Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili is ultra creamy with lots of southwestern spices. Serve with Frito Chips and you have a great gameday chili.
White Chicken Chili cooked in a crock pot is flavored with southwestern spices and makes a hearty and tasty meal with plenty of spice. This isn’t your ordinary chili. With a block of cream cheese, this is chili creamy style. And it makes the perfect comfort food.
Winter weather came late to South Carolina. I think we had the warmest December on record. But it is finally here. And when the cold weather sets in, there’s no better way to warm up than a bowl of chili. Especially if it has lots of spice and flavor.
This White Chicken Chili is the perfect change-up from a tomato-based chili. I could eat it once a week and not get tired of it.
Most of the seasoning comes from a packet of taco seasoning which makes flavoring the chili super easy. I’ve also added a diced jalapeno and a can of diced green chilies for more spice.
Northern beans add some substance and are in keeping with the “white” theme of this chili.
In addition to cream cheese, Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili also has cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese for plenty of cheesiness.
How Long To Cook
Slow cooker cooking times should be used as an estimate since different slow cookers cook at different rates. Cooking time can be between 5 and 7 hours. If your slow cooker runs a little hot, it may only take 5 hours on LOW to cook the chicken fully.
How To Serve
Add some frito chips or tortilla chips on top for some crunch. You can also add all kinds of other toppings: more cheese, green onions, cilantro, and maybe some avocado. The toppings really are the fun part. 🙂 It is also great served with cornbread.
Storage
Leftovers will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days and can be reheated in the microwave.
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More Chili Recipes
- Five-Alarm Chili
- Slow Cooker Brisket Chili
- Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Chili
- Black-Eyed Pea and Sausage Chili
- Dr. Pepper Chili
- Rotel Chili
- Three Bean Chili
Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 jalapeno, finely chopped
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 small can diced green chiles
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can chicken broth
- 2 cans northern beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (8-ounce) block cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- sliced green onions
- Frito chips
Instructions
- Place onion and jalapeno in bottom of crock pot. Put chicken on top.
- Add green chiles, taco seasoning, chicken broth, and beans. Cover crock pot and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours.
- Add cream cheese and cook on LOW for 1 more hour.
- Add shredded cheese and stir until cheese melts, shredding the chicken as you stir. If cheese doesn’t melt all the way, cover for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Serve with green onions and Frito chips.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Kitchen Tools and Products I use to make this recipe:
Hamilton Beach Set ‘n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker, 6-Quart
– since my old crock pot developed a crack, I have been using this one and I love it.
Reynolds Slow Cooker Liners
– no clean-up if you use these liners and nothing sticks! 😆
Originally posted January 8, 2016.
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I figured when I read the recipe that shredding the chicken while stirring would be problematic. It was. The chicken didn’t shred evenly, so I had to dip big chunks of the chicken out, shred them with two forks, then add them back to the pot. Not an arduous task, but this is simply an FYI. Delicious dish, though.
Are the two chicken breasts both sides of two chickens or just one chicken?
If you don’t have 5-6 hours to make it, is there any trick to being able to shorten the cooking time and it still come out OK? Like griling or baking the chicken in the oven first? Any suggestions?
You could use cooked chicken and shorten the cooking time.
You can use an instapot it’s ready in 30 minutes
This recipe turned out wonderfully! It is now in my recipe rotation. I had to make 2 changes; I didn’t have a can of diced peppers so I added a chopped red bell pepper, which added a little color. I also didnt added extra jalepenos to kick up the heat.
Do you have a calorie calculation for this recipe?
what size cans of great northern beans are needed for this? cant wait to try this!!
Looks great! Should the chicken already be thawed?
Yes.
can you freezer meal this recipe?
Made this today can u freeze it
How may servings does this make? Thanks in advance! =)
About 6 to 8 servings.
Laughing cow cheese is a great substitute for lower calorie and healthier versions of some of these delicious recipes using cream cheese!
That is a wonderful tip Daphne! 🙂