Description
This Thick Creamy White Chicken Chili is The BEST soup recipe ever! It is very hearty, packed with so many flavors, set and forget slow cooker chicken soup. It is such a good alternative to traditional Mexican beef chili. You’ll definitely gonna love it!
Ingredients
- FOR SOUP
- Chicken breast ( skinless & boneless)- 1 1/2 lbs or 700 gm
- Medium onion ( diced)-1
- White beans/Great Northen Beans (drained, but not rinsed)- 2 cans ( 15 oz)
- Garlic clove ( minced)-2
- Low Sodium chicken broth- 3 cups
- Jalapenos- 1/3 cup or mild green chilies- 2 cans ( 4 oz)
- Whole kernel corn ( drained)- 1 can ( 15 oz)
- Dried oregano- 1 tsp.
- Cumin powder- 1 1/2 tsp.
- Black pepper- 1/2 tsp
- Red chili powder- 1/2 tsp.
- Cayenne pepper- 1/2 tsp.
- Low fat cream cheese (softened)-4 oz or 1/2 cup
- Half and Half- 1/4 cup
- Corn starch - 1 1/2 tsp, dissolved in 2 tbsp. of half &half
- Fresh cilantro leaves ( finely chopped)- 1/4 cup
- Salt- to taste
- FOR TOPPINGS
- Fresh cilantro
- Tomatoes (diced)
- Tortilla strips
- Sliced avocados
- Dollop of sour cream
- Monterey jack ( grated)
- Jalapenos ( sliced)
- Lime juice to taste
- Corn
Instructions
Add the chicken breasts, onion, beans, garlic, chilies, whole kernel corn and chicken broth to the bottom of crock pot.
Season with cumin powder, dried oregano,black pepper, red chili powder, cayenne pepper and salt. Cover and cook on “LOW” for 8 hours or on “HIGH” for 3-4 hours.
Remove chicken, put it onto a cutting board/plate and shred. Return to crock pot.
Stir in cream cheese, corn starch and half and half. Cover and cook on “HIGH” for 15 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 8 hours 15 mins
- Category: Soup recipes
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cup
- Calories: 269
- Sugar: 0g
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 5.5g
- Protein: 35g