This Instant Pot White Chicken Chili offers comfort and satisfaction, courtesy of its creamy texture and healthy ingredients. You must try this Creamy White Chicken Chili recipe, it’s a total weeknight dinner winner! This creamy white chicken chili will soon be your favorite!
Easy, creamy and absolutely delicious, this White Chicken Chili Recipe is cooked quickly in your instant pot!
Why I love this recipe
This White Chicken Chili is so full of flavor – it’s creamy, hearty, and oh so delicious. While being amazingly delicious, it’s super easy and quick to make. You can make this scrumptious recipe with uor INSTANT POT in just less than 30 minutes. It’s perfect for a weekday dinner or lunch, just load it with toppings and enjoy!
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What you’ll need to make white chicken chili
- Olive oil
- Onion chopped
- Garlic
- Corn kernels
- Jalapeno
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Red chili powder
- Cumin powder
- Cannellini beans
- Chicken stock
- Chicken breasts
- Sour cream
- Cream cheese
For the complete list of ingredients with measurements plus recipe instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How to make white chicken chili in an instant pot
- Set the instant pot on the SAUTE function, let it heat up. Add olive oil.
- When the oil is hot, add in the chopped onions and garlic and sauté it for a minute or two until the onion turns light brown.
- Add corn and jalapenos, mix well. Add salt, black pepper, red chili powder, and cumin powder. Mix everything.
- Next add Cannellini beans and chicken stock followed by chicken breasts.
- CANCEL the SAUTE button.
- Close the lid and pressure valve. Select the PRESSURE COOK button on HIGH PRESSURE and cook for 10 minutes.
- Once the pressure-cooking cycle is over, quick release the pressure by manually moving the valve from SEALING to VENTING position.
- Open the lid carefully and select the CANCEL button.
- Remove the chicken into a bowl and shred the chicken with the help of a fork or a hand mixer.
- Select the SAUTE button.
- Add in the shredded chicken; let the broth bubble up for a few minutes.
- Once done CANCEL the SAUTE button.
- Add sour cream and cream cheese and mix well.
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How to serve this chili
Serve chili hot in individual bowls and top it with sliced avocado, jalapenos, tortilla chips, lime wedge, and cilantro.
Tips
- To thicken this white chicken chili blend part of the beans with an immersion blender prior to serving.
- If you’re making this chili for kids you can use green chilies instead of jalapeno to reduce the spiciness.
- To add more colour to this recipe add in a little bit of cilantro.
- To shred the chicken quickly and easily use a hand mixer.
How to store leftover chicken chili
If for some reason you find yourself with leftover chili, you can maximize the life of cooked chicken chili by refrigerating the leftover chili promptly in covered airtight containers. Properly stored, cooked chili will last for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.
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- No Bean Keto Instant Pot Chili – Whipped together in just 10 minutes and cooked all in the instant pot. This is the easiest healthy weeknight dinner the whole family will love
- Instant Pot Creamy Garlic Parmesan Risotto – The instant pot makes creamy, cheesy, perfectly cooked risotto every single time, and this Creamy Garlic Parmesan Risotto is no exception!
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Instant Pot White Chicken Chili Recipe
Easy, creamy and absolutely delicious, this White Chicken Chili Recipe is cooked quickly in your pressure cooker or instant pot!
Ingredients
FOR THE CHILI:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium size onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 1/3 cup chopped jalapeno
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 can white cannellini beans
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 2 pieces chicken breast
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup cream cheese
FOR TOPPINGS AND GARNISH:
- Sliced avocado
- Chopped jalapenos
- Corn Tortilla chips
- Lime wedges
- Chopped Cilantro
Instructions
- Set the instant pot on the SAUTE function, let it heat up. Add olive oil.
- When the oil is hot, add in the chopped onions and garlic and sauté it for a minute or two until the onion turns light brown.
- Add corn and jalapenos, mix well. Add salt, black pepper, red chili powder, and cumin powder. Mix everything.
- Next add Cannellini beans and chicken stock followed by chicken breasts.
- CANCEL the SAUTE button.
- Close the lid and pressure valve. Select the PRESSURE COOK button on HIGH PRESSURE and cook for 10 minutes.
- Once the pressure-cooking cycle is over, quick release the pressure by manually moving the valve from SEALING to VENTING position.
- Open the lid carefully and select the CANCEL button.
- Remove the chicken into a bowl and shred the chicken with the help of a fork.
- Select the SAUTE button.
- Add in the shredded chicken; let the broth bubble up for a few minutes.
- Once done CANCEL the SAUTE button.
- Add sour cream and cream cheese and mix well.
- Serve hot in individual bowls and top it with sliced avocado, jalapenos, tortilla chips, lime wedge, and cilantro.
Notes
For tips, substitutions, storage and serving info be sure to read the full the white chicken chili post.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 BOWLAmount Per Serving: Calories: 594Total Fat: 32gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 983mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 10gSugar: 9gProtein: 35g
The provided nutrition information is an estimate and it does not take brands into account. I use an automatic API to calculate this information.
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