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The BEST White Chicken Chili recipe

The BEST White Chicken Chili Recipe with Turkey Bacon Twist

This is the BEST White Chicken Chili recipe, ultra thick and creamy with shredded chicken, beans, corn, and spices.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 394 kcal

Equipment

  • Dutch oven
  • soup pot

Ingredients
  

Chicken and Broth

  • 4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 lb)
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth

Canned Ingredients

  • 1 can white kidney beans (drained and rinsed, 19oz or 591ml)
  • 1 can sweet corn (drained, 12oz or 341ml)
  • 1 can green chiles (4oz or 113ml)

Spices and Condiments

  • 1 teaspoon green hot sauce
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Creamy Additions

  • 4 ounces cream cheese (room temperature, 125g)
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon water (optional)

Toppings

  • Chips
  • avocado
  • lime wedges
  • salsa
  • cheese
  • jalapenos

Instructions
 

Cooking Steps

  • To a 3- to 4-quart Dutch oven or soup pot, add the chicken and broth. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and a meat thermometer inserted into the chicken reaches 165°F.
  • Remove the chicken from the pot to a large cutting board and shred with two forks. Place the shredded chicken back into the pot with the broth.
  • Add the beans, corn, green chiles, hot sauce, chili powder, onion powder, and salt and stir.
  • Cut the cream cheese into cubes and stir into the pot. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to melt the cream cheese.
  • If desired, in a small bowl, stir together the cornstarch and water and add to the simmering chili to thicken further.
  • Serve with additional hot sauce, chips, avocado, lime wedges, salsa, cheese, jalapenos— whatever your favorite toppings are!

Notes

Feel free to sauté some vegetables for extra flavor. You can swap chicken breasts for thighs. For thinner chili, add more broth, milk or cream. Adjust spice to taste.

Nutrition

Serving: 465gramsCalories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 38gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 1236mgPotassium: 1085mgFiber: 8gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 379IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 103mgIron: 3mg
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