Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

Our hearty, bean-free Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili takes just 10 minutes to prep! Great for busy weeknights & freezer meal cooking sessions.

This hearty, bean-free Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili is just what you need to ward off winter’s chill (Includes Instant Pot & Stovetop directions, too)

No kidding. It has to be one of my most favorite foods. I just love how versatile it is and how everyone – EVERYONE – has their own idea of what ‘chili’ should be. Some like beans, others don’t. Some like big hunks of meat and others like theirs heavy on the veg. Some like it hot, some like it mild. And you’ve even got the red versus white thing going on here, too. There are about as many different chili recipes in the world as their are hairs you on your head. Maybe even more, depending on your genetics. 

I fall into pretty much all of those camps when it comes to chili. The only chili I DON’T like is chili in a can. Not a fan of that chili in a can. 

What I do love though is a hearty bowl of this just-spicy-enough Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili – perfect for cold wintery days and slurping from my favorite insulated food flask after a day on the slopes while my kids try to pelt me with snowballs and beg me sweetly for a cup of hot cocoa to sip on the ride home (by the way, their strategy is pretty effective ’cause they’re so darn cute with those bright pink rosy cheeks tucked under even brighter pink ski helmets….can you tell I’d rather be skiing than blogging today? I digress…)

I thought that’d get your attention. All teasing aside, you need only 10 minutes of prepping and chopping to get this chili going in your slow cooker – and then it’s another 7-8 hours of hands-off cooking. Of course, you can also make it on the stovetop if you don’t have a slow cooker or just like the act of cooking (which, admittedly, sometimes I really like to stand over the stove and stir up beautiful pots of soup and such) – so I’ve also included directions for making this on the stove as well.

When the chicken is cooked through you can either remove it to a plate and shred it with two forks or carefully shred it right in the slow cooker before you add the coconut milk.

Then all you have left to do is stir in a little fresh lime juice and chopped cilantro then serve it up in big bowls and dig in.

SLOW COOKER WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

AUTHOR : THE REAL FOOD DIETITIANS

PREP TIME : 10 MINS

COOK TIME : 7 HOURS

TOTAL TIME : 7 HOURS 10 MINS

YIELD : 5 1X

CATEGORY : SOUPS & STEWS, PALEO, WHOLE30

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ½ lb. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
• 1 Tbsp. ghee or avocado oil (for stovetop and Instant Pot versions only)
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 medium bell pepper, any color; diced
• 1 small jalapeno, seeds and membranes removed and finely diced
• 6 cloves garlic. minced
• 2 ½ tsp. ground cumin (add more to taste)
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 2 tsp. chili powder (add more to taste)
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• ¼ tsp. black pepper
• 2 cups organic chicken broth (or homemade bone broth)
• 1 14-ounce can full-fat coconut milk
• Juice of ½ lime
• ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• Fresh cilantro and lime wedges for garnish, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Get the full instruction @therealfoodrds.com

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