Slow Cooker White Chili
 
 
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1½ pounds boneless, chicken breasts or thighs
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 4-oz can diced green chilies (mild or hot)
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • 2-15 ounce cans white beans (great northern, cannellini), drained and rinsed or 1 ½ cup dried beans, soaked and cooked and drained
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • juice of 1 lime
  • GARNISHES: sour cream, grated jack cheese, green onions, cilantro, avocado, lime
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  2. Add the onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes, until fragrant.
  3. Add green chilis, chicken stock, cumin, chili powder, oregano, salt and pepper and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for another 2 minutes.
  4. Place the chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker and the pour mixture over the chicken.
  5. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 hours.
  6. When there is one hour left of cooking, remove the chicken, let it cool, shred it and add back to the slow cooker. Add beans and cook for another 1 hour.
  7. Before serving, add cilantro and lime juice and salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe by Three Hungry Boys at https://www.threehungryboys.com/2022/01/04/crock-pot-white-chili/