Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

Using leftover marinated, grilled chicken is the secret to this flavorful and comforting white chicken chili. Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili will tempt you with its fantastic aroma as the chicken, beans, corn, herbs, and spices simmer in the crockpot.

Servings per Recipe: 8 bowls

Calories per Serving: 324

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 5 10

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Ingredients

4 cups marinated, grilled chicken
3 cans great northern beans (15.5 ounces each)
1 cup yellow onion
2 garlic cloves
2 cups canned or frozen yellow corn
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
¼ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, divided
32 ounces vegetable or chicken broth
1 avocado, sliced (for garnish)

Instructions

Drain and rinse 3 cans great northern beans (15.5 ounces each).
Chop 4 cups marinated, grilled chicken and 1 cup yellow onion. Mince 2 garlic cloves. Chop 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro.
Thaw (if frozen) and drain 2 cups canned or frozen yellow corn.
Place chicken, beans, onion, garlic, corn, 2 teaspoons ground cumin, 1 tablespoon garlic salt, 1 teaspoon oregano, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, ¼ teaspoon Tabasco sauce, and 2 tablespoons of the cilantro in the slow cooker.
Pour 32 ounces vegetable or chicken broth over ingredients and stir gently.
Cover and cook on low for 4 ½ to 5 ½ hours (this may vary depending on how hot your slow cooker cooks). If necessary, add water.
Slice 1 avocado just before chili is ready.
Serve garnished with remaining chopped cilantro and sliced avocado if desired.

Notes

You could use any cooked chicken in this recipe, but the marinated, grilled chicken is what gives this crockpot white chicken chili its distinct flavor. It's worth the extra effort, and planned leftovers are always a good addition to a meal plan. You can save lots of time by doing prep work like this in bulk and freezing the prepared ingredients. You can find out more about this way of cooking by reading the our meal plan primer.
Vegetarian. For a vegetarian version, add a second variety of beans in place of the chicken and use vegetable broth. A dash of liquid smoke will help add some of the flavor lost from not using the grilled chicken, or you could marinate and grill vegetables in place of the chicken.
Gluten-free. As long as tamari is used in the chicken marinade instead of soy sauce, this recipe is gluten-free as written.

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