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Crock Pot Creamy White Chicken Chili

Crock Pot Creamy White Chicken Chili is filled with diced chicken, northern beans, onion, green chiles and cumin which simmers all day in the slow cooker. You can also add some cayenne pepper if you want to kick the heat up a bit.

Crock Pot Creamy White Chicken Chili in a bowl.
Crock Pot Creamy White Chicken Chili for Two

This is a small batch recipe for two and makes a filling dinner or romantic date night meal.

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Why I love this recipe

We first made this creamy white chicken chili recipe when my son was learning how to cook. Each week he would choose a recipe that he wanted to make and I would supervise while he prepared our dinner. We love this down-sized White Chicken Chili recipe so much that it has become a regular in our house ever since.

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Ingredients

(amounts are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of the post)

boneless skinless chicken

medium onion

garlic powder

salt

ground cumin

dried oregano

black pepper

cayenne pepper (for heat – optional)

great northern beans

chicken broth

diced green chiles

sour cream

heavy cream

Equipment used for this recipe

How to make creamy Chicken Chili

Step 1 – On a cutting board, dice the chicken and onion and add them to the crock pot. Click for a 4 quart crockpot slow cooker.

a crock pot filled with diced onions and diced raw chicken.

Step 2 – Add in the garlic powder, salt, ground cumin, oregano and pepper.  If you are also using cayenne pepper, add that in now too.

a slow cooker crock pot filled with diced onions and diced raw chicken and seasonings.

Step 3 – Stir in the beans, green chiles, and broth until combined.

a slow cooker crock pot filled with diced onions, diced raw chicken, seasonings, northern beans, and clear broth.

Step 4 – Set the slow cooker to low heat and cook for 7 or 8 hours, or high heat for 4 hours.

Step 5 – Right before serving, turn the heat off and add in the sour cream and heavy cream. Stir until well combined.

a bowl of northern beans, chicken, and diced chiles in white liquid and black pepper.
Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili Small Batch

Step 6 – Serve and enjoy!

Recipe FAQ’s

What beans for white chili?

We prefer great northern beans but Cannellini Beans also work well.

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a bowl of northern beans, chicken, and diced chiles in white liquid and black pepper

Crock Pot Creamy White Chicken Chili

Easy Crock Pot Creamy White Chicken Chili is filled with diced chicken, northern beans, onion, green chiles and cumin which simmers all day in the slow cooker. You can also add some cayenne pepper if you want to kick the heat up a bit.
4.72 from 14 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Course Chicken-Poultry
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Calories 556 kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken
  • medium onion
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • teaspoon black pepper
  • teaspoon cayenne pepper (for heat – optional)
  • 15.5 ounces great northern beans (rinsed and drained)
  • cup chicken broth
  • 4 ounces diced green chiles (do not drain)
  • cup sour cream
  • cup heavy cream

Instructions
 

  • On a cutting board, dice the chicken and onion and add them to the crock pot.
  • Add in the garlic powder, salt, ground cumin, oregano and pepper. If you are also using cayenne pepper, add that in now too.
  • Stir in the beans, green chiles, and broth until combined.
  • Set the slow cooker to low heat and cook for 7 or 8 hours, or high heat for 4 hours.
  • Right before serving, turn the heat off and add in the sour cream and heavy cream. Stir until well combined. Serve and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 556kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 46gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 112mgSodium: 985mgPotassium: 1537mgFiber: 17gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 633IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 246mgIron: 7mg
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4.72 from 14 votes (14 ratings without comment)
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Kandy

Friday 26th of January 2024

is there a substitute for the green chilis?

Zona House

Saturday 27th of January 2024

Hi Kandy, If you want something more mild, use a green bell pepper. If you want more spice, use a jalapeño. Thanks for your question :)

Stacey

Wednesday 30th of October 2019

It was a little soupy, but next time I’m going to try not draining the beans & see if that makes a difference. The taste was amazing either way! My husband couldn’t stay away from it! I couldn’t either!

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