Easy White Chicken Chili Recipe
Tasty White Chicken Chili Recipes– This White Chicken Chili Recipe is Ideal for Chilly Days; It’s Appetizing, warm, and Satisfying!
This White Chicken Chili recipe is made with shredded chicken breast, hearty white beans, sweet corn, broth, cream cheese, and Tabasco sauce for a bit of heat. The combination of all these simple ingredients make a comforting, creamy, and flavorful dish.
Why you’ll love this White Chicken Chili Recipe?
It’s so easy: This recipe is made in half an hour, it requires only a few and accessible ingredients. Cooking it is so simple since all ingredients are mixed in a single soup pot.
It offers a mix of flavors: This white chicken chili recipe is creamy, sweet, savory, aromatic, and spicy.
It’s great for bulk cooking: You can cook this recipe in large quantities ahead of time, and store it in the fridge to enjoy throughout the week. It’s makes a convenient meal prep for cold winter days when prepping and cooking after work is such a chore.
This Chicken Chili Recipe is perfect for cold weather: It contains nutrient rich ingredients mixed with comforting spices and seasoning and you should serve it hot to bring warmth and comfort on chilly days.
It can be served in different occasions: This is the type of meal you can have for a cozy dinner with your small family or when inviting your big family for a tasty and hearty end of the week dinner. You can also serve it as a comforting dish when watching sport with friends or family on a cozy chilly day.
What ingredients do I need for this recipe?
4 chicken breasts (with no skin or bones)
2 cups chicken broth (low sodium)
19 ounces canned white kidney beans (drained & rinsed)
12 ounces canned corn (drained)
4.3 ounces canned green chiles
1 teaspoon Tabasco Green sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon salt
4 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
1 tablespoon corn starch
1 tablespoon water
How to make this White Chicken Chili?
Add chicken breast in a soup pot and pour in the chicken broth. Turn up the heat to boil over medium high heat, then lower it to medium low, put the lid on and simmer for 15 minutes or until the chicken is done cooking.
Remove the chicken breast out of the pot and place it on a cutting board, then shred into pieces, then put it back in the pot.
Add in the corn, beans, green chiles, Tabasco sauce, chili powder, onion powder, and salt to the pot; then mix to combine.
Dice up the cream cheese and add to the pot, put the lid on and let it simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
Mix gently to melt the cream cheese. If you want, you can mix together corn starch and water as a thickening agent and add to chili.
Serve with any topping you prefer, such as cheese, avocado or lime.
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Helpful Tips and Variations:
How can I replace the chicken breast?. If you don’t like chicken breast, you can use chicken thighs, but with no skin or bones. If you want other alternatives, replace with shredded turkey, shredded beef, diced pork or chicken or turkey sausage.
How can I replace the Tabasco sauce?. If you don’t have it at hand, you can simply use some cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, hot sauce or a bit of sriracha.
How can I replace the white beans?. If you don’t like white beans, you can use lentils, chickpeas, kidney or pinto beans instead.
Can I add in more veggies? You can add carrots, mushrooms, zucchini, peppers or spinach.
How can I make the chili thinner?. If you like the consistency to be thinner, add in some broth, water or coconut milk.
How can I store this recipe?. I store controlled portions in separated containers and keep in the fridge up to 4 days. You can place it in the freezer for up to 3 months if you like.
How can I serve this Tasty and creamy White Chicken Chili?
You can add as many toppings as you want to this recipe to create a nice presentation and add a bit of texture. I usually serve it in the soup pot or in individual bowls garnished with chopped cilantro, sliced jalapenos, some sour cream and extra shredded cheese. I pair this recipe with tortilla chips or cornbread and Iserve it also over rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.
Easy White Chicken Chili Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts with no skin or bones
- 2 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 19 ounces canned white kidney beans drained & rinsed
- 12 ounces canned corn drained
- 4.3 ounces canned green chiles
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco Green sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Add chicken breast in a soup pot and pour in the chicken broth. Turn up the heat to boil over medium high heat, then lower it to medium low, put the lid on and simmer for 15 minutes or until the chicken is done cooking.
- Remove the chicken breast out of the pot and place it on a cutting board, then shred into pieces, then put it back in the pot.
- Add in the corn, beans, green chiles, Tabasco sauce, chili powder, onion powder, and salt to the pot; then mix to combine.
- Dice up the cream cheese and add to the pot, put the lid on and let it simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
- Mix gently to melt the cream cheese. If you want, you can mix together corn starch and water as a thickening agent and add to chili.
- Serve with any topping you prefer, such as cheese, avocado or lime.
