Is your slow cooker used all winter and then forgotten about once the warmer months come? Having a warm stew cooking all day to come home too is not only wonderful in the winter, but even more fantastic in the summer!! You're house will smell divine AND you won't need to turn that oven on and be heating up your home!
I'm sure you've had chili before but have you had white chicken chili?? This is a super easy and healthy meal for your whole family. You all know I have picky kids and a picky hubby right? They literally ate at least two bowls each! They topped their chili with scallions, shredded cheese, crushed tortilla chips, and cilantro!!! My KIDS at scallions and cilantro and liked them!
I've made this recipe many times before but often times used corn. I really love to see some green in our food though so I had a thought. Although my family loves corn, they also really love spinach. So this time I threw in fresh spinach the last hour of cooking. I loved it much better than with the corn kernels. But if your family isn't crazy about spinach then just add in a can of drained corn instead. You never know though until you try, they may just surprise you!
You can literally prepare this the evening before if it is difficult to make in the morning before heading out. Chop up your onion, place it in a bowl and place a piece of plastic wrap over the onion. Add your chopped chicken cubes on top of that then place another piece of plastic wrap over the chicken. Add your drained beans over the plastic wrap right on top of the chicken. cover the bowl with more plastic wrap and place in the fridge till the morning. Just be sure to remove all the plastic wrap layers when pouring the ingredients into your crock pot. SO easy right? Add all the seasonings and broth and cover and cook. When you get home in the evening throw in the spinach and sour cream even if only for a half an hour but an hour is better to warm through the sour cream. You will LOVE this !!! My kiddies don't even like onion and they ate the onion because I diced it quite small. Having toppings available to kids make them think they have some choices and they certainly love dipping their fingers in the bowls to add their own.
- 1 ½ pounds boneless raw chicken breasts, cubed
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can northern beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 3 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 3 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- ½ cup sour cream, light
- optional toppings; shredded cheddar cheese, scallions, crushed tortilla chips, fresh cilantro
- Combine all ingredients, except spinach and sour cream, into a 4 quart or larger crock pot.
- Cook on low for 6-7 hours.
- In the last hour of cooking add sour cream and spinach and stir to combine.
- Enjoy with optional toppings.
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Shundea Allen
I've made this twice and I'm addicted!! I have two girls (6 and 19 months)-they cleaned their bowls at dinner tonight.
julia
Hi there, this looks great. Just wondering - do you have any ideas for making it non-dairy? I'm thinking maybe some blended tofu or some soya yoghurt....
Shanna
Did you used cooked chicken or raw? I was wondering cause I hate the stuff that comes off the chicken when you cook it...
Brenda
I used raw and cooked it in the crock but you could probably use already cooked chicken and just cook it less time.
Brenda R
Yum! Just made this today . . . it was fantastic!!!
Brenda
Thank you!
Sarah
This sounds delicious! Cant wait! Just wondering, how do I cook the chicke prior to placing in the crockpot? thanks!
Brenda
You do not need to cook the chicken before it goes in the crock pot. It cooks in the pot.
Sarah Manlupig
Do you think this would work with Dried beans? If I Soak them overnight and just add them to the croc with the rest of the ingredients in the morning? or would I need more liquid? I really try to avoid cans as much as I try to avoid sugar. 🙂 thanks for such a great blog!!
Brenda
You most certainly could use dried that you've soaked overnight. No need for extra liquid as I drained the canned ones anyway. Thank you!
Jan J.
This looks delicious and healthy! Thanks for the recipe - off to the grocery store today!