White Chicken Chili
Creamy white chicken chili with chicken breast, low-sodium white beans, jalapeño and cumin, finished with Greek yogurt instead of cream. About 23 g of carbohydrate per bowl.
One serving
One serving is about 1½ cups. Prep 15 min · Cook 35 min.
Steps
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion and jalapeños until soft, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the garlic, cumin and oregano and cook 1 minute.
Add the whole chicken breasts, chicken broth and great northern beans. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer until a thermometer in the chicken reads 165°F (74°C), about 20 minutes.
Move the chicken to a cutting board and shred it with two forks, then return it to the pot.
AI-generated illustrative image. Mash about 1 cup of the beans against the side of the pot to thicken the chili and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
Take the pot off the heat, stir in the Greek yogurt, lime juice and salt, and top each bowl with cilantro.
On the plate
A complete meal in a bowl, with protein, vegetables and a measured amount of carbohydrate: about 23 g per serving.
Nutrition
| Nutrient | Per serving (1/6 of recipe) |
|---|---|
| Calories (kcal) | 290 |
| Total carbohydrate | 23 g |
| Dietary fiber | 5 g |
| Total sugars | 3 g |
| Protein | 36 g |
| Total fat | 6 g |
| Saturated fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 550 mg |
Total carbohydrate includes fiber, as on US nutrition labels. Values are calculated from USDA FoodData Central for the ingredients as listed and are estimates. How we calculate.
Where these numbers come from
| Ingredient | Weight | Carbs | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| olive oil Olive oil | 14 g | 0.0 g | “Oil, olive, salad or cooking”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 171413 |
| onion Onion, raw | 150 g | 14.0 g | “Onions, raw”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170000 |
| garlic Garlic, raw | 12 g | 4.0 g | “Garlic, raw”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169230 |
| jalapeños Jalapeño, raw | 28 g | 1.8 g | “Peppers, jalapeno, raw”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168576 |
| cumin Cumin | 4 g | 1.8 g | “Spices, cumin seed”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170923 |
| oregano Oregano, dried | 2 g | 1.4 g | “Spices, oregano, dried”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 171328 |
| chicken breasts Chicken breast, skinless, raw | 680 g | 0.0 g | “Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 171077 |
| chicken broth Chicken broth, reduced sodium | 720 g | 2.7 g | “Soup, chicken broth, less/reduced sodium, ready to serve”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172888 |
| great northern beans Great northern beans, canned, low sodium | 500 g | 105.0 g | “Beans, great northern, mature seeds, canned, low sodium”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173791 |
| Greek yogurt Greek yogurt, plain, nonfat | 120 g | 4.3 g | “Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170894 |
| lime juice Lime juice | 15 g | 1.3 g | “Lime juice, raw”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168156 |
| salt Salt | 1 g | 0.0 g | “Salt, table”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173468 |
| cilantro Cilantro, fresh | 8 g | <1 g | “Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw”, USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169997 |
Counted as zero because the source has no value and the amount is 1 g or less per serving: cumin (); oregano (); salt ().
Calculation engine v1.3.0.
Swaps and variations
- Slow cooker
- Cook everything except the yogurt, lime and cilantro on low for 6 hours, until the chicken reads 165°F (74°C); shred it and finish as in step 6.
Storage
Refrigerate within 2 hours, up to 4 days, or freeze up to 3 months. Reheat to 165°F (74°C) and add the yogurt only after reheating.
Nutrition values are estimates calculated from USDA data for the ingredients as listed. This recipe is information, not medical advice; decisions about your diet belong to you and your healthcare team. How we calculate.
Printed from diabetesbites.com/recipes/white-chicken-chili. Nutrition per serving is calculated from USDA FoodData Central for the ingredients as listed.
FAQs
Quick answers about white chicken chili.
What makes white chicken chili creamy without cream?
Mashing some of the beans and stirring in Greek yogurt at the end.
How many carbohydrates are in white chicken chili?
About 23 g per bowl, with 5 g of fiber and 36 g of protein.
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