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    Healthy White Chicken Chili (Crock-Pot)

    Modified: Sep 24, 2024· Published: Jan 19, 2022 by Alaine · Leave a Comment

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    Healthy White Chicken Chili with Beans is an easy kid-friendly slow cooker recipe. Made with chicken breasts, fire roasted tomatoes, green chiles, white beans and corn. It is flavorful and nourishing. 

    A few things I love about this recipe for Healthy White Chicken Chili with Beans is that it makes A LOT, it’s healthy, it’s easy on your budget and kid friendly! Plus it requires very little prep, just place it in your slow cooker and let it cook! 

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    • Ingredients
    • How to Make Healthy White Chicken Chili
    • Topping Ideas
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    Ingredients

    • Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast – I like to trim any extra visible fat. You could also substitute with boneless skinless chicken thighs.
    • Chicken Broth - I like to use Better than Chicken Bouillon if I don't have homemade chicken broth on hand.
    • Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes - Can substitute diced tomatoes.
    • Green Chiles - I use mild to make it kid-friendly. Use hot if you like spicy! Green Chiles add that necessary tang and unique flavor to the chili.
    • Spices: Chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder
    • White Beans: Navy or Great Northern Beans. Drain and rinse the beans. Can substitute pinto or black beans or a combination.
    • Cream Style Corn: Gives the soup a creamier consistency without adding a lot of extra fat and calories!
    • Corn Kernels: If you like more corn, add in ½ cup of canned, frozen or fresh corn kernels.
    bowl of shredded white chicken chili with tortilla strips, pico de Gallo and avocado

    How to Make Healthy White Chicken Chili

    1. Combine chicken breast, broth, diced tomatoes, green chiles and spices in a slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.
    2. Shred the chicken with two forks either in the crock-pot or in a bowl. Add chicken back to crock-pot.
    3. During the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir in the white beans and cream style corn. Ready to serve once beans are heated through.  
    ladle of healthy chicken chili

    Topping Ideas

    • Fritos or Tortilla Strips
    • Avocado slices
    • Shredded cheddar cheese
    • Chopped cilantro
    • Pico de gallo
    • Fresh jalapeño slices
    • Lime wedge

    For lighter option: Serve with corn tortilla slices, cilantro, and a lime wedge.

    What makes this White Chicken Chili recipe lighter?

    This recipe is a good source of lean protein from the chicken and beans. An added bonus is fiber from the white beans. Plus a variety of antioxidants and vitamins from the tomatoes and corn. By using cream style corn instead of heavy cream or cream cheese, it keeps the recipe lower in total calories and fat content. 

    If you are trying to stay on the lower calorie side, be sure to watch the toppings. You may consider using corn tortillas instead of Fritos or omitting all together and using avocado slices in place of cheese. 

    bowl of soup with avocado slices, tortilla strips and pico

    Tips to spice up chicken chili

    Baseline this recipe is mild on heat, but big on flavor. To add some more spice:

    • Use hot diced green chiles instead of mild.
    • Add diced jalapeños to the slow cooker.
    • Increase the chili powder or adding cayenne.
    • Top with pico de gallo.

    📖 Recipe

    bowl of white chicken chili with shredded chicken, beans, tomatoes and topped with tortilla strips avocado and jalapeno

    Healthy White Chicken Chili with Beans

    Alaine @ mytxkitchen
    White Chicken Chili is an easy crock-pot recipe made with chicken breasts, fire roasted tomatoes, green chiles, white beans and corn.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 4 hours hrs
    Total Time 4 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
    Course Soup
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts ( approx 2 lbs.)
    • 4 cups Chicken Broth
    • 14 oz. can Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
    • 4 oz. can diced mild Green Chiles
    • 1 tsp. Chili Powder
    • 1 tsp. Cumin
    • 1 tsp. Oregano
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • ½ teaspoon Pepper
    • ¼ teaspoon Onion Powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
    • 2 - 14.5 oz. can Navy or Great Northern Beans drained and rinsed
    • 1 - 14.5 oz. can Cream Style Corn
    • Optional: ½ cup Corn Kernels

    Instructions
     

    • Combine chicken breast, broth, diced tomatoes, green chiles and spices in a slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.
    • Once chicken is cooked, shred the chicken. You can do this with two forks in the crock-pot or by transferring chicken to a bowl to shred. Add chicken back to crock-pot. 
    • During the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir in the white beans and cream style corn. Ready to serve once beans are heated through.
    • Topping ideas include Fritos or tortilla strips, avocado slices, shredded cheese, cilantro, pico de gallo and lime wedge.
    Keyword crockpot white chicken chili, healthy white chicken chili
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    Thank you for stopping by My TX Kitchen. I hope you find some inspiration to feed your family.

    More dinner recipes you may enjoy:

    • Crockpot Green Chile Chicken
    • Crockpot Rotel Chicken Thighs
    • Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
    • Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

    Enjoy!

    Healthy White Chicken Chili was originally published in January 2022. Updated in September 2024 with fresh pictures and additional text.

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