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Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

This Instant Pot White Chicken Chili recipe is the grownup version of your grandma’s recipe: healthy and delicious, it’s ready to eat in 15 minutes!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 minutes
Total Time12 minutes
Course: Instant Pot Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: creamy white chicken chili, easy white chili, Instant Pot white chicken chili, white chicken chili recipe
Servings: 5
Calories: 510kcal
Author: Lisa Childs

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter or oil
  • one large onion diced
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 pound chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces*
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1, 4 ounce can of chopped green chiles
  • 2 cans Great Northern Beans drained
  • 1 cup corn fresh, frozen, or canned
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup half and half or heavy cream

Instructions

  • Press the saute button on the Instant Pot and adjust to high. Add butter and onion and let saute for about 5 minutes, then add garlic and saute for one minute more. Stir constantly to ensure the onions do not brown or burn.
  • While the onion is sauteing, season the chopped chicken with cumin, salt, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and paprika. Mix to coat the chicken. Add to the onion, and saute for 4 minutes.
  • Deglaze the pot with chicken broth and scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Add the green chiles, beans, and corn. Stir together.
  • Turn off saute mode, then lock the lid on the Instant Pot, turn the knob to sealing, and pressure cook on high pressure for 2 minutes. Perform a quick release (takes about 5 minutes to completely depressurize).
  • Stir in the sour cream and half and half or heavy cream and serve immediately.

Notes

  • Sautéing the onion and chicken is recommended for added flavor, but not necessary. For an even easier white chicken chili recipe, add all the ingredients to the Instant Pot except for the sour cream and heavy cream and cook as directed. Stir in the dairy products at the end as written.
  • *For extra protein, add an additional chicken breast (one chicken breast is usually about 1 pound.)

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 510kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 1140mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g