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Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
4.9 from 165 votes

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili features tender shredded chicken thighs cooked with cannellini and garbanzo beans, diced green chiles, onions, garlic, and spices in a flavorful chicken stock base. The dish is finished with fresh cilantro, lime juice, and served with toppings like tortilla chips, sour cream, avocado, and red onion for layers of texture and bright notes.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Course, Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds chicken thighs boneless, skinless
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 3 (4-ounce) cans diced green chiles
  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 onion diced, medium sweet
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin ground
  • 1 teaspoon oregano dried
  • salt to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
  • black pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
  • ½ cup cilantro fresh, chopped leaves
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice freshly squeezed
For the toppings
  • 1 ½ cups tortilla chips
  • ½ cup cilantro fresh leaves
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup red onion diced
  • 1 avocado halved, seeded, peeled and sliced
  • 1 lime cut into wedges

Instructions

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  1. Place chicken into a 6-qt slow cooker. Stir in chicken stock, green chiles, beans, onion, garlic, cumin and oregano; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  2. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 5-6 hours.
  3. Remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred, using two forks.
  4. Stir chicken, cilantro and lime juice into the slow cooker; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  5. Serve immediately with desired toppings.