White chicken chili makes an easy and quick meal that is cooked entirely in your Instant Pot! This chili is full of great for Weight Watchers and uses a lot of zero-point ingredients such as green chilis, chicken, and beans. The chicken and beans are cooked in a flavorful chili broth and you can top your chili with corn, cheese, or wonton chips.
Chili and Soup are the ultimate Fall comfort food that everyone goes for when the weather starts getting cooler. It almost feels like Fall already here in the Midwest and I’ve been busting out the Instant Pot for making my Chicken and Gravy recipe and Weight Watchers Taco Soup recipe. Our Winter here sucked last time with all the damn blizzards and snowstorms we had. Not to mention the 12 ft of snow piled around everyone’s houses. I’m praying we have a mild Winter starting in December. *Fingers crossed* I can’t get a new SUV until May of next year and 4 Wheel drive cars are essential in the Midwest.
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Why You Will Like This Recipe
For this Instant Pot White Chicken Chili, the chicken cooks in the Instant Pot so you don’t have to worry about cooking it beforehand.
After the 10 minutes is up, you won’t believe how easy the chicken shreds! It’s almost magical watching that happen. There are many different topping options you can add to this chicken chili. See info below. Also try Easy Creamy Chicken Pot Pie Soup or Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup
There are different variations of white chicken chili out there and some recipes call for adding cream cheese or sour cream in the pot at the end when the chili is done cooking. Since this is a WW version of white chicken chili, I decided to leave the fun stuff like that out for you to make it zero points, but doesn’t that make this chili recipe sound so much better? If you want to make a creamy version of this opt for Greek Yogurt instead of cream cheese or sour cream and add it at the end of the cooking process.
Ingredients Needed for White Chicken Chili
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces - can use frozen
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium finely chopped onion - Adds depth and sweetness.
- 1 garlic cloves, minced - Essential for flavor!
- 1 tablespoon of cumin
- ¼ teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 4.5 oz chopped green chiles, undrained
- 1 15oz can white beans, drained and rinsed - Cannellini or Great Northern work great.
- 2 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons of nonfat plain Greek Yogurt - For creaminess without the calories.
- Optional toppings: cilantro, avocado slices, shredded cheese, crushed tortilla chips.
- Cheddar Cheese, Corn
Substitution Tips 🔁
- Chicken: Swap with ground turkey, leftover Thanksgiving turkey, or even plant-based chicken strips.
- Beans: Pinto or chickpeas work in a pinch.
- Greek Yogurt: Use light sour cream or blended cottage cheese for a similar creamy texture.
- Spice Level: Want more heat? Add a diced jalapeño or a dash of cayenne.
How to make Instant Pot White Chicken Chili
What I like about the Instant Pot is that it pretty much acts like a stove top. You can saute vegetables or cook ground beef or chicken in it first then finish cooking it in the Instant Pot.
Step 1 Sauté the Aromatics: In a large pot or Instant Pot (saute mode) over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add onion and cook for 3–4 minutes until soft. Add garlic, green chilies, and spices. Cook another minute.
Step 2 Saute the vegetables and onions for 10 minutes in the Instant Pot. Add chicken breast and stock. Set the Pressure Cook time to 10 minutes. When the time is up do a quick release and shred the chicken.
Step 3 Make It Creamy: Turn off the heat and stir in Greek yogurt and lime juice until smooth.
Serve: Ladle into bowls and top with your favorite toppings!
Toppings for Instant Pot White Chicken Chili
Like I mentioned above, all the ingredients in this chili/soup base are zero points. Some of the toppings will not be zero points so of course, you will have to use your WW app to figure out those extra topping add-ins.
- Wonton Strips
- Sliced Avocado
- Cilantro
- Corn
- A white shredded cheese
- Jalapenos
- Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
- Lime wedge
- Serve with some Instant Pot Jasmine Rice
Recipe FAQS
There are some foods that shouldn’t be made in an Instant Pot and some foods that should. This is a personal preference for me. Examples of foods that should be made in an Instant Pot are foods like White Chicken Chili, Soups, Stews, Roasts, and different types of meat
Yes you can, just follow the instructions and let it simmer for 10 to 20 minutes
Nope! You can use a stove or a slow cooker.
In order to freeze White Chicken Chili let the soup completely cool off before adding them to a freezer storage bag or your container of choice. When ready to eat the chili take the chili out and let it defrost and heat it up on a stove top or in the microwave.
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WW Instant Pot White Chicken Chili
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: 6
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American
Description
White chicken chili makes an easy and quick meal that is cooked entirely in your Instant Pot! This chili is full of great WW Freestyle zero point ingredients such as green chilis, chicken, and beans.
Ingredients
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces - can use frozen
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 medium finely chopped onion
- 1 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon of cumin
- ¼ tsp of black pepper
- 1 4.5 oz chopped green chiles, undrained
- 1 15oz can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained (such as Goya)
- 2 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons of nonfat plain Greek Yogurt
- Toppings
- Cheddar Cheese
- Corn
- Cilantro
Instructions
Set the Instant Pot to Sauté (Normal).
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and stir in onion. Cook 3–4 minutes until softened.
Add garlic, cumin, and black pepper. Cook for 1 more minute until fragrant.
Stir in chicken (fresh or frozen), green chiles (with liquid), beans, and chicken broth.
Cancel Sauté, then seal the Instant Pot lid.
Cook on Manual/High Pressure for 12 minutes (if chicken is frozen, do 15 minutes).
When done, Quick Release the pressure.
Carefully open the lid. Stir the chili.
Let it cool for 1–2 minutes, then stir in Greek yogurt until smooth and creamy.
Notes
WW Points: 0 points
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 251
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 498mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 44g
Jenna says
Yes you scrolled past it. It's in the post but I also updated the recipe instructions.
Sarah Hardy says
Do you have IP instructions? The title says Instant pot, but the instructions say over medium heat (as in using a stove top).
Susan says
Hi, I made this and doubled the recipe so I can take it to work for lunch. It was good, but as my husband said, it’s not really chili, it is soup. Regardless, it was healthy and good!