I have made many turkey chili recipes but haven't shared my chicken chili recipe with you! This week's chicken chili recipe is done in a slow cooker and easy to make. Follow along and learn how I made this excellent weeknight dinner meal for the family.
What can you substitute for chicken in a white chili recipe?
You can easily substitute turkey breast or ground turkey in this recipe! They are both mild flavors and cook up nicely in the slow cooker. Below are some of my turkey white chili recipes.
DELICIOUS ZUCCHINI WHITE CHILI RECIPE using ground turkey
WHITE TURKEY CHILI RECIPE using ground turkey
Can you freeze chicken chili?
Oh, yes! I freeze many of my white chili recipes. You will need it to cool first; then, you can bag it up and place it in the freezer for another time! Great for those busy weeknight quick heat-up dinners.
What Ingredients are in this Chicken Chili Recipe?
I'm glad you asked! This recipe has straightforward ingredients.
Three chicken breasts whole about 1 lb
Two cubed zucchinis
½ large onion chopped
4.5 oz can of sweet green chilis
16 oz. can of cannellini beans - rinse and drain
1 tablespoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
4 cups of chicken broth
How to Make Chicken Chili?
There is no need to brown the chicken breast; place the chicken breast into the slow cooker.
Then add the cannellini beans to the slow cooker.
Chop the onion and add it to the slow cooker.
Add the green chili peppers. Make sure they are chopped already. If not, you will need to chop them up before tossing them into the slow cooker.
Add the cumin to the slow cooker. Then, add the salt and pepper.
Now, add the broth and stir.
Cook on low for 5 hours.
Shred up the chicken and then add the cubed zucchini. Cook for about ½ hour to 1 hour until the zucchini gets nice and green. Then, turn off the slow cooker and enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts whole about 1 lb
- 2 cubed zucchinis
- ½ large onion chopped
- 4.5 oz can of sweet green chilis
- 16 oz. can of cannellini beans - rinse and drain
- 1 tablespoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups of chicken broth
Instructions
- No need to brown the chicken breast, place the chicken breast into the slow cooker.
- Then add the cannellini beans to the slow cooker.
- Chop the onion and add it to the slow cooker.
- Add the green chili peppers. Make sure they are chopped already. If not, you will need to chop them up before tossing them into the slow cooker.
- Add the cumin to the slow cooker. Then, add the salt and pepper.
- Now, add the broth and stir.
- Cook on low for 5 hours.
- Shred up the chicken and then add the cubed zucchini. Cook for about ½ hour to 1 hour until the zucchini gets nice and green. Then, turn off the slow cooker and enjoy!
That's it! Here's what the final white chicken chili recipe looks like. What do you think? Would you try this recipe? Please leave questions or comments below. We would love to hear from you!
What side dishes can be added with this white chili recipe?
You can add salad recipes as a side dish to this recipe. Our Best Greek Salad Recipe is one of our favorites. A Cornbread muffin also goes nicely with this dish, like our Rosemary Cornbread Muffin!
What else can be added to the top of this white chicken chili?
To give this recipe a little more flavor, you can add toppings to this chili recipe. Some of the ones we like are sliced avocado, corn nachos, and shredded cheese.
Below are some additional white chicken chili recipes from other websites.
White Chicken Chili from Taste of Home
Roasted Chicken White Chili from Food Network
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