White Bean and Chicken Slow Cooker Chili

My goal this November is to cook more and eat out a bit less. To kick things off, I am trying out a slow cooker white bean and chicken chili. Below are the ingredients, instructions, and calorie/protein profile for this cozy dish. This recipe will make 4-6 servings.

Ingredients

-1 lb boneless skinnless chicken thighs, 640kcal

-1 large yellow onion, 60kcal

-1 10oz bag shredded carrots, 120kcal

-2 large celery stalks, 20kcal

-1 15oz can cannellini beans, 350kcal

-2 4oz cans diced green chile peppers (I prefer mild, but get spicy if that's your thing), 40kcal

-1 15oz can diced tomatoes (may make your white chile a bit red, but tomatoes are worth it 🥰), 90kcal

-3 tbs minced garlic or garlic paste, 45kcal

-1 32oz container low-sodium free range chicken broth, 20kcal

-cooking spray

-cumin

-salt

-pepper

-oregano

-intuitively use the spices in your pantry

Instructions

1. Coat your slow cooker in chicken spray, season the chicken with the spices you think will taste good, and set the chicken in the slow cooker.

2. Chop up the onion and celery and add them to the slow cooker, along with the carrots and beans (drain and rinse the beans first).

3. Sprinkle more seasoning on top of the vegetables.

4. Add the green chiles, tomatoes (drain the tomatoes if you want a broth that is less red), garlic, and broth, and stir everything together. If you are a spice master, you can add more spices to the broth, or wait until the chili cooks and see if you need to add more (because you can always add more, but you can't add less).

5. Cover the slow cooker, plug it in, and cook the chili on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours.

6. Check to see if the chicken is done (use a meat thermometer or take a thigh out and cut into it to make sure there's no pink), and if it is, shredd the chicken with two forks and stir everything together.

7. Serve, store, or put the slow cooker on warm to serve later. Yay chili!

Nutrition Summary

Total: 1385kcal, 140g

4 servings: 346kcal, 35g protein

5 servings: 277kcal, 28g protein

6 servings: 231kcal, 23g protein

(Note, nutritional values will vary based on your ingredients, but this will help you guestimate your macros when eating this recipe)

Inspiration recipe: https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-slow-cooker-white-chicken-chili-215412#post-recipe-11188