White chicken chili is probably one of my favorite winter meals. I make it at least 3 times every winter season. One thing I love about it is that it’s really versatile. You can adjust the spiciness to your liking, you can add extra veggies if you want. It’s super easy to customize to your liking! 

Ingredients for White Chicken Chili:

• Chicken: I like cooking the chicken with this recipe because it turns out so moist and flavorful, you could also use leftover or rotisserie chicken to reduce cooking time. 
• Bone broth: I like to use bone broth instead of chicken broth for extra protein. Homemade is always preferred because it’s basically free to make and has better flavor! My bone broth recipe is here if you want to try it out.
• Onion & garlic: Can you make any soup without these? No. Fresh minced garlic is always preferred for the most flavor.
• Poblano peppers: Usually poblanos have no heat to them. I feel like they have a smokey flavor and just more depth to them, but feel free to substitute green peppers if you can’t find them. Anaheim peppers would also work too!
• Jalapeños: I feel like grocery store jalapeños hardly have heat these days. If you want to keep this mild, make sure to remove the seeds. I like medium spice, so I keep the seeds. 
• Great northern beans: Feel free to substitute cannellini beans or even black beans here. 
• Spices: Salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, and chili powder are a must. Add ¼ of a teaspoon of cayenne to reach your desired spice level. My favorite salt is Redmond Real Salt, its packed with minerals. Use the code HAPPYHOME to save some money!
• Cream cheese: I used ⅓ less fat here so the nutrition fit my macros better, but feel free to use regular cream cheese. 
• Optional: Cilantro (I add half a bunch, chopped), corn (canned or frozen), another variety of beans
• Toppings: Avocado, cilantro, sour cream, squeeze of lime, crushed tortilla chips

Even though this recipe requires a little bit of chopping (peppers, onion, garlic), I still think it’s a pretty easy recipe with minimal dishes. Once you chop the peppers, its pretty much toss into the crockpot and let it cook!

If you are a gardener and grow peppers, I like to chop my poblano, jalapeno, and anaheim peppers and throw them in the freezer. Then with a recipe like this I can just toss them in!

You could prepare this as a freezer meal for yourself or a friend. I would recommend adding the chicken, peppers, garlic, onion, and spices, into a gallon bag. Then when you are ready to cook, just dump the gallon bag, bone broth, and beans into the crockpot to cook. Add the cream cheese as stated in the recipe.

I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do!