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Sour cream and avocado on top of a bowl filled with cream cheese chicken chili recipe.
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Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

This recipe is so easy to make and has a lot of flavor! The cream cheese adds a nice creaminess that you will seriously love.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Servings 8 servings
Calories 436kcal
Author Whitney Wright

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts fresh or frozen
  • 1 small yellow onion diced
  • 15 oz can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 15 oz can Great Northern beans drained and rinsed
  • 10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies undrained
  • 15 oz whole corn canned, undrained
  • 8 oz can diced green chiles undrained
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons dry ranch seasoning
  • 1 cup chicken broth or water
  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped and packed, about 1/2 bunch
  • 8 oz cream cheese

For serving

  • tortilla chips
  • cilantro chopped
  • sour cream
  • cheddar cheese or Mexican cheese blend
  • avocado

Instructions

  • To a large slow cooker add the frozen (or thawed) chicken breast. On top of the breasts add the onion, drained and rinsed black beans and white beans. 
  • Add the undrained diced tomatoes with green chilies, canned corn, diced green chilies, chili powder, cumin, and ranch seasoning.  Pour the chicken broth (or water is fine) overtop. Then add the cilantro. Place the cream cheese block overtop of everything. 
  • Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours. Remove the chicken breasts to a cutting board and shred the meat with two forks. Return the chicken to the crock pot and stir the cream cheese into the mixture. Cover and let cook for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the cream cheese has fully melted and incorporated evenly. 
  • Portion into bowls and garnish with cheese, cilantro, sour cream, avocado. We like to crush tortilla chips overtop too!
  • Serve immediately. 

Notes

Cream cheese can be regular or reduced fat.
If you want a thicker chili, reduce the amount of broth or water you add. For really thick only add ½ cup.

Nutrition

Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 825mg | Potassium: 1454mg | Fiber: 21g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1139IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 346mg | Iron: 9mg