Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
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Updated Jun 21, 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!
Main Ingredients
Here’s a quick breakdown of the ingredients that make this white chicken chili so hearty and flavorful:
- Chicken & Beans – Boneless skinless chicken breasts and creamy cannellini beans make up the hearty base.
- Corn & Chiles – Whole kernel corn and fire-roasted green chiles add sweetness and a touch of smoky heat.
- Broth & Onion – Chicken broth and diced sweet onion create a flavorful foundation.
- Spices – A bold blend of chili powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Finishing Touches – Sour cream and fresh cilantro stirred in at the end for creaminess and brightness.
The first time I had crockpot white chicken chili was at a soup and chili party. A friend brought it, and it was the only pot that disappeared down to the last spoonful! I had to recreate it—and after testing and tweaking, this version is one you’re going to love.
How to Make Crockpot White Chicken Chili
- Add the chicken, beans, corn, broth, green chiles, onion, and seasonings to the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
- Shred the chicken right in the slow cooker.
- Stir in the sour cream and cilantro before serving.
Tips & Variations
Some ideas to change the recipe up!
Meat Swap: Try turkey breast, ground turkey, or rotisserie chicken for a tasty alternative.
For more spice: In place of the fire-roasted chiles, use a diced jalapeno or a poblano pepper.
Sour cream swap: For a creamier chili, stir in a block of cream cheese at the end or add a can of cream of chicken soup at the start.
To thicken: add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to 2 tablespoons of water. Add to the cooked chili and cook for 10 minutes longer.
How to Serve
Here are the toppings and sides we love on our crockpot white chicken chili:
- Enjoy with shredded Jack cheese, lime wedges, sour cream, cilantro, and diced avocado on top.
- For texture, top with Fritos 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 is a keeper! Best white chili I ever had. Thank you very much.
– marty
Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili Recipe
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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
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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Can I use dried beans instead of canned?
Yes! Should do fine, you may need to cook a little longer. I would do 6 hours on high.
Hi Sarah! About how many is a serving size? I love this recipe!
Hi, I do not figure out serving sizes. I apologize.
This was excellent. It was my first attempt at making white chicken chili and it was a winner. My mom made it too. We did add the cornstarch mix to thicken at the end. Thanks so much for a new favorite!
Do you add that after the sour cream?
I am making the white chicken chili in my crockpot but I need to make extra. I have company over and my crockpot isn’t big enough.
What are the stovetop directions? I would like to cook them both at the same time.
Oh and I must tell you, we LOVE the white chicken chili crockpot recipe, can’t make it enough.
Thank you!!
Stephanie
Hi Stephanie, I would follow the stovetop directions in a recipe like this. https://www.erinliveswhole.com/easy-white-chicken-chili/
Is there anything I can use instead of broth? Milk..maybe?
Milk may seperate and curdle. You can do water if needed. Or water and chicken bouillon.
This is delicious. My only modification was to reduce the broth because i wanted to make it in my Instant Pot using the pressure cooker. Turned out great.
This was delicious! I used frozen (thawed) corn, dried Great Northern Beans I had previously cooked, and hot peppers from my garden instead of canned. My family enjoyed it. I will be making it again!
I made today and it is Delicious.
Definitely a 5* recipe.
This is one of my favorite Chicken chili recipes! I did add a pouch of instant potatoes to thicken it up and it tasted great. thank you for your wonderful recipe. I will be enjoying this one for a long time to come!!
Ms. Sarah, I have had all types of White Chicken Chili and I must say yours is the best. I’m not a fan of corn unless I grow it ( not this time). The sour cream made all the difference as far as flavor goes. This is a keeper for me.
Thank You