Slow Cooker White Bean Chicken Chili Verde + Video
This Slow Cooker White Bean Chicken Chili is always a crowd pleaser! By using your Crock Pot this dish is a true dump and go dinner that your entire family will love!
Cozy up with a bowl of creamy, flavorful white chicken chili made effortlessly in the slow cooker. This hearty dish combines tender chicken, white beans, green chilies, and a rich, spiced broth for a comforting meal perfect for any night of the week.
With minimal prep and hands-off cooking, it’s a fuss-free recipe that delivers big on flavor. Serve it with your favorite toppings like shredded cheese, avocado, or tortilla chips for the ultimate crowd-pleaser!
Ingredients for White Bean Chicken Chili
This slow cooker white chicken chili recipe is very easy and loaded with basic ingredients you probably already have. The ingredients you will need are:
- Garlic
- Onion
- Jalapeno
- Chicken
- Canned Green Chilies
- Salsa Verde
- Chicken Broth
- Spices (cumin, oregano, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, salt)
- Lime juice
How to Make White Chicken Chili
- Begin my placing minced garlic, chopped onion and chopped, seeded jalapeño in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Place boneless, skinless chicken breast right on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker. There is no need to pan sear them or chop ahead of time, they will cook and shred perfectly in the slow cooker. Top the chicken with the spices, salsa verde, canned green chilies, white beans and broth.
- Cook the soup for 8 hours on low, or up to 4 hours on high.
- Add the chicken back into the slow cooker, squeezed a whole lime over the top and a sprinkle of seasoned salt, if desired.
Tips
- Since the jalapeño is seeded it does not have a lot of spice. However, you can use 1/2 of a chopped green bell pepper in place if you are sensitive to jalapeños.
- Trim the chicken breasts of any excess fat before placing them in the slow cooker.
- I prefer making this chicken chili verde in my Crockpot so I can set it and forget it. However, if you don’t have a Crockpot you can easily make this recipe on the stovetop over low heat (it’ll cook faster, just FYI).
Recipe FAQ
White beans refers to a small group of white beans that includes Cannellini Beans, Navy Beans, Great Northern Beans, and White Kidney Beans. I use Cannellini Beans for this recipe, however any of the other white bean options will work as they are all very similar in taste and texture.
This recipe is formulated for already soft, canned beans. If you want to use dry beans you will need to prepare them ahead of time separately.
This soup is very hearty, but if you want to thicken things up further you can blend an extra can of white beans and add the bean puree to the soup and simmer at least 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
This soup is very hearty, but if you want to thicken things up further you can blend an extra can of white beans and add the bean puree to the soup and simmer at least 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
More Gluten-Free Soup Recipes:
- Instant Pot Chicken Spinach Soup
- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup
- Smoky Black Bean Soup with Spicy Sausage
- Lightened Up Slow Cooker Potato Soup
- Sweet Corn Chowder
- Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker White Bean Chicken Chili Verde
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breast, fat removed
- 1 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 fresh jalapeños, seeded and diced
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 (4 ounce) cans green chilis
- 1 cup salsa verde
- 2 (15 ounce) cans white beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (32 ounce) container of chicken stock
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons season salt, garlic salt or salt based cajun seasoning
Instructions
- Place the chopped onion, diced and seeded jalapeno peppers, and minced garlic in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Top with Chicken breast and spices
- Add undrained cans of green chills and salsa verde
- Add the cans of drained and rinsed white beans and chicken broth.
- Let mixture simmer on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
- Before you serve, remove the chicken breast and shred, add the shredded chicken back to the crock pot.
- Squeeze lime juice into the soup and sprinkle season salt, stir, and let simmer an additional 20-30 minutes.
Notes
- Since the jalapeño is seeded it does not have a lot of spice. However, you can use 1/2 of a chopped green bell pepper in place if you are sensitive to jalapeños.
- Trim the chicken breasts of any excess fat before placing them in the slow cooker.
I LOVE white chili! And this white bean chili looks like the perfect warming comfort food!! I love how easy it is to make too! 🙂 Delicious!
This chili looks amazing, Annie! Whenever it’s cold out, I always crave a bowl of something hot. This definitely looks like it did the trick for you. And I love your white bean version, too…never tried that before and it looks delish!
I also love a good cold rainy day, but pretty much only if I can stay inside and cook and bake and sit in my pajamas all day. lol. And I LOVE that this is an easy slow cooker meal! Pinned 🙂
What kind of white beans do you use in the white
Bean chicken chili Verde?
Hi Michele! I use Great Northern Beans! 🙂
This soup looks absolutely perfect!!
Oh yes! I have been looking for a good white chicken chili recipe and this one looks fantastic! I am adding this to my meal plan this week for sure!! Thank you for the recipe! 🙂
I love soup! This looks so comforting, I love that you can let it cook all day and then have such a warm, healthy meal as soon as you get home! Pinning 🙂
I have absolutely been craving cold weather too! And this looks just perfect for it – I have my crockpot sitting in the kitchen waiting to be used for the first time ever!
Yum! I love chicken and bean chilli, it’s one of my favourite comfort foods.
Thank you Dannii! And your right, it is one of my favorite comfort foods!
This looks amazing! I want to make it soon. 🙂 quick question: how spicy is it? My son and I have really sensitive palates. 😉
Hi Joylene!! I would say this is mild. It is really more zesty than spicy. The jalapeños only add minimal heat if you remove the seeds, and I always use mind green chilies! 🙂 However, if your worried about the heat you could swap a bell pepper for the jalapeños! It would still have great flavor but definitely wouldn’t be spicy! I hope that helps!! 🙂
Thank you!! We will try it. 🙂
This sounds so perfect for those cold, rainy days! I’m such a fan of white beans. Don’t know what it is, but I love them. Plus you can’t beat the smell of something yummy cooking all day in a slow cooker!
Oh me too!! Sometimes I just use white beans in regular chili instead of red beans. I just think they are better! 🙂
You are making me so jealous that you had cold weather! Guess what the temperature was in California yesterday? 94! Ew! So hot. This soup sounds so good! I love a good slow cooker soup. Nothing better than walking in the door after work and smelling that delicious smell. I love the lighting in these pictures Annie!
Omg Natalie you just made my day! I finally found the perfect window for picture taking! I have been taking them in the kitchen, but one of our guest rooms has the best light! Only a fellow food blogger would notice! ha! 🙂
Yum! This slow cooker chili sounds wonderful and so easy! I’m very jealous of your rain! Hopefully we’ll get some cooler weather and rain here soon in California!
I hope so too!! It is really nice to finally be able to enjoy fall weather! 🙂
this looks so delicious! I love recipes that i can slow cook as i can set them off before work and not have to worry after a long day.
Oh absolutely! Sometimes I just don’t feel like doing much after a long day and slow cookers are a life saver!
looks and sounds perfect! 🙂 beautiful pictures!
Thank you so much Manali!!
I’ve been finding any excuse to use my crockpot lately and this sounds perfect! This is on my dinner menu for next week, can’t wait to try it!
Yay Danielle!! I hope you enjoy it!! 🙂
Sounds delicious! I love soup season…one of my favorite parts of fall. I have a soup recipe coming tomorrow 🙂 yum!
You cannot have too many good soup recipes! I can’t wait to check it out!
It’s hot here, but I’d still gladly take a big bowl of this soup! I love everything about this. 🙂
Thank you Marcie! Nothing beats some good old comfort food!
yah for cold and rainy weather! It was cool and overcast here all day and I was so excited too! Bring on the soup weather! And please bring on this chili! I could live in chili this time of the year and this one looks awesome, Annie 🙂
Well I am glad it has gotten cooler for you too!! I was worried you would be struggling with those crazy temps all year long! 🙂
Yesss all that chilly rain had me craving soup, too! I hadn’t planned ahead like you did so after work we went with a different kind of comfort food…waffles! I am all about these flavors…this chili needs to happen ASAP!
Ohhh! Waffles would definitely do the trick too! I just love breakfast for dinner! 🙂
It’s chilly here too and nothing beats a bowl of comforting chili like this on a cool day. Love that you made this in the slow cooker too – it looks fantastic!
Thank you Kelly!! I love simple meals like this!
Oh my gosh! This looks so good! healthy and delicious! #win! I have never had white chili before… but I would love to try some!! It looks great! 🙂 So wholesome and perf for a chilly fall evening! LOVE it!
Cailee I bet you would love it! It is kind of a mix between chicken soup and chili! 🙂
Your site is so pretty! This looks so wholesome and tasty, I love the concept!
Thank you so much Tashiana!
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Mmmmm… I just made my first batch of chili of the season last weekend. Such a GREAT fall meal. And you can never have enough chili recipes– love this version, especially since it’s so easy in the crock pot!
Yay! Our first chili of the year is kind of ceremonial around here! ha! We both love fall so much so it is a big deal when it finally cool enough to make a soup of any kind!
Oh I am so in need of an easy slow cooker meal like this right now! I am having a major block when it comes to dinner this week, and this looks perfect!
I hate when that happens! Sometimes I have the energy to cook, but no ideas. Other times I have ideas but no energy. Rarely do I have both at the same time! ha! 😉
Yum! This chicken chili looks amazing 🙂
Perfect for a chilly, rainy Arizona day. I just made this White Bean Chicken Chili Verde for the first time today, and I can say that this will not be the last time I make it! For the season salt, I used Slavo Salt, made right here in Arizona, excellent. Check it out at http://www.slavosalt.com
Hi Rhonda!! I am so glad to hear you like this Chili! It is definitely one of my go to recipes for these chilly winter days! The Slavo Salt sounds fantastic! I love that it is sourced right here in the US! I am going to order some! 🙂
Can’t wait to make this! Do you know what one serving is? 1 cup, 1.5 cups etc.
Hi Kayla! I would consider 1.5 cups a serving! That is also how My Fitness Pal calculated it. I hope you enjoy this!! It is one of my favorites!
Made this directly as it shows and turned out perfect. I added more pepper and salt once finished, but I’m a heavy salt person…topped cheese, sour cream and cornbread…boyfriend and I loved it. We added lime too! Enough for left overs, can’t wait!
Yay!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it Kimberly! This is such a good one for the cooler months because you just toss it in the crock pot and forget it! I love that you served it with cornbread instead of tortilla chips, YUM! 🙂
I am definitely making this recipe this weekend… I don’t suppose you know the nutritional facts per serving??? Need to figure out weight watcher points per serving
Hi Ms. Lynne, I don’t calculate the values personally but I have included the calculations that yummly came up with, I hope that helps! This would be per 1 1/2 cups of soup.
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 280 Calories from Fat 60
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat
Cholesterol 100mg 33%
Sodium 700mg 29%
Potassium 1020mg 29%
Total Carbohydrate 18g 6%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 9g
Protein 38g
Vitamin A 15%
Vitamin C 180%
Calcium 4%
Iron 6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
VERY HELPFUL!!! thank you very much… I am putting everything in the slow cooker as I type this!!! 🙂
You are so welcome! I hope you love it! 🙂 Happy Sunday!
This is an Awesome recpie my family loves when I make it. I tried it last year taking a chance on something new. I was pleasantly surprised at how flavorful each spoonful was. Good to the last drop. Thanks for sharing!!!
Marquita, you made my day!! Thank you so much for such kind words! I really love this soup too, especially because you can just throw it all in the slow cooker and forget it! Perfect for busy nights! 🙂
I’m not familiar with salsa verde. Can you get this already prepared or is that a homemade item? If prepared, what are some brands? Thank you! Can’t wait to make this !
Hi Polly! I use the store bought version it is a green tomatillo based salsa, it is so good! Normally you can find it right next to the regular red salsa in the ethnic aisle of your grocery store, but here is a link to the one I always buy so you can see what it looks like! 🙂 You will love this soup, it is so yummy! http://www.herdeztraditions.com/products/traditional-salsa/herdez-salsa-verde/
I made this tonight for dinner… Definitely a hit, and I will be making again in the very near future! It was so good! We are trying your Buffalo Chili recipe next week. Thanks for posting these recipes. 🙂
I’m so glad your family liked this Jessyca! 🙂 I think you will love the Buffalo Chicken Chili too! It is definitely the perfect time of year for soups like this, it is COLD! 🙂
This is SO delicious!!!!!!! The last addition of fresh lime juice sets off all of the flavors it’s just fantastic, healthy and packed with good protein.
I’ve also discovered taking 1/2 avocado mashed up, reheat a bowl of the soup, stir the mashed avocado in and you’d swear you’re eating a cream based soup and the avocado flavor is perfect.
Will be looking for much more from Maebells!
Michelle I am so glad you loved it!! This really is one of my favorites! I love the idea of adding an avocado, it sounds amazing! I am totally stealing that! 😉
This sounds great! What do you think about adding some cilantro to the mix?
Hi Annie! I think a small handful of chopped cilantro would be such a great addition! It goes so well with lime! 🙂
The flavor in this is very good. However, I’ve had some issues cooking in my new crockpot. I bought the crockpot original slow cooker brand classic (4-7 quarts) and find my chicken cooks really fast!! Two large chicken breasts are done in just over 1 1/2 hours on LOW and it was juicy but I still can not pull apart with forks. The first time I cooked chicken I left it on low for 3-4 hours and even with broth the chicken was super dry and rubbery. I really want to use my crockpot but it cooks so fast that I can’t really leave the house to do much. Certainly not all day for work. Do you have suggestions? Should I look for a different or bigger crockpot? Thanks!!
Hi Rachel!
Gosh that is a very fast cooking time! My slow cooker definitely doesn’t get that hot but I asked a couple other bloggers and they said they think the Hamilton Beach brand seems to cook a bit cooler than the Crock Pot brand. So trying that brand might be an option? I have the crock pot brand and mine definitely doesn’t cook anything that quickly on low.
You may have gotten a unit that just gets too hot! I’m so sorry I’m not more help, I just haven’t run into that issue! 🙂
I would like the calorie count and serving size, I could not find it on the website.
Thank you
Hi Audrey, I do not provide that information for each recipe however My Fitness Pal has calculated that information here. Thanks! 🙂
I love this recipe, and make it often! I am thinking of trying to make it in a Stockpot while camping (my friends are getting together and having a stockpot competition ) . I am worried about the chicken cooking in time. have you tried this? any tips? thanks, and once again great recipe!
Hi Christal! I am so glad you enjoy this recipe! It is one of my favorites too! I have done this a few times on the stove top and it has worked out fine, but I always cut the chicken breast up into 3 or 4 smaller chunks just to make sure it cooks all the way through, then I shred it just like the slow cooker version. So I really think you would be fine! 🙂
What size can are you referring to for the green chiles and white beans?
Hi Donna, 4.5 and 15 ounces. You’ll see it reflected in the recipe 🙂 I hope you enjoy!
We absolutely loved this recipe!! Tried it tonight and it was fantastic and so easy to make!! Thankyou for sharing ?
Thank you Colleen!! This is such a good healthy winter meal! I am glad you enjoyed it too!
Has anyone tried doing this recipe in an instant pot? Any helpful hints!? Looks amazing!
Hi Brittany, yes! In the instant pot I do 20 minute pressure cook and allow it to naturally release pressure for 5-10 minutes, then manually release the rest. Remove the chicken and shred and add back in! Hope that helps! 🙂
Can you use canned pinto beans in lieu of white beans?
Hi Erin, yes I think that would be just fine. I hope you enjoy!
This is nice. Thank you for the recipe.
Hi, what size crock pot did you use for this recipe?
Hi Courtney, I used a 6 quart crock pot for this recipe. I hope you enjoy!
Does it matter if I use Chicken Stock instead of Chicken Broth????? The ingredients call for Stock but as I was reading along, it said pour the Chicken Broth. I used Chicken Stock and hope it still tastes great. Thank you! Which do you prefer?
Hi Jamie, either work perfectly! I’ve used broth and I find the flavor is the same. Enjoy!
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This recipe is actually seems delicious . I am trying White Bean Chicken Chili Verde recipe for dinner . Thank you !!!!
So excited to make this. Do you know how to adapt for an instant pot?
Hi Tori, yes I have the Instant Pot version here.
Looks yum! Is this gluten free?
Family loved this easy-to-assemble chili. I added a poblano pepper & used one smaller jalapeno. I used Great Northern Beans and topped with cilantro (we luv) & sour cream with couple of tablespoons of salsa verde mixed together. Served with Marie Callender’s corn bread and a side salad.
Next time I might make a roux with a bit of the stock & flour and stir in midway just to thicken it up a bit (snowed today so we Seattleites needed to warm our bones).
This is one of my favorite dinner recipes of all time! I’ve been wanting to meal prep some freezer “dump” meals. Do you think it would work to combine these ingredients in a freezer Ziploc and crock pot a different day from frozen?
Can you add cream cheese to this recipe?
Hi Tracy, yes just soften the cream cheese all the way before adding at the very end and whisk really well so it dissolves. If you add cold cream cheese to hot soup it doesn’t usually dissolve properly. Enjoy!