White Chicken Chili Recipes
Creamy white chicken chili — Mexican-inspired, slow-cooker, and Instant Pot versions for cozy weeknights.
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Deliciously creamy chili packed with flavor
Ashlyn KoobIngredients
- 1 Onion chopped
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 4oz can Green chilies
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Cheyenne pepper
- 3 cans Great white northern beans
- 5 cups Chicken broth
- 4 cups Shredded chicken
- 4 cups Pepper jack cheese
- Sour cream
- Fritos
Instructions
- 1Sauté chopped onion in olive oil till translucent in a large pot. Add garlic, green chillis, cumin, oregano, and cheyenne pepper. Let simmer for 2 minutes
- 2Add undrained beans and chicken broth. Bring to a boil
- 3Shred the cooked chicken. (I find it easiest to use a rotisserie chicken but any kind will work)
- 4Add chicken and shredded cheese to pot and it’s ready to serve once the cheese has melted
- 5Top with sour cream and Fritos & enjoy :)
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Open in Pepper →Why White Chicken Chili Earns Its Spot All Winter
White chicken chili is the cozy, slightly lighter cousin of classic red chili — creamy, mildly spicy, and built around tender chicken and white beans.
Build flavor with green chiles, cumin, and a sautéed onion before anything else hits the pot. That base carries the whole dish.
Cream cheese is the cheat code. Stirred in at the end, it gives you that signature silky texture without breaking out the heavy cream.
Quick Tips
- 1
Use rotisserie chicken
Shredded rotisserie cuts cooking time in half. Add it in the last 10 minutes so it stays tender, not stringy.
- 2
Bloom your spices
Toast cumin, oregano, and chili powder in oil for 30 seconds before adding liquid. Raw spices taste flat and dusty.
- 3
Cream cheese, not cream
A block of softened cream cheese stirred in at the end gives you silky chili without curdling like heavy cream sometimes does.
- 4
Top generously
Lime, cilantro, avocado, jalapeño, and crushed tortilla chips finish the bowl. Skip the toppings and you skip half the meal.
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