If you are looking for an easy chicken dinner, make this slow cooker cream cheese chili recipe. It is easily our favorite family dinner recipe that I can throw in the slow cooker and know I’ll have a delicious dinner later in the day.
For our crock pot cream cheese chicken chili you only need a few cans and seasonings, with chicken breasts and you will have a great dinner that everyone will love and enjoy. We even sometimes use it as a tip for tortilla chips. So good.
We will make this for an easy chicken dinner that is a change from the traditional roasted chicken breast recipe and honestly it’s even less work than some of the other chicken breast recipes. Make sure to keep this slow cooker chicken chili ready as football season is coming up too!
Ingredient Notes
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Black beans
- Undrained corn
- Rotel tomatoes and green chiles undrained
- Ranch dressing mix
- Cumin
- Chili powder
- Onion powder
- Cream cheese
How To Make Our Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chili Recipe
- To start this simple dinner recipe, start by getting out your slow cooker.
- Then place the chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Once the chicken is in the slow cooker, pour the drained and rinsed black beans, undrained corn, undrained rotel, ranch seasoning packet, cumin, chili powder, onion powder over top of the chicken.
- After all of the seasonings are in the slow cooker, place the cream cheese on top of the chicken, you can leave it whole.
- Then simply put the lid on the slow cooker and turn it on low for 6-8 hours.
- When the chili is done cooking, make sure the chicken is at least 165 degrees, then turn the slow cooker to warm, stir in the cream cheese and shred the chicken with a fork.
- After the chicken is shredded, stir everything together one last time, and then serve it with your favorite sides!
Storing and Other Tips
Store any leftover chili in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. You can reheat in the microwave or on the stove top.
The easiest way to shred the chicken is with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer when it’s hot. It’s so quick and easy.
Toppings for Chicken Chili
This creamy chicken chili is so good as is, but that doesn’t mean you can’t doctor it up a little more with some added flavor and textures.
- Tortilla strips/ crunched up tortilla chips
- Sour cream
- Shredded cheese
- Sliced avocado
- Diced tomatoes
- Cilantro
- Diced onions
Serving Suggestions
- Seven Layer Green Salad Recipe
- Disneyland’s Sweet Cornbread
- Easy Homemade Cornbread Recipe
- Sheet Pan Garlic Breadsticks Recipe
Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chili
Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can corn, undrained
- 1 can Rotel Tomatoes and Green Chiles, undrained
- 1 package ranch dressing mix
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 (8oz) package cream cheese
Equipment
Instructions
- Place chicken in bottom of slow cooker.
- Combine beans, corn, Rotel, ranch seasoning, cumin, chili powder and onion powder and pour over chicken.
- Place cream cheese on top.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Stir cream cheese into chili. Use 2 forks and shred the chicken. Stir together and serve.
Notes
- Tortilla strips/ crunched up tortilla chips
- Sour cream
- Shredded cheese
- Sliced avocado
- Diced tomatoes
- Cilantro
- Diced onions
Nutrition
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Drea
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