Healthy White Chicken Chili is a 30 minute dinner with chicken breast, white beans, corn, cumin and yogurt. Easy to make on the stove, crockpot or Instant Pot.
Author: Olena of ifoodreal.com
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 servings 1x
Category: Soup and Stew
Method: Stove, Instant Pot, Slow Cooker
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs (3 medium) boneless and skinless chicken breasts
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp oil (I use avocado oil)
- 3 cups chicken broth, low sodium
- 2 x 15 oz cans (3 cups) great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups corn
- 4 oz can diced green chiles
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- Small bunch of cilantro, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup plain or Greek yogurt, fat 2%+
- 1 lime, juice of
- Tortilla chips, avocado, more yogurt, limes, for serving
Instructions
Healthy White Chicken Chili on the Stove
- Preheat large dutch oven or heavy bottom pot on medium-high heat and swirl oil to coat.
- Add garlic and onion, sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add cumin, oregano, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
- In a small bowl, add about 1 cup of beans and mash with a fork. It helps to thicken the chili.
- Add broth, mashed and whole beans, corn, green chiles and chicken breasts. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low-medium and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Turn off the heat. Remove chicken and shred with 2 forks or meat claws.
- Return chicken to the pot along with lime juice, cilantro and yogurt.
- Stir and serve warm with your favorite toppings like tortilla chips, cheese, more cilantro and lime.
Slow Cooker Healthy White Chicken Chili
- Preheat large ceramic non-stick skillet on medium-high heat and swirl oil to coat.
- Add garlic and onion, sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add cumin, oregano, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
- In a small bowl, add about 1 cup of beans and mash with a fork. It helps to thicken the chili.
- Transfer to slow cooker along with broth, mashed and whole beans, corn, green chiles and chicken breasts.
- Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours or on High for 3 hours.
- Remove chicken and shred with 2 forks or meat claws.
- Return chicken to the crockpot along with lime juice, cilantro and yogurt.
- Stir and serve warm with your favorite toppings like tortilla chips, cheese, more cilantro and lime.
Instant Pot Healthy White Chicken Chili
- In a small bowl, add about 1 cup of beans and mash with a fork. It helps to thicken the chili.
- To 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot, add ingredients in the following order: garlic, onion, corn, whole and mashed beans, chicken breasts, green chiles, cumin, oregano, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper and broth. Do not stir.
- Close the lid, set pressure vent to Sealing and Pressure Cook on High or Manual for 10 minutes.
- Release pressure using Quick Release method by turning pressure valve to Venting position immediately after cooking.
- Open the lid, remove chicken and shred with 2 forks or meat claws.
- Return chicken to the Instant Pot along with lime juice, cilantro and yogurt.
- Stir and serve warm with your favorite toppings like tortilla chips, cheese, more cilantro and lime.
Store: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Freeze: Fully cook, cool completely and freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw on a stovetop covered on low.
Notes
I understands not everyone has access to green chiles in Europe or on hand at a given time. You can skip diced green chiles all together and use more cumin and maybe coriander would be nice too. Or add sauteed bell pepper.