Slow Cooker Chicken Chili with Greens and Beans

Beans, greens and chicken come together with tomatoes in a thick and creamy broth. This recipe, as with most chili recipes, doesn't need to be exact and can be altered to fit your taste or what you have on hand. The choice of greens is up to you - my first choice is kale, but you can use spinach, turnip greens, collards or a combination (my favorite)! If you use fresh greens, wash and chop them very fine before adding them to the slow cooker.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 345 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 cups chicken broth
• ½ cup diced onion
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes
• 2 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 tablespoons chili powder, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon garlic and herb seasoning, or more to taste
• 2 cups canned black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups canned white beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 ½ cups frozen cooked kale

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place black beans, white beans, tomatoes, and kale in a slow cooker.

Step 2

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer the onion to the slow cooker.

Step 4

Sprinkle with chili powder, garlic and herb seasoning, and salt.

Step 5

Place the chicken breast halves on top, then pour the chicken broth into the slow cooker.

Step 6

Cook on Low for 6 hours. Remove the chicken breasts, and shred or cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Stir the shredded chicken back into the chili.

Step 7

Stir in the heavy cream, allow to heat for a few minutes, and serve.