This is a very adaptable crockpot white chicken chili recipe. It uses white beans and garbanzo beans and is seasoned with garlic and cumin for a southwestern flavor.
There are a lot of options with this basic recipe and I don’t think I’ve made it the same twice! You’ll just have to keep making it until you find the one you like the best.
Serve it as an entrée with Spanish style rice, or as a dip with tortilla chips. Anyway you serve it will become a family favorite.
Two-Bean Crockpot White Chicken Chili
Ingredients
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small pieces
1 large yellow onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans
1 can (11 ounces) cut corn
1 can (4 ounces) roasted green chilies
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 whole bay leaf
kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions
Season the chicken pieces with the salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large skillet and add the onion and garlic. Sauté the vegetables until they are soft, then add the seasoned chicken pieces and sauté until they are cooked through. Make sure the onion and garlic don’t burn.
Scrape everything from the skillet into the crockpot, then return the skillet to the flame and add the chicken broth, ground cumin, the oregano and the bay leaf. Bring this to a boil then simmer for 2 minutes.
While the broth is simmering, drain and rinse the cans of beans and corn and pour them over the chicken pieces in the crockpot.
Pour the broth over the vegetables in the crockpot, turn the heat to low and cook for 6 to 7 hours. Remove the bay leaf before serving.
Serves 4 to 6
Food For Thought – Make this white chili even whiter – add 1/2 cup sour cream 15 minutes before serving. It’s also fun to garnish this chili with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and salsa.
On Your Own – Try this recipe with ground chicken or even ground turkey. Brown it with the garlic and onions, as above, and reduce the cooking time by 2 hours. Leftovers can be used for burritos!