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Easy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
Easy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili brings together onion, jalapeño, and chicken breast. Give the draining and rinsing step its place before the ingredient goes into the mixture. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 240 min
- Total
- 255 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cooking method
- Slow cooker
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
- Dish type
- Soups & stews
A few quick notes
1. Drain and rinse before adding
Give the draining and rinsing step its place before the ingredient goes into the mixture. Set out a colander or sieve so that small preparation job is ready when you need it.
2. Have the shredding step set up
Read the shredding step before you start serving. Have a suitable bowl and utensils ready, then keep the cooking, shredding and sauce steps in their written order.
3. Match the preparation in the method
Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. Use the preparation described there so the food goes into the next stage in the form the recipe expects.
Get to know the ingredients
Onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Dice the onion and mince the garlic.
Jalapeño
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Slice the jalapeńo lengthwise, scrape out the seeds with a spoon, then dice.
Chicken breast
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the onion, garlic, jalapeño, and chicken breast in the bottom of a slow cooker***.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve the chili topped with your favorite ingredients, including shredded cheese, fresh cilantro, diced avocado, freshly squeezed lime, or tortilla chips (all optional). Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Choose the slow-cooker schedule first
Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. Keep the finishing steps in view as well, so the dinner fits the day you have.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the slow cooker and crockpot. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Dice the onion and mince the garlic.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Give the draining and rinsing step its place before the ingredient goes into the mixture. Set out a colander or sieve so that small preparation job is ready when you need it.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Serve the chili topped with your favorite ingredients, including shredded cheese, fresh cilantro, diced avocado, freshly squeezed lime, or tortilla chips (all optional).
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. Keep the finishing steps in view as well, so the dinner fits the day you have.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Budget Bytes. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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