I love crockpot recipes because they make healthy eating easy, even on busy days. With just a little bit of prep, you can throw a few ingredients in the crockpot and come home from a long day with dinner already ready to be served. I don’t like traditional chili, so I’ve always wanted to try a lightened up version using chicken and lots of veggies and no added fat. After reading through a variety of white chicken chili recipes on the Internet, I adapted this version and it was a huge success! Now that it’s getting cold outside, it’s a perfect comforting dish that is filled with fiber, lean protein and a healthy dose of veggies and spices! I hope you enjoy the result just as much as my family and I did.
Healthy Crockpot White Chicken Chili
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If you’re wondering about how big a serving is and a recipe says I servings, 1/8 of it is a serving. I usually just wing-it. If you’re wondering before you make it how much, it’s fairly easy to get close, just guess-timate . In this recipe the chicken is probably 4 cups, the beans probaprobably 3 cups; the added ingredients probably another cup. That’s 8 cups. 8 servings at 1 cup each. Voila!
How is this white chili when your adding the red spice ingredients?
My entire family loves this recipe. I did alter it, but only slightly. I double the spices amount, and add a can of tomatoes with chilies. Absolutely wonderful!
Made this exactly by the recipe and it came out very soupy and bland. The corn completely disappeared in the broth. I did taste the chili’s but they also evaporated into the soup. Overall, I tasted okay, but I had as expecting a thicker result. E.g. a chili.
I made this for my son and his family. The problem is his wife is not eating any garlic of any kind. She did a test and actually she is much happier. I used extra oil, extra chili powder. It came out amazing and she makes it at least once a week now.
I need to know what I can use instead of garlic for flavor. Help. I really need some help. I love to cook, I am Italian and I use garlic in everything. Suggestions needed please.
How much is a single serving?
This was fantastic. Will definitely be making it again ! Very flavorful and tasty
This was a decent chili. The chicken and broth were overall a little too bland for my liking so I find myself adding a lot of spices/salt to it. It’s overall pretty good as a healthy meal prep and I would recommend it, but use full sodium broth.
Just as a side not I did this in a 4.5 quart cooker. I’m sure some people after adding all these ingredients into a smaller cooker were a little upset because it wouldn’t all fit lol.
I think this is delicious with all of the optional ingredients added. It needed a little something extra.
All these crock pot recipes say 8 servings, such and such calories but none of them give the serving size??? Very frustrating when you on a caloric diet 🙁
How much is a serving? .5 cup or 1 cup?
I made this today so it would be ready to eat when we got home from church. It was absolutely delicious! I usually prefer my food very spicy but my husband does not so I the only change I made was I added one small jalapeño diced. I also pureed 1/4 of the beans. It was wonderful! I will definitely make this again, in fact, I think it will be a good pot luck dish. Thank you for this recipe!
And added white chili mix also
Awesome recipe I just added wine too it and mushrooms
I made this per the recipe, omitting the onion (my husband can’t eat them), and it was delicious! It was a bit soupy, which is not a problem, but after adding some shredded ff cheese and plain Greek yogurt, it was perfect consistency! I also added salsa to my bowl, which was a great suggestion!
Printed and in my recipe binder!
This was so disappointing. It had NOOOO flavor. So boring.
I thought the soup flavor was great! I actually made it in an hour just cooking the chicken, but I think it would have been better to done it with the crock pot.
Perfect for winter Yum!
Was so embarrassed. Made this last night for friend. NO flavor, watery. Will never make again. Very sad.
I was just wondering how I could get a recipe book for crockpot dinners. I.constantly work and am a single parent alot and I wood love simple ideas. Thank you! Kimberley Garcia
That’s a great idea Kimberley. We will try to get more crockpot recipes. Do you by chance have an Insta Pot too? We have some great recipes for that in this article:
https://www.furtherfood.com/cooking-with-instant-pot-pressure-cooker-recipes-grain-free/
I didn’t make this in the crockpot- I was looking for recipes to use with leftovers of chicken, chicken broth, and white beans. So I just heated those up with the other things. I didn’t have corn so I used zucchini and carrots. Because I can’t tolerate a lot of spice, I just put in the cumin and a cayenne pepper, and put in some green bell pepper instead of green chilies. But still it had a lot of flavor. My parents really liked it too. They snuck some while I was at work. A half cup of this was a great pick me up snack after I got home. Thanks for the idea!
Rebecca, I wondered the same thing. Then I noticed it says “8” servings under the picture.
What is a “serving”?
This looks delicious! I have 2 rotisserie chickens waiting for me to use so I’m wondering what directions you would suggest when using these for the raw chicken…..?
I would say this recipe calls for approximately 1.5-1.8 lbs of chicken, so I think you could shred the rotisserie and weigh out that amount. Then I would just add the chicken to the crockpot with everything else, and I would imagine cooking it on low for 4 hours would be sufficient since you’d really just be heating everything through. I apologize I’ve never tried this with pre-cooked chicken so I’m not 100% sure, but those are my thoughts. 🙂
Hope that helps — good luck!
Shanna
This looks deliciou! I shared with my Beach Body group. Will try it soon!
Awesome! I hope you and your group love it! 🙂
Winner, winner chicken chili dinner!!! I made it last night for my family and they all devoured it, plus had seconds. Next time I’ll make a double batch. Thank you!!
I’m so happy to hear that the family approved! 🙂 We usually end up having seconds too – it’s just too good! 😉 You’re so welcome!
Shanna
Made this for dinner tonight. Definitely a much more soupy consistency than desired despite altering the recipe to include more chicken per previous commenters. Served over rice it was excellent. In the future definitely doubling the beans and corn to get away from the soupiness.
Emily,
I’m sorry to hear that you thought it was too soupy. Hopefully next time you can alter it a little bit to fit your personal taste! I’m glad you still enjoyed it over rice – that sounds like a delicious option too! Thanks for your feedback! 🙂
Shanna
Can frozen chicken breasts be used
Yes, absolutely! Just make sure they are cooked thoroughly before removing from the crockpot. If you are cooking on low for 6-8 hours, you may wait until closer to 8 hours. This can also be made by cooking on high for 4 hours, so that could be something you try as well! Enjoy!
I made this for dinner and it was delicious! Thanks for the excellent recipe!
Angie,
I’m so happy you enjoyed the chicken chili! It is definitely one of my favorites 🙂 You’re so welcome!
Shanna
Love this recipe! Super delicious and so easy to prep so I can pop it into the crockpot before heading to work. Saves well too!
Paige,
Thanks so much for your feedback! I’m so happy you loved this crockpot chili! It’s one of my favorites too, and now that it’s getting colder outside, I think it’s time for me to make it again! 🙂 Enjoy!
Hello,
How much is a serving?
Hi Brittany!
This recipe makes about 8 servings. I would have to estimate that a serving is approximately 1 1/2 cups. I hope you enjoy it!
Shanna
This was too soupy. Not thick enough for my taste. Maybe 1 can of broth would have been better
thanks so much for the feedback Moneil! Definitely adjust it as you see fit.
Moneil,
I’m sorry to hear that it came out too soupy for you! Mine was pretty thick with the amount of chicken and beans I used – maybe you used 2 smaller chicken breasts, while I used 3 larger chicken breasts. Who knows! I encourage you to try it again with 1 can of broth and see how it turns out for you. Let us know! 🙂
Thanks so much for your feedback!
Shanna