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A bowl of chili topped with shredded cheese and green onions, surrounded by avocado slices and a can of Coca-Cola, on a wooden table with a blue cloth.

Slow Cooker Chicken Chili with Cola

It may sound all kinds of wrong to consider making chicken chili in the slow cooker using a can of cola, but once you try it, I'm confident you're going to love it. The Coke adds a hint of sweetness that balances out the spice so that every flavor in this recipe just comes alive on your palate.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 353 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup frozen peppers can use fresh
  • 1/2 cup frozen onions can use fresh
  • 15 ounces black beans rinsed
  • 15 ounces red chili beans not rinsed
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 7 ounces green chiles, chopped
  • 28 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
  • 7 1/2 ounces cola one mini can of Coke
  • 1 ounce chili seasoning

Instructions
 

  • To your slow cooker add the chicken, peppers and onions, black beans, chili beans, garlic, green chiles, chili seasoning, tomato sauce, barbecue sauce and the whole can of cola. Stir and cover.
  • Cook on low for six hours.
  • When done ladle into bowls and serve with your favorite chili toppings, such as sour cream or plain Greek yogurt or shredded cheese.

Notes

The recipe as written breaks out the onions and peppers into separate ingredients. However, if you find a peppers-and-onion mix in the freezer section of your supermarket, grab it. You can use one cup of that mix. Alternately, you can use fresh ingredients but frozen cuts down on prep time.
As you can see from the photos, I used actual Coca-Cola when making this chicken chili recipe. However, you can substitute another brand of cola or even a generic version. Don't have Coke? Try Dr. Pepper instead.

Other Recipes Using Cola

Here are other recipes on this blog where cola or soda is an important ingredients
No Bake Dr Pepper Pie
Slow Cooker Chicken Chili with Cola
Dr. Pepper Sloppy Joes in the Crock Pot

Nutrition

Calories: 353kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 28gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 1587mgPotassium: 1344mgFiber: 13gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 708IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 5mg

Disclaimer

Please note that nutrient values, if included with the recipe, are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability/substitution and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.

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