Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili has become one of my favorite dishes to serve on a cold night!  Full of tender chicken thighs, white beans and just enough spice to give it some zest! 

While the weather has not been horrible for this time of the year yet, we have had some cold, raw days scattered throughout the month.  When the weather gets like that, all I can think about is warm soups, stews and chili!  Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili is an wonderful recipe for a warming chili that will become a family favorite! 

I LOVE that this chili is made in the slow cooker! My slow cooker doesn't see much action in the warmer months, but as soon as there is a chill in the air, I'm pulling it out and looking for some great recipes to cook in it.  This recipe is perfect!  It calls for boneless, skinless chicken thighs.  If you aren't a fan of chicken thighs, you really need to give them another chance. Chicken thighs are wonderful in the slow cooker, because they can take the low and slow cooking time and still remain moist.  In this recipe, the chicken gets so tender, it just pulls apart with a spoon.  It's a beautiful thing! 

Of course, I understand if you haven't, and won't, join the chicken thigh camp. You can use boneless, skinless chicken breasts in place of the thighs, but you will need to reduce cook time in order to keep them from drying out.  

The chili is thickened by mashing a few cans of the drained and rinsed beans in the bottom of the slow cooker before adding the rest of the ingredients. This works so well. The rest of the recipe is merely dumping the ingredients into the slow cooker and turning it on!  So, so easy!

Since this recipe is a really healthy take on chili, I garnished my chili with some sliced radishes and a little fresh cilantro to keep it that way.  Feel free to garnish yours however you like! I served this chili with some corn muffins for a wonderful warming meal, and since it's made in the slow cooker, it's even a great recipe for those busy weeknights too!  

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

By Renee's Kitchen Adventures

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili has become one of my favorite recipes to serve on a cold night! Full of tender chicken thighs, white beans and just enough spice to give it some zest!

Ingredients

• 4 - 15 oz. cans white beans, rinsed and drained (Great Northern or Cannelini is fine)
• 2 - 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 2 - 10 oz. cans diced tomatoes with chilies, undrained
• 1 cup chopped sweet onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Spray crock of a 6 quart or bigger slow cooker with some cooking spray.
2. Mash 2 cans of the white beans in the bottom of the crock with a potato masher or fork.
3. Add onion, celery, and garlic. Top with chicken thighs. Sprinkle with cumin and oregano. Add tomatoes, chicken broth and remaining cans of beans ( do not mash).
4. Cook on LOW for 6 - 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours. Garnish as desired.

Yield: about 5 quarts

Prep Time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.

Cook time: 08 hrs. 00 mins.
Total time: 8 hrs. 10 mins.
Tags: slow cooker, chili, chicken, beans, tomatoes

Adapted from Allrecipes

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