Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
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Updated Apr 30, 2025
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Change up your chili game with this creamy and flavorful Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili recipe. Made from scratch with plenty of spiciness and decadence, this will be the best chicken chili you will ever make!
The first time I had crock pot white chicken chili was at a soup and chili party. A friend brought the chili, and it was the only pot that disappeared completely! I had to get my hands on that recipe, and now I can’t stop making it.
The creamy white chicken chili contains shredded chicken, white beans, corn, and more. When it comes to cooking, you’ll love the dump-and-go method. Whether you’re looking to win a chili cookoff or win your family’s approval, this will be a chili recipe to keep on hand. Another recipe with similar flavors is my Chicken Chile Relleno Soup!
Key Ingredients
This from scratch chili is easy to make, below is all you need. For full recipe amounts. See the recipe card below the images.
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts – you can use boneless skinless chicken thighs if you prefer.
- White Beans – any type of white canned bean works well, I like cannellini beans for they are larger than most beans. If you can’t find these beans, find canned great northern beans.
- Corn – small can of drained yellow corn or two cups of frozen corn.
- Seasonings – cumin, chili powder, oregano and garlic powder (and salt and pepper)
- Chicken Broth – can use four cups water and two chicken bouillon cubes if needed. If you prefer you can use chicken stock. If you have leftover crockpot chicken stock, use that!
- Sweet Yellow Onion – diced
- Canned Diced Green Chiles – Small can of fire-roasted chiles or one diced poblano chile pepper.
- Sour Cream – add at the end of the cooking time to add creaminess to the chili
- Cilantro – this is also added at the end of the cooking time. If you do not like cilantro you can leave this out.
Variations
Some ideas to change the recipe up!
- You can use a turkey breast if desired. In fact, it will make for a wonderfully flavored chili! You can even use cooked ground turkey. In addition to leftover turkey, you can also use rotisserie chicken.
- In place of the fire-roasted chiles, use a diced jalapeno or a poblano pepper. Add a few shakes of hot sauce to your personal bowl.
- Don’t love sour cream? Try one of these variations:
- One block of cream cheese – add at the end, place in soup, and let melt for a few minutes. Stir into chili.
- Cream of chicken soup – One can of cream of chicken soup, add at the beginning of the recipe.
- Skip it! – Leave out the creamy part of this recipe if you want a healthier chili.
How to Make Crockpot White Chicken Chili
Step 1 – Add the chicken breasts, drained canned beans, drained corn, seasonings, onion, green chilies, and chicken broth to the slow cooker. Stir. Wait to add sour cream and cilantro.
Step 2 – Cook on LOW for 8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.
Step 3 – Remove the chicken breasts and shred with two forks. Add back to the slow cooker. Add the sour cream and chopped cilantro.
Step 4 – Stir and serve the hearty chili with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!
How to Serve Crock Pot White Chili
This soup is made for toppings! Here are the toppings and sides we love:
- White chicken chili can be served with a host of toppings such as: shredded Monterey Jack Cheese, Pepper Jack cheese, Colby Jack, lime wedges for a fresh squeeze of lime juice, fresh cilantro, additional sour cream, and cubed avocado.
- It also pairs great with the smaller Fritos (not the scoops) or crushed-up tortilla chips.
- Great sides are warmed flour tortillas, or cornbread with butter and honey (we love the Krusteaz brand).
- To make the recipe stretch into more servings consider serving over white rice!
Featured Comment
“This chili was delicious!! Definitely a keeper. So good on a cold weeknight. I had avocados, tortilla chips, mini corn muffins, extra limes and cilantro. I added a few more spices. A couple different chili powders and it was really perfect. My husband and son added sour cream to their bowls but I try to avoid dairy and mine was really good without the sour cream. Thank you for sharing your recipe.”
– Susan F
Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
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Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. chicken breasts, (chicken thighs work great in this recipe too)
- 30 oz. Cannellini Beans, (two 15-oz. cans) drained (can use great northern beans)
- 8.75 oz. can whole kernel corn, (drained well) or two cups of frozen corn
- 30 oz. chicken broth OR chicken stock, (two 15-oz. cans) or 4 cups water and 2 chicken boullion cubes
- 4 oz. can fire roasted green chiles, or 1 diced poblano pepper
- 1 cup sweet yellow onion, diced
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. cumin
- ½ tsp. oregano
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- 1 cup sour cream, (ADD AT THE END OF THE COOKING TIME)
- ⅛ cup minced cilantro, (ADD AT THE END OF THE COOKING TIME)
Instructions
- Add the chicken, beans, corn, chicken broth, green chiles, onion, chili powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper to the slow cooker. WAIT TO ADD THE SOUR CREAM AND CILANTRO. Stir.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker. Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours.
- When the cooking time is done, shred the chicken with two forks.
- Add the sour cream and cilantro. Stir.
- Serve and enjoy!
Sarah’s Notes
- 1 block of cream cheese – add at the end, place in soup and let melt for a few minutes. Stir into chili.
- Cream of chicken soup – 1 can, add at the beginning of the recipe.
- Leave out the creamy part of this recipe if you want a healthier chili.
- In place of the fire-roasted chiles use a diced jalapeno.
- Add a few shakes of hot sauce to your personal bowl.
- White chicken chili can be served with a host of toppings such as: shredded Monterey Jack Cheese, Pepper Jack cheese, Colby Jack, lime wedges for a fresh squeeze of lime juice, fresh cilantro, additional sour cream, and cubed avocado.
- It also pairs great with the smaller Fritos (not the scoops) or crushed-up tortilla chips.
- Great sides are warmed flour tortillas, or cornbread with butter and honey (we love the Krusteaz brand).
- To make the recipe stretch into more servings consider serving over white rice!
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
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Definitely a do over!! Followed recipe exactly except for fire roasted green chilies. Only had regular green chilies. Mine needed the cornstarch slurry, it was too soupy. We like a thicker chili. I added the slurry about 30 mins before serving. And put out xtra green chilies for those that wanted more spice. Yum!
My wife loves the smell of this chili!
I do too!
Loved it even my 3 yr old grandson liked it
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