beans: such as White Northern Beans
- Cream Cheese: I suggest you allow the cream cheese to come to room temperature before adding to the soup.
- Cilantro
White Chicken Chili Topping Ideas:
- Cheese — for easier melting, add freshly grated Mexican cheeses.
- Avocado
- Sour Cream or Mexican Crema
- Tortilla Strips
Since it is wintertime, we are always making soups since they are so warm, comforting, and filling. This also re-heats so well so it is perfect as leftovers. My favorite way to make this white chicken chili is to throw it together in the morning in the slow cooker.
How to make Slow Cooker White Bean Chicken Chili:
It is as easy as putting in the chicken breast, onion, jalapeno, Mexican spices, and chicken broth and let it cook low and slow for 5-6 hours. Add green chilies, beans, cilantro, and cream cheese, and heat for 1 hour longer.
If you want to make Quick and Easy White Chicken Chili, you can make it in a pot in 30-40 minutes. It is as simple as sauteeing the onion and peppers in a little oil until nice and tender. The Mexican spices and chicken broth are added and then bring it to a simmer. Add the green chilies, beans, shredded chicken, cilantro, and cream cheese and heat.
This White Chicken Chili is such a crowd pleaser and everyone loves it! It is savory, creamy, and spicy all at the same time. Your family will love this white chicken chili with cream cheese recipe!
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White Chicken Chili
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. Chicken Breast
- 1 Large Onion or 2 small onions, finely diced
- 1 Jalapeno finely diced
- 2 teaspoons Chili Powder
- 2 teaspoons Cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Mexican Oregano optional
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 4 cups Chicken Broth 32 ounces
- (2) 4-ounce cans Green Chilies diced
- (2) 15-ounce cans White Beans such as White Northern, drained
- (1) 8-ounce Cream Cheese
- 1/2 cup Cilantro Leaves chopped
Toppings:
- Cheese
- Avocado
- Sour Cream
- Tortilla Strips
Instructions
- To make White Chicken Chili in slow cooker crockpot:
- Place chicken breast, onion, jalapeno, spices, and chicken broth in slow cooker and cook for low for 5-6 hours. Remove lid and shred chicken.
- Add green chilies, white beans, cream cheese, and cilantro leaves. Cook for 1-hour longer or until cream cheese is melted.
- Top with cheese, sour cream, tortilla strips, and avocado
To make quick and easy White Chicken Chili:
- Use rotisserie chicken or 2 lbs. of poached shredded chicken breast.
- In a large pot, saute finely diced onion and jalapeno in 1 Tablespoon of oil for 7-8 minutes over medium heat. Sprinkle with spices. Stir in chicken broth, shredded chicken, green chilies, white beans, cream cheese, and cilantro.Cook on medium-low for 20 minutes or until cream cheese is melted.
- Top with cheese, sour cream, tortilla strips, and avocado
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Made this for dinner and it was divine! So creamy and flavorful!
Best white chicken chili ever!!!!!! We could not stop eating it
Melissa, can this recipe be made without using cream cheese or yogurt or anything in that family? We do not eat those items.
Thank you.
This is by far the best white chicken chili I have ever tried! I decided to use a rotisserie chicken (per the recommendation) and also left in half the amount of jalapeño seeds. I will definitely be making this again.
Spectacular! Even my teenage daughter who does not like chili, loved it! I used a Costco rotisserie chicken, & only had 1 can of the green chilies. But this was so very good! Will make again. Thanks!
This is so good! Do you think it could be frozen? Or would it mess up texture.
Oh my goodness, this is the BEST white chicken chili I have ever had! So yummy, and tastes delicious the next day! Makes for great leftovers! I brought it over for two friends who had newborns and they raved about how delicious it was! Thanks for the recipe Aunt Melissa!
This is without a doubt the best chicken chili! I am bad to follow recipes and typically just make it up as I go along. I followed this recipe for the most part. The only things I changed were that I used hot Mexican chili spice (no Mexican oregano), only 1 tsp salt, added a can of drained diced tomatoes, and did not use the whole 1/2 c cilantro (maybe a 1/4 c) (husband is not a fan of cilantro). I simmered it for a couple of hours just to meld the flavors. AMAZING! Will be making this again and again! Thanks for the recipe!
For the White Chicken Chili recipe, it calls for 2 pounds chicken breasts. Is that bone-in chicken breasts or boneless? Can’t wait to try it! Thank you.
how many people does this recipe serve?