Slow Cooker Chicken Chili is truly a set-it-and-forget-it meal! Made with chicken, beans, and a spiced broth, this Chicken Chili is a perfect cross between a hearty chili and filling soup.
Slow Cooker Chicken Chili is high on my family's list of favorite comfort foods and #1 on my list for easy, crowd-pleasing meals.
A few ingredients, a few hours, and you are guaranteed to have a warming and delicious dinner waiting for your family. It is seriously one of the easiest and most flavorful recipes out there. It is also extremely versatile. You can adapt it to whatever you have in your pantry and can modify it to fit all sorts of diets.
Let's talk about the versatility of this chili for a moment.
- You can use any mixture of beans you would like.
- If your family is picky about chunks of tomatoes in their food, blend the canned tomatoes first.
- Use salsa instead of diced tomatoes.
- Substitute chicken stock for the beer.
- Omit beans and corn and add in an additional ½ pound chicken for a Paleo version of this Chicken Chili.
- My favorite thing to do is serve this Chili at a party with chips, rice, cheese, sour cream, diced onions, chopped tomatoes, cilantro, cubed avocado, lime wedges, etc for a meal filling, hearty dish that everyone loves and can make perfectly customizable for themselves.
Bottom line--it is an easy, healthy meal that you are sure to enjoy!
Chicken Chili
Ingredients
- 2 (15-ounce cans) pinto beans rinsed and drained
- 1 onion minced
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 30 ounces diced tomatoes
- 8 ounces pale beer
- 8 ounces chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts or thighs
Instructions
- Mix together everything in a crockpot, except for chicken. Lay chicken in mixture and fully submerge in liquid. Cook on low 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours, depending on your slow cooker.
- Remove chicken and shred with 2 forks and stir back into chili.
- Serve.
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Vicki
What if I need to feed more than 8 people can I double the recipe?
Kristen Chidsey
Absolutely Vicki 🙂 Enjoy!
Susan Fuller
This recipe is one of my favorites and everyone loves it! Would it also work to pressure cook it in my new instant pot? (or is it better for slow cook?) Would you suggest the chicken button, time-25/30 minutes? It probably has enough liquid like it is?
Kristen Chidsey
Susan, this would be a GREAT recipe for your Instant Pot--I need to update the recipe for that ASAP!
I would follow directions as stated and set on high pressure for 25 minutes. Then let pressure release naturally, to continue to let flavors develop (and plus you don't want to let the liquid spew out if you tried to do a manual release.)
Susan Fuller
Thanks, Kristen! Perfect, I will try it tomorrow! Thanks so much!
Kristen Chidsey
YAY!!! Enjoy!