Description
Hearty slow cooker white chicken chili celebrates creamy comfort with tender shredded chicken and white beans. Rich southwestern flavors complement warm tortillas and fresh garnishes you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken)
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 (15 oz / 425 g) cans white beans (Great Northern or cannellini), drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen or canned corn (optional)
- ½ cup cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup sour cream (or heavy cream)
- 1 (4 oz / 113 g) can diced green chilies
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped (for garnish)
- Juice of 1 lime
- Shredded cheese (cheddar, Monterey Jack, or pepper jack)
- Sliced jalapenos
- Avocado slices
- Crushed tortilla chips
Instructions
- Flavor Base: Activate slow cooker’s sauté function and caramelize onions with garlic, releasing their deep, aromatic profile in about 2 minutes.
- Ingredient Fusion: Transfer sautéed aromatics into slow cooker, combining chicken, white beans, green chiles, chicken broth, cumin, oregano, and salt with precise, even distribution.
- Pressure Infusion: Secure lid and set slow cooker to high-pressure mode for 15 minutes, allowing ingredients to meld and chicken to transform into tender, succulent morsels.
- Meat Preparation: Execute natural pressure release for 10 minutes, then extract and shred chicken using two forks, reintegrating the delicate meat into the cooking liquid.
- Creamy Transformation: Gently fold cream cheese and sour cream into the mixture, stirring until a luxuriously smooth, velvety texture emerges.
- Final Refinement: Rest the chili for 2-3 minutes, permitting dairy components to harmonize and create a rich, cohesive culinary experience.
- Serving Presentation: Ladle the piping-hot chili into bowls, ensuring each serving captures the perfect balance of hearty chicken, creamy beans, and robust broth.
Notes
- Aromatics Optimization: Caramelize onions and garlic thoroughly to enhance the foundational flavor profile, ensuring they’re translucent and slightly golden before adding other ingredients.
- Chicken Tenderness Technique: Shred chicken while it’s warm to achieve easier, more uniform texture and prevent meat from becoming stringy or dry.
- Dairy Incorporation Strategy: Add cream cheese and sour cream off direct heat to prevent curdling and maintain a smooth, creamy consistency throughout the chili.
- Dietary Adaptation Hack: Substitute dairy components with coconut milk or cashew cream for lactose-free versions, and use low-sodium chicken broth to control salt content for health-conscious preparations.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg