No pre-cooking the chicken here. Put it in and go for one of the best tasting crock pot white chicken chili you will ever make. Give it a try today.
I love white chicken chili. Maybe not as much as a good filet but on some days almost.
I have a recipe Excellent White Chicken Chili which is a modification of a Pioneer Woman recipe. That recipe uses raw chicken to make the chicken broth needed for the recipe and flavor. I have multiple crock pot white chicken chili recipes, but the common thread in them is the need for pre-cooked chicken. I don’t have that on hand, so I have to make it first. I needed a crock pot recipe that would cook the chicken and have the taste of the of the Excellent chili recipe. Check. Done. Great but better.
Rating
My wife is not quite the chili fan I am, and the five is from her (two servings). A nice five from me also. (PS named by my wife.)
9-month-old Molly and Lilly with a stick
Notes: My most popular white chicken chili has a ton of cheese… read not very healthy. This one is low fat. I also kicked up the spices from the “excellent” recipe. It worked great.
Crock pot Note: I made this recipe for my 3.5-quart crock pot. It is just the right size for that. It will not fit a pot under three qt. If using a six plus quart pot, I would increase the recipe by 50-100%.
Other Great Crock Pot Chilis to Try
Ultra Simple Crock Pot White Chicken Chili
Crock Pot Three Bean Turkey Chili
Spicy 3 Chilies Texas Chili a la Crock Pot
Trim two medium size skinless boneless chicken breast.
Chop one onion.
Mince one jalapeno.
Add to smaller (3.5 qt but not smaller) crock pot one 14 oz can chicken broth, one tablespoon cumin, one teaspoon paprika, two teaspoon chili powder, three garlic cloves minced, one teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add chicken and cook on high for 2 hours
Remove from crock pot and shred. Place back in crock pot with the liquid.
Add one 48 oz jar pre-cooked Northern beans (do not drain) and one small can of green chilies.
Cook on high for 2 hours more.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 8 servings | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 240 minutes |
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| No pre-cooking the chicken here. Put it in and go for one of the best tasting crock pot white chicken chili you will ever make. Give it try today.
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- 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts
- 14 oz chicken broth one can
- 1 onion medium chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper minced
- 3 cloves garlic crushed or minced
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 48 oz Northern Beans precooked a large jar
- 4 oz diced green chilis a small can
- Trim two skinless boneless chicken breast
- Chop one medium onion and one jalapeno
- Mix everything but the beans and green chilis in a crock pot. Add the chicken
- Cook for 2 hours on high
- Remove the chicken from the crock pot and shred.
- Return the chicken to the crock pot
- Add the green chilis and the beans
- Mix well and cook on high for two more hours
Crock pot Note: I made this recipe for my 3.5-quart crock pot. It is just the right size for that. It will not fit a pot under three qt. If using a six plus quart pot, I would increase the recipe by 50-100%.
Heat note: this has some heat in it so adjust to your taste.
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Last Updated
June 10, 2016
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Patty C
Thank you-thank you-thank you, Dr. D! I am making this for gameday this weekend. The girls are gorgeous as ever!
DrDan
Thanks for the note. I think you will be happy with this one
DrDan
Trish
Stop the press!!!
Dr. D, I just tried this recipe, and it is off the hook good! I followed the recipe exactly as written. The flavor from the combination of spices you chose made it exceptional.
You will hear cries from Santa Monica if I lose this recipe! Bring on more slow cooker recipes!
I crown you King of The Slow Cooker!
DrDan
Aw-shucks. This was more of an experiment but it was so good I published it.
Thanks for the note
DrDan
Cathie H
Doubled the recipe so I would have enough to send off to hunt camp. Excellent recipe…best white chili I have found
Love the blog. Thanks!
Cathie
Lindse
Once again- AMAZING crockpot meal! My picky fiancé loved it ( he put it in a tortilla??? IDK but he liked it) took ALL my leftovers to his coworkers.
Love your crockpot recipes!
DrDan
Thanks for the note and rating.
It seems a little thin for a tortilla. He might like Ultra Simple Crock Pot White Chicken Chili https://www.101cookingfortwo.com/ultra-simple-crock-pot-white-chicken/ which can be much thicker but does require cooking the chicken ahead.
It does sound like he could cook some for you since he took the leftovers
DrDan
Lydia
I can’t find the jarred beans. Can I use canned? If so, would you drain them and add back more chicken broth? Thank you.
DrDan
Cooked canned are fine. Don’t drain.
DrDan
Janie Braga
Hi, I have made this recipe a few times now. I bring it to work for my friends and they all love it. I do it alittle differently though. First I make it on stove top, I don’t want to wait for the crock pot. AndiI sometimes add some vegetables like carrots and celery. I cut down on the size of the jar of beans too. I use a medium size jar. But everything else is the same. Thank you, your the best.
DrDan
Hi Janie,
I do love this chili. The no precooking of the chicken just is so much the way I like to cook.
Most people move recipes from the stovetop to a crockpot. But stovetop is always faster. Sometimes so I don’t need to watch it, I will start on the stove top using a Dutch oven and then pop it into the oven for the “simmer” time.
Thanks for the note
Dan
Vanessa
Love this recipe. I found and started making this last winter (2015-2016). We had it almost every week. As Fall started to approach this year, I couldn’t wait to make it and even though it is going to be in the low 80’s today…I’m making it. I also shared this recipe with some family and they are in love with it as well. Depending on how spicy I’m feeling I’ll omit the jalapeno, but it’s delicious either way! Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Teri
Love it and everyone who has tried it has made it and passed it on to there friends who are now making it. Question, what do you consider the serving size on the nutritional info chart, 1 cup?
DrDan
Hi Teri,
I’m afraid I’m not very scientific with this (but I’m not the only one). I look at it and decide how much I would normally have for a serving. I tend to like bigger servings than most nutritional information use. With this recipe, it is more like 1 1/4 cups (not measured). Not a great answer I know…
Glad you like the recipe.
Dan
Sue
Can this chili be frozen?
Thank you, Sue
DrDan
Definitely freezes well.
Dan
VIcky
Way too spicy. I won’t be able to eat it, or my kids. – little disappointed.
DrDan
Hi Vicky,
Sorry it didn’t work for you. I would say this is a 4/10 on heat but maybe you hit an extra hot jalapeno or some of the seeds snuck in.
Dan
Vicky
Dan, I actually left the jalapeño out of the recipe!
DrDan
The jalapeno is about half the heat… color me surprised. I have lots hotter than this. I’ll put a little heat warning in the recipe care.
Phyllis
I’d like to try this, but use an electric pressure cooker. I’m thinking half the time. Thoughts?
DrDan
Hi Phyllis,
I don’t use pressure cookers. My mother blew one up yrs ago so I’m not in that much of a hurry.
But it is 4 hours on high in a crock pot. On a stovetop with a Dutch oven, I would think 2 hours tops. I don’t know what those things translate to with a pressure cooker.
Dan
Amy
Dr Dan can you tell me what the serving size is?
DrDan
Here is was about 1 1/2 cups I believe. Since there is no standard, I look at it a recipe after cooking and decide how many servings I would make out if it.
Amy
Thanks, it smells delicious! Just waiting for it to be done!!!!