I love making this Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot style! Not only is it easy to throw together in the crock pot, but it is so filling, healthy and bursting with flavor!
If you haven't had a crockpot green chile recipes before, you are in for a big treat!
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Why you will love our Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot
I don't know about you, but the last thing I've felt like doing this month is cooking. When I don't want to cook, I rely heavily on easy to make chicken recipes with staples like boneless skinless chicken, ground beef, and canned and frozen vegetables.
Our green chicken chili is one of my favorite things to make, and I owe it all to my first trip to New Mexico! This slow cooker green chile chicken is one of my favorite slow cooker recipes because it is made with diced green chiles, which come from Hatch, New Mexico!
Hatch green chiles are friggin amazing in this crock pot green chile chicken! These Hatch green chiles aren't "spicy" like some other chilis. Hatch green chiles have an amazing smoky flavor that I really love, and they are perfect for a crockpot green chili.
You can also refer to this Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot recipe as crockpot green chicken chile. I know that some people always spell it that way!
This recipe was inspired by my Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas that we shared a while back.
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Crock Pots are Perfect for Busy or Lazy People!
Wait...I take that back - I also haven't felt like grocery shopping much lately. I'm not the only one, right? It's at times like these that I make good use of the canned foods in the cabinet! Being a native Miami gal, I always have a hurricane supply section that is full of canned goods.
As long as I have either skinless chicken breasts or skinless chicken thighs in the freezer, I can easily make a slow cooker chicken dinner! I can throw together a recipe like this crockpot chicken green chili. Or even a green chili chicken crock pot tacos or salsa verde chicken!
I can usually find everything I need to throw together a quick but delicious meal with a few canned goods staples. Like I did with this crockpot green chile chicken. It's usually on one of those mornings when I know that I'm not going to feel like cooking once the day is through!
Those crazy days are perfect for making our slow cooker chicken green chili!
Why you should Stock your Pantry with canned goods
Having a fully stocked “Cantry” is the easiest way to save time and still enjoy a healthy home cooked meal like our crockpot green chicken chili. Yes, even on those days when you don't really feel like cooking!
This crock pot green chili is perfect for when you don't want to go out to eat or end up in the fast food drive-thru. Our slow cooker green chili chicken is homemade made easy.
Do you keep a stock of kitchen staples including canned goods? I know that most Floridians keep a pantry stocked full of hurricane supplies, but what about the rest of the world?
Canned goods are one of the best ways to get wholesome food to your family’s dinner table without a lot of fuss. Take this chicken green chili crock pot dinner as an example!
Our crockpot chicken green chile is easily thrown into a slow cooker in the morning. Then you have an amazing family meal when you get home from work. If you keep a bag of white rice on hand, you can even make crockpot green chile chicken and rice!
In the meantime, check out my Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot recipe!
Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot
Here are the ingredients that you will need to make our Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot
I used frozen boneless skinless chicken in this recipe because it's all that I had on hand. You can also use canned chicken, or fresh chicken if you have though that far ahead when planning your crockpot shredded green chile chicken.
- boneless skinless chicken - You can use anything from skinless chicken breasts to boneless chicken thighs
- diced green chilis - We recommend using Hatch green chiles
- Red Kidney Beans - You can use light red kidney beans or dark red kidney beans
- Black Beans - I prefer to use the black beans that are not seasoned
- Diced Tomatoes - you can also use Rotel diced tomatoes with green chiles if you want more heat in your chili
- Tomato Sauce - any type of tomato sauce will do, just make sure that you aren't using pasta sauce!
- Package Carrol Shelby's White Chicken Chili Kit (or another type of chicken chili seasoning package)
Optional: sliced Yellow onion and Sharp Cheddar Cheese and Sour Cream for garnish.
Please keep in mind that the exact amounts of each ingredient needed to make this crockpot green chili chicken are in the printable recipe card below.
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Instructions for how to make our Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot
Top Tips for making this healthy green chili chicken crockpot recipe
Whatever kind of chicken you are using, throw it into the crock pot with the other ingredients to cook. You will shred chicken after it is cooked for a better result! Shredded chicken just works much better in this green chili chicken crock pot recipe than big chunks!
Please note that you can use an Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi for this recipe, as long as you use the slow cooker feature.
Using a large slow cooker, turn the heat to low and add in your chicken, the sliced onion, can of diced green chiles (do not drain), the tomato sauce and can of diced tomatoes (do not drain).
Firstly, you are going to being by draining and rinsing the red kidney beans and black beans. After they are rinsed, you will add them to the other ingredients in the crock pot. Mix the Chicken chili seasoning packet with one can of water and pour it over the top of the contents of your crock pot.
Then cook on low for eight hours or on high for 4 hours.
Once you are done, shred chicken and stir everything together so that the chicken spreads throughout the chili!
Garnish with a heaping handful of shredded sharp cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream, if desired. Then sprinkle ground black pepper over the top to really bring those flavors to life!
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Variations and Additions to this Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot
While we think that this recipe is perfect all on its own, you are always welcome to make adjustments to anything we share. Just take note that if you change the recipe, it is not going to turn out exactly like our crack chili chicken.
- Extra Spicy - You can add chili pepper flakes or extra chiles if you want a spicy chili
- Deluxe - Offer the options of adding add guacamole, crispy onions or sharp cheddar cheese and sour cream on top!
- Kid friendly - If you would like to cut down on the chile flavor, stir in ¼ cup of cream cheese into the mixture to make it more mild.
See this chunky chicken chili version of this recipe on my website!
FAQS about our Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot
While I do not follow the KETO diet, I am very familiar with the low carb lifestyle! This recipe, made exactly as-is, contains about 20 net carbs per serving.
You can definitely make a chili without tomatoes, but I do not like those varieties. You can do a Google search for Chili recipes without tomatoes to find ideas for this.
While you do not technically need to stir chili being cooked in a crock pot, you can do it anyway! I recommend stirring about halfway through the cooking time to ensure that all of the ingredients absorb the seasonings evenly.
We recommend using the Ninja Foodi for slow cooking and everything else!
As I have mentioned in many of my slow cooker, pressure cooker and air fryer recipe posts, I absolutely LOVE my Ninja Foodi Pro! The Ninja FD401 Foodi 12-in-1 Deluxe XL 8 qt. Pressure Cooker & Air Fryer that Steams, Slow Cooks, Sears, Sautés, Dehydrates & More, with 5 qt. Crisper Basket, Deluxe Reversible Rack & Recipe Book can be found for under $180 on Amazon now! It has so many functions: programmable cooking functions to Pressure Cook, Air Fry/Air Crisp, Steam, Slow Cook, Yogurt, Sear/Sauté, Bake/Roast, Broil, Dehydrate, Sous Vide & Keep Warm.
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To print the recipe for this Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot, click the recipe card below!
I know that many people still like to print out recipes and keep them in a recipe binder, or simply have the printed recipe sitting in front of them when it comes time to cook!
Sometimes it is just easier to go off a recipe when it is printed right in front of you. Who wants to swipe their screen on their phone or tablet when their hands are greasy? So I love offering this option as well!
Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot
I love making this Green Chili Chicken Crock Pot style!
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken any type!
- 1 4.5 ounce can Old El Paso diced green chilis
- 1 15 ounce cans Goya Red Kidney Beans
- 1 15 ounce can Goya Black Beans
- 1 15 ounce can Muir Glen Diced Tomatoes
- 1 15 ounce can Muir Glen Tomato Sauce
- 1 package Carrol Shelby's White Chicken Chili Kit
- 1 large yellow onion sliced (optional)
- Sharp Cheddar Cheese and Sour Cream for garnish optional
Instructions
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Using a large slow cooker, turn the heat to low and add in your chicken, sliced onion, diced green chiles (do not drain), the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes (do not drain).
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Drain and rinse the red kidney beans and black beans, and add to the slow cooker. Mix the seasoning packet with one can of water and pour over top of the contents. Cook on low for eight hours.
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Once done, shred the chicken and stir so that it spreads throughout the chili!
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Garnish with cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream, if desired.
Did you know that the canning process is basically the same as it was several generations ago? The canning process locks in foods’ freshness, flavor and nutrients at the peak of ripeness. This is usually just hours after picking.
With canned foods, you can stock your pantry and know that you do not have to worry about expiration dates! Not anytime soon, anyway!
Did you know that 73% of Americans throw away expired foods, including rotten fruits and vegetables twice a week? I hate to admit it, but we are one of those families. I always start out with great intentions and buy fresh produce, thinking that we will eat so healthy all week!
Of course, most of our fresh fruits and veggies ends up sitting in the crisper until it starts to turn. Because like many families, I don't always have time to make an elaborate meal or cook with fresh produce. Using canned goods is just easier and less wasteful when it comes down to it.
It also saves tons of time washing, chopping and preparing ingredients to make meals like our green chile chicken crock pot dinner.
You can find lots of easy recipes using canned goods like our green chili chicken crockpot on the Cans Get You Cooking Facebook page! The Cans Get You Cooking Pinterest page has lots of canned goods recipes like our green chicken chili crock pot recipe. You can even see some of the cool recipes in action on the Cans Get You Cooking YouTube page.
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Vanessa: thequeenofswag
I wish I had a slow cooker to make this recipe as it looks amazing.
HilLesha
Nothing beats chili on a cold day!
Robin Gagnon
I use canned beans almost exclusively myself.
Kathleen
That looks so good. I love that it is really meaty and not soupy at all.
Nichol
My pantry always is stocked full of canned beans. I love white chicken chili with white beans, topped with green onions, cheese, tortilla chips and sour cream. So delicious!
Colleen
Love that it is made in a slow cooker makes it even easier to make! Sounds great too.
Lolo
That looks so good. I could go for a good bowl of chili!
Mellisa
This looks delicious. Whenever I need a quick weeknight meal and want to make chili I often turn to canned beans.
Theresa
This looks amazing Jenn.
Ty
That looks very, very tasty!
Leilani
I have never tried chicken chili before. This looks great!
Shell Feis
I buy a lot of canned fruit because I definitely throw away too much of the fresh stuff! We just don't have a big enough family for the quantities sold at the store. This recipe looks SO yummy!
Rachel
LOVE any good slow cooker recipe ...especially chili ones! This sounds so good.
Robin (Masshole Mommy)
Easy peasy and it sounds soooo delicious!
Ellen Christian
We buy tons of Muir Glen Organic Tomatoes. They are one of the few brands we buy and I use them in so many things.
Mitch
Yum! i'll be right over! I don;t have a slow cooker, I am afraid I would forget to come home and take the food out!
Cassie
This looks so easy and scrumptious. I'll be pinning for later making 🙂
ashley
I love my slow cooker! I've heard great things about white chicken chili but have never tried it. I'll have to pin this and change that.
Janeane Davis
I have a slow cooker I use from time to time. This recipe actually looks and sounds like something my family would really enjoy having.
Autumn
"Cantry" is such a fun word! This looks like a very delicious recipe. Chili is such a hard dish to get just right, but when you find something that works, you gotta stick with it. (I still haven't found one that I've been able to perfect, so I'm going to have to try your recipe!)
katherine bartlett
That looks delicious! I love chili so much
Toni
This looks so good!!! I love chili so I will have to try this.
Anne
Hi Jenn! Thanks so much for linking up to Thriving on Thursdays. This chilli looks gorgeous and although we're still sweltering here downunder, I'll be sure to save this for the cooler months. I'm featuring this at tomorrow's party.
Anne xx
Jenn
Oh wow! Than you so much!
Michelle
I was thinking about chicken chili last week and found that I lost my recipe. This looks great. I dig anything with green chiles. Thanks for sharing!