Slow Cooker Chicken Chili is made easy with Hurst’s® HamBeens® Slow Cooker Chili mix, just add broth and veggies.
This recipe is Sponsored by Hurst’s® HamBeens® Slow Cooker Chili though all opinions are mine alone.
Hello! Today I am sharing this easy Slow Cooker Chicken Chili recipe made with Hurst’s® HamBeens® Slow Cooker Chili Mix. You can find where this mix is available in your area here. Hurst’s® sells many more bean mix varieties, they’re most widely known for their 15 bean soup mix. Stay tuned here in the next few months I have 2 new recipes made with their 15 bean mix, I’m bursting at the seams not sharing them yet.
Below you will see that the Slow Cooker Chili Mix has pinto beans, small red beans, black beans, and kidney beans. This is a great bean mix for chili since I usually can’t decide on one bean anyway. The Slow Cooker Chili mix comes with a chili seasoning packet that is low in sodium, so you can control how much salt you want to add. I recommend adding the salt and any tomato products at the end of the cooking time, these both can inhibit the bean softening process if added at the beginning of the cooking time.
Below is the chili after cooking on high for 5 hours, then the tomato products are added to the pot and cooked for 30 more minutes.
Hurst’s® HamBeens® is a family run company who I’ve got to know over the last month and I am proud to share their products with my recipes on the blog. Their bean mixes and the slow cooker go perfect together and what’s great is you can make the recipes your own by adding your favorite ingredients. You can see more recipes that work with their products here. I hope you stay tuned over the next few months to see what else I am cooking up with Hurst’s® dried bean mixes. You can see the video about how to make this chili in the recipe box below. Have a great weekend and I hope you try this chili recipe soon!
Slow Cooker Chicken Chili
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 15.5 oz. pkg. Hurst’s® HamBeens® Slow Cooker Chili
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 sweet yellow onion diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 7 cups water
- 14.5 oz. can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 1/8 cup chopped cilantro
- salt to taste I recommend ½ to 1 teaspoon
Instructions:
- Rinse and sort through the dry beans, sort out any debris and discard. Add the rinsed beans to the slow cooker.
- Add the chicken breasts, onion, bell pepper, garlic and water. Add half of the chili seasoning packet (included in the bean package). Do not add tomato ingredients, salt or cilantro yet.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 5 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Shred the chicken with two forks, you can shred them right in the slow cooker.
- Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste and remaining chili seasonings stir until combined.
- Cover and cook for an additional 30 minutes on LOW heat.
- Add salt to taste and stir in the cilantro. Serve with desired toppings and enjoy!
How to Video:
Nutrition:
This recipe is Sponsored by Hurst’s® HamBeens® Slow Cooker Chili though all opinions are mine alone.
What else can I use if the Hambeens are not available?
Hi Gema, I would use 1 pound of pinto, black or red (or a mixture), and a chili seasoning packet (usually 1.25 oz.).
Made it yesterday in slow cooker. Followed recipe on bag exactly. Turned out great!
I made this over the weekend, and it is AMAZINGLY good!!!!
Do you have to soak the beans like a regular dry bean?
You do not, the beans do well without presoaking. But you can if you want.
What if I soaked my beans overnight, can you give a idea of how long they should cook then?
Any idea how to convert this recipe to using a pressure cooker instead?
I think it would be 45 minutes in a pressure cooker. I hope that helps!
Hi Sarah,
Wanted to say thank you for sharing and making life a little easier for cooking and healthier at the same time! Connie
Ah thanks Connie, glad to have you as a visitor here.
Never tried chicken chili before, it looks delicious. Curious to see how it’ll turn out.
Hi Sarah, Just stopping by again to tell you everyone loved the chili! Thank you from all of us!
So great to hear Debbie! I appreciate your feedback.
I live in Australia as well I have never heard of the beans u are talking about u say send away on amazon for them it would be to expensive for us to do that ..would be great if u could let people what they could substitute instead of what u use as lots of people are in different countries that follow your recipes ..cheers
Hi Maggie! I’m sorry you can’t find the beans in your area, you can order them from the website. If I was to make this without the mix I would do 1 lb of dried beans and use chili powder and salt to taste.
Hi Sarah,
I went shopping at Publix yesterday and found Hambeens right on the shelf. Picked up the other needed ingredients also. Even though it’s still in the low 90’s, with our warmer than usual fall, I can’t wait to try the chili recipe..today! Thank you for sharing!
I’d just use chili beans. In Wisconsin never heard of hambeans.
Hi Traci, there are quite a few varieties in Wisconsin. 🙂 I find the largest variety to be at Walmart.
Just about every grocery store has a 15 bean soup mix in plain or spicy available. No recipe is written in stone so make substitution where needed.
Same here … can’t get the product but will try to make anyway.
Is there a way to buy the product online? Or just in stores? This looks amazing!
Yes! you can order this online here: https://hurstbeans.square.site/
Hi Sarah! I’m german so therefore I wont have access to this bean mix but I’m sure canned beans will be just fine too 😉 Actually those muffins in the background cought my attention! Are these cornbread muffins? And if so, would you share the receipe? Much love from germany <3
Hi Daniela, the muffins are from a box mix. I spray my muffin tin with oil very well and they come out easily.
I live in Australia and have the same problem…..can’t buy the bean mix here!!!
Hi Pauline, you can order online: https://hurstbeans.square.site/
I never heard of Hambeens or even seen it in our stores
I’m a great fan of your posts. However i live in NZ and can’t get the product you are promoting. I’d be grateful if you can keen that in mind when you keep posting great recipes. Thanks.
Walmart has a great selection in my area.