Skip to Content
Menu

Slow-Cooker Chunky Chicken Chili

  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Jump to Recipe
Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 25, 2022
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Jump to Recipe
Turn on your slow cooker and step aside, because you're in for a hearty treat with a twist. Our chunky chili chicken is made with dark meat chicken for a richer flavor, and the hominy gives it the texture your taste buds want. It's official: with only 5 minutes prep, making this delicious slow cooker chicken chili is the easiest thing you'll do today (and probably the most delicious too).

Slow-Cooker Chunky Chicken Chili

  • Prep Time 5 min
  • Total 9 hr 20 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 7
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Keep Screen On

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
  • 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Chili Seasoning Mix
  • 2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) hominy or Posole, drained
  • Sour cream, if desired
  • Cilantro, if desired
Make With
Old El Paso

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Place chicken in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Mix tomatoes, tomato sauce and chili seasoning; pour over chicken.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
  • Step 
    3
    Stir to break up chicken. Stir in hominy. Cover and cook on low heat setting 15 minutes until heated through. Serve chili with sour cream and cilantro. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Nutrition

365 Calories
14 g Total Fat
36 g Protein
31 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
365
Calories from Fat
125
Total Fat
14 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Cholesterol
95 mg
Sodium
1440 mg
Potassium
910 mg
Total Carbohydrate
31 g
Dietary Fiber
7 g
Protein
36 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
34%
34%
Vitamin C
30%
30%
Calcium
12%
12%
Iron
26%
26%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 4 Lean Meat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipe Tips

© 2026 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved

Reviews & Questions Section