Instant Pot White Chicken Chili Recipe
This easy Instant Pot White Chicken Chili is loaded with tender chicken, creamy beans, spicy tomatoes, and finished with melty cream cheese for a rich, comforting meal ready in under an hour.
Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts
- 15 oz black beans drained and rinsed
- 15 oz white beans drained
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 15 oz corn with juice
- 10 oz Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilis with juice
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon chili powder or to taste
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 0.4 oz ranch dip or dressing mix
- 8 oz cream cheese cut into 6 pieces
- ½ cup chopped cilantro for garnish
- 1 avocado diced, for garnish
- tortilla chips or baked potatoes for serving
Instructions
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the Instant Pot.
- Add the black beans, white beans, chopped onion, corn with its juice, and Rotel with their juice on top of the chicken. Don’t stir.
- Sprinkle chili powder, cumin powder, and ranch dressing mix evenly over everything.
- Gently pour chicken broth over the ingredients without stirring.
- Top with cream cheese pieces. Seal lid, set valve to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.
- Let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure.
- Remove the chicken breasts, shred with two forks, and return shredded chicken to the pot.
- Stir everything together until cream cheese is melted. Serve hot with avocado, cilantro, and tortilla chips or baked potatoes.
Notes
For a shortcut, use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken and add at the end using the sauté mode. Freeze leftovers in portions for easy meals later.