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White Chicken Chili Instant Pot Recipe

Jenni Cole
An easy white chicken chili in an Instant Pot that uses canned white beans and is packed with flavor. The pressure cooker white bean chicken chili recipe cooks in less than 30 minutes. Top with your favorite chili toppings such as crushed tortilla chips, cilantro, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and jalapeno slices.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Instant Pot
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 356 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ lb boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 2 cans Great Northern beans drained
  • 1 cup white onion diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 2-4 oz cans green chilis
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 can chicken broth 15 oz
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded

Instructions
 

  • Turn the Instant Pot to the Saute setting and heat until it says it's hot.
  • Add the olive oil, diced onion, green chilis, salt, cumin, oregano, and cayenne pepper and saute until the onion is softened, which will take a few minutes. Stir in the minced garlic and saute for 1 more minute until fragrant.  Turn the pressure cooker off.
  • Pour in the chicken broth and scrape up any bits from the bottom of the pot.
  • Add the canned white beans and lay the chicken breasts on top, pushing it down into the liquid as much as possible.
  • Put the lid on the Instant Pot and pressure cook on High (or manual) for 20 minutes.
  • Do a natural release for 10 minutes.
  • Remove chicken and shred it with two forks. Add the chicken back to the pot and combine all of the pressure cooker white chicken chili ingredients together.
  • Slowly mix in 1 ½ cups of shredded Monterey Jack after cooking, it works best to add the cheese in batches and then letting it melt before adding more keeps the cheese from clumping.
  • Serve with cilantro, crushed tortilla chips, avocado, shredded cheese, and sour cream.

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Notes

If you have either a 6 qt or 8 qt pressure cooker, the recipe is easy to double, which we highly recommend for leftovers, large families, or to freeze some for later.
Add more salt if desired, we kept it on the lighter side and used a low sodium chicken broth.
Great Northern beans are sometimes called white kidney beans or cannellini beans at the grocery store.
To make an even healthier and dairy free white chicken chili instant pot recipe, omit the Monterey Jack.
If you prefer a super thick chili, drain off some of the liquid before mixing in the cheese.
The white chicken chili freezes well for up to 3 months.
Variations- substitute one of the cans of white beans for black beans or add corn.
Chili verde salsa makes a great substitute for green chilis in a pinch.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 45gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 440mgFiber: 6gSugar: 3g
Keyword healthy, in instant pot, pressure cooker, with canned beans, with cheese
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