Chicken Chili with White Beans

This creamy white chicken chili is so delicious and super easy to make. You can prepare this comfort food in about half an hour, making it perfect for a weeknight dinner. All you need are chicken, cheese, sour cream, and a few more basic ingredients to create this masterpiece of a meal in a matter of minutes!

Ingredients

Of course, you’ll need chicken. If I have rotisserie chicken, I use that. But since I didn’t, I used some of the canned chicken from my pantry. If you drain 2 standard size cans of it, you’ll wind up with 2 cups

You’ll also need chicken broth, white beans, chopped chili peppers, ground cumin, pepper jack cheese, and sour cream.

I didn’t add any salt and pepper, but you can if you want. Before you do, taste it to see if it needs it since some of the ingredients are already salty.

I chop some cilantro and sprinkle it on top for garnish and a little extra flavor. If you’re serving guests, you might want to find out if they like cilantro before adding it. Some people simply do not care for it.

For exact measurements of each ingredient and full directions, go to the recipe card at the bottom of the page. You can even print out the card by using the “print” button.

Directions

First, put the chicken in a large saucepan or soup pot. If the chicken isn’t already shredded, do it now.

Since I chose canned chunk chicken, I used my ground beef chopper to shred it. This great cooking utensil makes the job so much easier.

Secondly, add the chicken broth, beans, chopped chili peppers, and cumin. Stir it and bring it to a boil on medium heat.

Allow it to boil for a couple of minutes. Once it comes to a full rolling boil, turn down the heat to low and simmer it for about 15 minutes. Then, add the cheese, dropping small amounts of it into the pot at a time.

Stir as you go to prevent it from clumping. This will only take about a minute or two. Next, remove the pot from the heat. Add the sour cream and stir it into the soup.

Although we enjoy traditional chili con carne, this white chicken chili is just as good. It has the perfect amount of spiciness to make our taste buds very happy.

The broth will turn super creamy and beautiful, and you’ll want to dig in. This chili or Tex Mex chicken soup is so good you won’t be able to resist. But you really need to wait until you sit down with the rest of the people you’re eating with.

So try to resist the urge to start eating now. Yeah, I know it’s tempting, but you’re strong.

After the sour cream is mixed in with the rest of the ingredients, ladle it into bowls. If you like cilantro chop up a bunch and sprinkle it over the chili.

Serve the chili with your favorite bread, crackers, or tortilla chips. Most of the time we like tortilla chips, so that’s what we did this time.

I didn’t add any onions or garlic, but you can add either or both if you want. Just remember that it takes extra time because you’ll need to sauté the onions first.

Variety of Chili Recipes

In addition to all of the different chili recipes I have here on my site, like this Ro-Tel Chili and this Instant Pot turkey chili, there are others that I really enjoy. One of them is this vegetarian chili that I make when I have dinner guests who don’t eat meat.

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