Healthy White Chicken Chili Recipe (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)

Try this easy, healthy white chicken chili recipe!

This easy white chicken chili recipe is a great one to add to your dinner rotation, especially during the colder weather seasons. Gotta love soup and chili in the Fall and Winter!

I’ve tried a few different white chicken chili recipes, but I really like this one because it’s a healthy recipe and it still has a lot of great chili flavor!

Some of the other recipes I’ve tried were a bit bland and needed garnishes like cheese and/or sour cream and more to make them taste good. I don’t mind eating this one plain though! Additional garnishes aren’t necessary at all – they just make this white chicken chili even better!

Simple recipe, simple ingredients!

Another thing I love about this white chicken chili recipe is how EASY it is to make. Just throw it all in the slow cooker (or Instant Pot) and let it cook!

Cooking White Chicken Chili in the Instant Pot

This one cooks up great in the instant pot too! If you dice up your chicken beforehand, you can set it to cook for just 10 minutes, with a quick release.

OR, leave your chicken breasts whole and place them on top of all the other ingredients. Cook for 20 minutes, quick release, and use a fork to remove chicken. Shred the chicken and then stir it back into the soup. It’s that easy!

Don’t like a crunchy onion?

If you don’t want that little bit of crunch from the onion, you can soften it first. Simply add the olive oil to a skillet (or Instant Pot) and heat it up. Then saute the onion for a few minutes until it is softened.

Scrape the skillet contents into the slow cooker, if cooking with that method, then add the other ingredients and carry on with the recipe as written.

Final Thoughts

Hope you give this white chicken chili recipe a try and love it too! You might also like my favorite chicken noodle soup recipe:

It’s super easy to make in the Instant Pot and probably the best chicken noodle soup I’ve ever tasted!

More soup and chili recipes you might like:

• Easy Crock-Pot Vegetable Soup
• Quick Hearty Chili
• Slow Cooker Chicken Quinoa Soup
• Easy Crockpot Lentil Soup with Sausage (Freezer Meal)
• Slow Cooker Homemade Beef Stew Freezer Meal

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Healthy White Chicken Chili Recipe (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)

Easy and healthy white chicken chili recipe that can be made in a slow cooker or instant pot!

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours hours 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 6 hours hours 25 minutes minutes

Serves: 8

Adjust Servings: 8

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 cup diced onion about 1 medium onion
• 2 cans great northern beans or other white beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 7-ounce can diced green chilies
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 to 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup frozen corn optional

Instructions

Slow Cooker Instructions:

• Add olive oil to the bottom of the slow cooker pot. Then add the chicken and the rest of the ingredients.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours in the slow cooker.
• Remove the chicken breasts from the slow cooker once cooked through and shred. Then return the shredded chicken to the pot and stir to combine.
• Serve with shredded cheese, cilantro, sour cream, or other garnishes, if desired.

Instant Pot Instructions:

• Dice chicken into 1-2 inch cubes. Saute with the onions in the oil for a few minutes, then stir in all the other ingredients.
• Cook for 10 minutes on high pressure. You can quick release or natural release!
• OR, leave your chicken breasts whole and place them on top of all the other ingredients.
• Cook for 20 minutes, quick release, and use a fork to remove chicken.
• Shred the chicken and then stir it back into the soup.

Recipe Notes

Saute the onion first if you prefer a softer onion.

Add more or less chicken broth to bring the chili to your desired consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 273mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g