White Bean Chicken Chili is an easy to prepare high protein and fiber meal all made in the instant pot. White beans and corn provide fiber, while the green chiles, spices, and broth make it a flavorful dish.
Why You’ll Love White Bean Chicken Chili
Chili is an easy meal to get in both protein and fiber. This White Bean Chicken Chili mixes up the traditional beef and tomato-based chili, yet still provides a high protein and fiber meal.
Chicken is the main protein source, but the beans add extra protein. Fiber comes from the beans and corn. Each serving provides 39 grams protein and 10 grams fiber. There’s lots of flavor in this dish from the chiles, spices, and broth. All ingredients are added to the instant pot for an easy meal to prepare.
Ingredients
- Olive oil: oil for sautéing the onion and garlic.
- Onion: filled with antioxidants and provides flavor.
- Garlic: more antioxidants and flavor.
- Chicken breast: the main protein source of the meal.
- White beans: the main fiber source of the meal that also adds protein along with folate, iron, potassium, and magnesium.
- Corn: provides more fiber and filled with nutrients including carotenoid, an antioxidant that lowers inflammation in the body.
- Green chiles: adds spice to the chili.
- Cumin, chili powder, & paprika: lots of flavor and spice.
- Broth: the liquid for the chili and adds flavor. I used chicken broth. Bone broth can also be used to add extra protein.
How to Make White Bean Chicken Chili
Set Instant Pot to sauté. Warm oil, then add onion. Cook for a few minutes and then add garlic. Cook for about 30 seconds. Turn off sauté.
Add chicken, drained beans, drained corn, chiles, cumin, chili powder, paprika, and broth. Stir to combine. Set Instant Pot to pressure cook for 12 minutes. Then, release pressure.
Take chicken out to shred and then stir back in. Enjoy! Serve with bread or rice if you want more carbs.
How to Store White Bean Chicken Chili
Once cooled, store in meal prep containers in the refrigerator for 4 days or in the freezer for a few months.
Tips
- If you do a lot of endurance exercise or currently training for a race or competition, then you will want more carbs with this meal. Serve with rice or bread.
- White Bean Chicken Chili freezes well. Store in individual meal prep containers once cooled so you can easily thaw when you need a quick meal.
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White Bean Chicken Chili in Instant Pot: High Protein & Fiber
Equipment
- 1 Instant pot/pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 white onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound chicken breast
- 2 (15 ounce) cans white beans, drained
- 1 (7 ounce) can green chiles
- 1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
- 2 cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to sauté. Warm oil, then add onion. Cook for a few minutes and then add garlic. Cook for about 30 seconds. Turn off sauté.
- Add chicken, drained beans, drained corn, chiles, cumin, chili powder, paprika, and broth. Stir to combine. Set Instant Pot to pressure cook for 12 minutes. Then, release pressure.
- Take chicken out to shred and then stir back in. Enjoy! Serve with bread or rice if you want more carbs.
Notes
- If you do a lot of endurance exercise or currently training for a race or competition, then you will want more carbs with this meal. Serve with rice or bread.
- White Bean Chicken Chili freezes well. Store in individual meal prep containers once cooled so you can easily thaw when you need a quick meal.
