Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

Instant pot white chicken chili is super easy and delicious dinner that comes together in less than thirty minutes.

We have been eating the heck out of some soup and chili during all this cold weather! It’s just perfect for those crisp evenings, and the possibilities are endless.

This soup! Goodness gracious y’all, you literally just throw everything in at once, cooked at high pressure manual for thirteen short minutes, quick release, shred the chicken…and poof! Quick, easy delicious dinner with raves from the kids.

#Winning

And this is what I got: this delicious, flavorful Instant Pot white chicken chili.

Here is how you can make it.

How to make Instant Pot white chicken chili

First, gather your ingredients.

Ingredients

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To make this Instant Pot white chicken chili recipe, you will need the following:

• skinless boneless chicken thighs
• chicken stock
• garlic
• onion
• canned white northern beans
• diced green chilis
• dried oregano
• cumin
• chili powder
• salt & pepper

You can sub bone-in and/ or skin on thighs, if you need to. These may need slightly more cook time – an extra minute or two in the pressure cooking cycle.

Cooking Instant Pot white chicken chili

Add all ingredients to the Instant Pot.

Then place the lid on and lock it. Use the manual keys to set the Instant Pot to 13 minutes high pressure.

After the cooking has completed, use the quick release lever to release the pressure.

Carefully remove the chicken thighs, and use two forks to shred the chicken.

Return chicken to the pot, and serve immediately.

I will be adapting this for stovetop and (maybe) slow cooker eventually. But for now I am publishing it as strictly an Instant Pot recipe.

It should also work in a stovetop pressure cooker. If you are doing that, check out this handy little guide from Hip Pressure Cooking, FYI.

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• Instant Pot
• Knife
• Cutting Board
• Measuring Cup
• Measuring spoons

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Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

Instant pot white chicken chili is super easy and delicious dinner that comes together in less than thirty minutes.

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine Mexican, Tex Mex

Keyword chicken chili, instant pot, white chicken chili

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 28 minutes

Total Time 38 minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 287 kcal

Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

• 1.3 pounds skinless boneless chicken thighs
• 5 cups chicken stock homemade or store-bought
• 2 cloves garlic finely minced
• 1 medium onion diced
• 2 cans can white northern beans drained and rinsed, 15-ounce cans
• 1 can diced green chilis undrained, 4 ounces
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Original Recipe

1. Add all ingredients to the Instant Pot, and place the lid on and lock it.
2. Use the manual keys to set the Instant Pot to 13 minutes manual.
3. After the cooking has completed, use the quick release lever to release the pressure.
4. Carefully remove the chicken thighs, and use two forks to shred the chicken.
5. Return chicken to the pot, and serve immediately.

To Use Dry Beans

1. Rinse and drain 3/4 pound of dry northern beans. I did not soak mine.

2. Add all ingredients (except chicken) to the pot, plus an extra 1 and 1/2 cups of chicken  stock.

3. Cook on manual high pressure for 28 minutes, then quick release.

4. Rinse the inside of the lid under cold tap water to help with re-sealing.

5. Add the chicken thighs.

6. Place the lid back on, lock it, and set it at 13 minutes on manual high pressure.

7. Allow to naturally release (NPR) for 10 minutes, and then quick release the rest of the pressure.

8. Remove the chicken, and shred with two forks; return to the pot.

Recipe Notes

• Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.
• Using dry beans may alter nutrition information slightly, since nutrition was calculated using the original recipe.
• For frozen chicken thighs, I still use the same cook time. I just add 5 minutes of naturally pressure release (NPR), and then release quick release valve. The chicken was perfect!

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

Amount Per Serving

Calories 287 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Fat 5g8%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 75mg25%

Sodium 584mg25%

Potassium 863mg25%

Carbohydrates 33g11%

Fiber 6g25%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 27g54%

Vitamin A 128IU3%

Vitamin C 8mg10%

Calcium 99mg10%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Note: This recipe was originally published October 15, 2016. It was recently republished with new photos. Here is what it used to look like.