Instant Pot White Chicken Chili–this is a quick to make chili (only 5 minutes of pressure cooking time) that tastes like it’s been simmering all day. You can make this recipe with uncooked chicken or cooked chicken or turkey.
Instant Pot White Chicken Chili
I love easy soup recipes like this that start with sauteed onions and garlic and then are finished off with easy ingredients like jarred salsa and diced green chilies. It kind of hits the best of both worlds. The other good thing about this Instant Pot White Chicken Chili recipe is that it gives you the choice to use cooked or uncooked chicken.
The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook
This recipe comes from Barbara Schieving’s new cookbook, The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook. Barbara is the author of the blog, PressureCookingToday.com and is a friend of mine. She is so talented! This book has 200 fast and foolproof recipes that are for every brand of electric pressure cooker. So whether you have an Instant Pot or a Power Pressure Cooker XL or Crockpot Brand Pressure Cooker it doesn’t matter.
The first chapter is entitled Getting the Most from Your Electric Pressure Cooker. It has so many great tips and tricks and is a perfect read for someone who is new to pressure cooking. If you’re buying someone on your Christmas list an Instant Pot this year you’ll want to order this cookbook to go along with it. (Note: this book is temporarily out of stock but will be available on December 8th).
There are so many recipes that I can’t wait to try. Here is a short list of the one’s that intrigue me the most: steak and cheddar sandwiches, posole, creamy golden mushroom soup, Indian butter chicken, game day potatoes, lemon chicken scallopini, grown up mac and cheese, and mini creamy lemon pies.
Find out more about the cookbook and order your copy today! I know you’ll love it!
What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot White Chicken Chili I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I also own the 6 quart Instant Pot IP-LUX60 V3 Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker*. They are both great pressure cookers! The first one I mentioned has a yogurt making function but other than that they are fairly similar. The price difference between the two is about $20.
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Instant Pot White Chicken Chili
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minute (plus 5 minute pressure release)
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
This is a quick to make chili (only 5 minutes of pressure cooking time) that tastes like it’s been simmering all day. You can make this recipe with uncooked chicken or cooked chicken or turkey.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 3 cups (about 1 pound) of diced chicken*
- 2 cans (14.5 oz each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 jar (16 oz) salsa verde
- 1 can (4 oz) diced green chilies
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 cans (15.5 oz) cannellini beans or other white beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 3 Tbsp cold water
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, for seasoning
- Sour cream, diced avocado, tortilla chips, and shredded cheese, for serving
Instructions
- Select browning/saute and add the vegetable oil to the pressure cooking pot. When the oil is hot, add the onion. Saute for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Stir in the chicken, chicken broth, salsa, green chilies, cumin, red pepper flakes, and beans. Lock the lid in place. Select High Pressure and 5 minutes cook time.
- When the cook time ends, turn off the pressure cooker. Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes and finish with a quick pressure release.
- In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Select Simmer/Saute and add the slurry to the pot, stirring constantly until the chili thickens. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve topped with sour cream, diced avocado, tortilla chips, and shredded cheese, if desired.
Notes
*You can make this recipe with cooked chicken as well. I often buy a rotisserie chicken to use in quick, easy recipes like this, or I’ll use leftover chicken from another meal. The total cook time is the same with cooked or uncooked chicken.
Recipe is from The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook by Barbara Schieving.
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot
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Can I use frozen cut up rotisserie chicken in this recipe, and if so do I need to adjust the cooking time? Thanks!
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No, you don’t need to change the cooking time.
Delicious!!
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This chili was delicious! You were right about it tasting like it had simmered all day. My husband told me to tell you it was his favorite recipe.
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Oh how sweet. Tell him thank you!
This chili is delicious! Thank you for all your great recipes and all the time you put into this! It amazes me that someone complained that this recipe was posted under the “guise” of slow cooking!! How do you tolerate feedback like that and not lose your cool? I know for a fact that researching, testing and posting is time consuming and “most” of us truly appreciate it. Thank you again Karen!
Thanks so much Norma 🙂
Looks good! Would it work ok with chicken breast? Cooking time the same? I would like to double it… I have an 8 qt pot. Would the cooking time remain the same?
Yes chicken breast would work well. Keep the same cooking time. Doubling should be great in an 8 quart!
Do you have any nutritional information for this? I made it tonight! Amazing!!!
I followed this recipe to a T and found that it could use a little less liquid and a little less heat. Great for a cold evening, however. Thanks for sharing!!
Good to know, thanks Stephanie!
Hi and thank you for the recipes – This particular recipe states that five minutes is the magic number not including prep and sautéing time – With that said, why send recipes under the guise of “slow cooker” when most of the recipes shared are for instant pots/pressure cookers
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Hi Ron, usually I have a slow cooker version and a pressure cooker version of each recipe. Since I was doing a review for my friend Barbara’s book I didn’t link to a slow cooker version of this recipe. However, if you are looking for a white chicken chili recipe in the slow cooker I have some really good one’s!! Here are a couple: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/slow-cooker-thick-and-creamy-white-chicken-chili/ and https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/day-177-white-chili/
Looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing. Glad you liked the cookbook!
It’s awesome!!