Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili – this stuff is AMAZING! We’ve made it 3 times this month! We can’t get enough of it!!! Chicken, corn, black beans, chicken broth, diced tomatoes and green chiles, cumin, chili powder, onion, ranch seasoning, bacon, and cheddar cheese. We served the chili with some cornbread and Fritos. PERFECT! This is already on the menu again this weekend! YUM!
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This Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili has been on repeat in our house lately. It is SO good. It is also SOOO easy to make. Just dump everything in the slow cooker and close the lid. It literally takes about 5 minutes to prepare. I love easy dump meals like this one. Who’s with me?!?!?
How To Make Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili
This Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili is loaded with chicken, corn, black beans, diced tomatoes and green chilies, cream cheese, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, chicken broth, cheddar, bacon, and ranch. It is lick-the-bowl-delicious. You can use turkey bacon and low-fat cream cheese to cut down on the calories. I don’t suggest fat-free cream cheese. It just doesn’t melt into the soup very well.
There is a little kick in this Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili. If you are worried about the heat, make sure to buy a can of mild diced tomatoes and green chilies.
Make Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili on the Stove
If you don’t want to make this Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili in the slow cooker, you can make it on the stove. Just cook it on medium heat until the chicken is done. If you want to cut way down on the cooking time, use some chopped rotisserie chicken instead of the raw chicken breasts. If you use rotisserie chicken, dump all the ingredients in a Dutch oven, bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes.
What to Serve with Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili
As I said, this Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili is AMAZING! We served it with some cornbread sticks and Fritos. Perfect! It is also good leftover. Give this a try if you are looking for a new chicken chili recipe. You won’t regret it!
This Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili is on repeat at our house. We just can’t get enough of it. It is comfort food at its best. This is a very hearty chili, so you don’t need a lot to go with it. We usually just have the chili with some bread. Here are a few of our favorite bread recipes that go great with this Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili:
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Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili
Ingredients:
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (11-oz) can corn, drained
- 1 (15-oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (10-oz) diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup cooked chopped bacon
- 1 (1-oz) package ranch dressing mix
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions:
- Place chicken at bottom of slow cooker.
- Add corn, black beans, diced tomatoes and green chilies, chicken broth, cumin, chili powder, onion powder ranch seasoning and bacon. Stir together. Place cream cheese on top of chicken.
- Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
- Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred with 2 forks. Return to slow cooker. Stir cheddar cheese into chili.
Notes:
- Philadelphia brand cream cheese melts best in this recipe.
- If needed, use a whisk to fully incorporate the cream cheese.
https://shop.plainchicken.com/products/ranch-seasoning- Can I Freeze Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili? Yes. Cool the soup to room temperature and transfer to freezer bags. Store in the freezer for up to 4 months.
- Thaw and reheat the soup in the microwave, on the stovetop or in the crockpot.
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Has anyone ever used a non-dairy cream cheese with this? We have some dairy sensitive people in my house. Cheese is usually okay. Even the dairy in the ranch seasoning is fine. The cream cheese will do is in though, lol. But I recently found a non-dairy, vegan cream cheese. I’ve not actually used it for anything yet so not sure how it works as a sub.
I’ve never tried this with vegan cream cheese. If you’ve had success with vegan cheese in other recipes, go for it. Let us know how it turns out.
I have used DF cream cheese before in other recipes and it works great ☺️ I’m using DF cream cheese in this recipe today. I have dairy allergies in our house. I also substituted the ranch packet and made my own ranch seasoning.
Can i prep this night before in the fridge so it’ll be ready to turn on in the morning? i’m not a morning person, but if so would i need to increase the time with it all being cold? Thanks
you can prep it the night before. I woulnd’t think the cooking time would change much, if at all.
I didn’t notice the link to the homemade ranch, that actually might make a huge difference. I’m going to give it a go again trying that.
One of our house holds favorite recipe! I am now a baratric patient and want to make this. Do you might possibly know what that nutritional facts are for this?
Here is a good website to estimate that information: https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
When do you put in the cream cheese? After its done and when you put the cheddar cheese in? I got whipped cream cheese is.that an issue
Add the cream cheese in step 2. I’ve never made this with whipped cream cheese, but I would think it would be fine.
I still don’t understand when to put in the cream cheese. The instructions, after you have added everything else, say to put the cream cheese on the chicken, so do you put the cream cheese directly on the chicken beore the other stuff or on top of everything?
doesn’t matter – just put in in the slow cooker, cover and cook
My family loves this recipe. I use thighs and I always forget the rich dressing seasoning and replace it with queso sauce and ricotta cheese. Super flavors!! Thanks!!!
I seem to have the opposite issue of others. Both times I’ve made this it comes out pretty thick and not soupy at all. Should I just add more broth when I make again? The flavor is good but not a lot of soup/juice.
Yes – if your chili is too thick, just add some broth or water to get it to your preferred consistency.
Question.
Can this chili be served over noddle’s or rice?
My sister in law raved about this chili so I’m making it today. It’s in the crockpot now .
I definitely would just have it on it’s own. That’s just my personal opinion though. It’s delicious. We make it several times a month. My family loves it.
We started making a double batch and use noodles or rice with the left overs for a second meal.
I’ve made small pasta or rice as a side to chilis of all kinds and there are people who love to either put the chili over them or put them in the chili. I’ll even do you one better…..one of my husband’s favorite ways to eat this recipe is what we now joking call “taco potatoes”. We bake (microwave or oven) potatoes and he splits them down the middle and puts this on top of them……add shredded cheese, scallions, whatever you want on top as garnish as well and enjoy.
Can this recipe be doubled for the slow cooker?
Just depends on how big your slow cooker is
My answer would be yes. Didn’t fill half my Crockpot up. Would definitely need to double the recipe to feed a large family! It really is delicious and sinfully easy!😊
Hello my chicken is Frozen can i still make it with frozen chicken
yes
I made this for the first time today with two skinless boneless chicken thighs I needed to use up. As I have been othe Mediterranean diet for a while the only cheese I keep around is goat cheese and Walmart’s low fat fiesta blend. I didn’t add the cheese till I removed the chicken to shred. An hour later this soup was creamy and ready to serve. Our new favorite, it’s so good. I’ll be serving the left overs over a herbed wild rice tomorrow.
Is there any adjustment for it to be cooked in a instapot? Sorry new to the instapot game. LOL
I’m making this tonight in my IP. Gonna use frozen chicken and cook on hi for 10 mins than let it natural pressure release for 10 mins. Shred chicken and than add the cream cheese stir and serve.
I use instant pot. Only difference is I pressure cook for 13 minutes. Just dump it all in the pot. Can also make with frozen chicken but cook 18-20 minutes.
This is delicious. I used chicken thighs. My son suggested adding more corn & tomatoes next time. I added some diced jalapeños. We like a little heat. Great recipe. Easy ingredients that most people probably have in their pantry.
This is AMAZING! It can also be made with rotisserie chicken and takes less time..my family loves it! Also, in the crockpot now!
How long did you cook it with the rotisserie chicken? Thanks
This was absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for this easy, wonderful recipe. My husband is a vegetarian but I didn’t want him to miss out on this, so I used Impossible “ground beef” instead of chicken and omitted the bacon. I sautéed the crumbles for a few minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients. It was still so fantastic – I didn’t miss the meat at all. This is a crowd pleaser for sure, and I love that you can tweak it to meet your needs. THANK YOU! ❤️🙏🏼
Shannon, I was looking through comments hoping someone tried a vegetarian adaptation and let us know how it tasted. I’m a vegetarian and hope the beyond meat works as a substitute. I plan on replacing the bacon with carmelized onions. Thanks!
We love this recipe! I make a vegetarian version of it for 2 of my teens. I put in the Quorn meatless pieces and use vegetable broth. A really great tip when subbing in vegetable broth is to add some chicken flavored vegan broth base and seasoning. This version won’t need to cook quite as long.
This year I took first place with this recipe!!! It is definitely a winner!!
I used a can of diced tomatoes and a small can of diced chiles (forgot to grab a can of tomatoes/chiles from the store), and omitted the bacon. Turned out great! It was a little soupy for me, but I turned the crock pot back on for about an 1 hour and left the lid sligthly ajar to cook it down. The result was a nice thick creamy chicken chili! I may try stirring in some sliced corn tortillas next time (another trick i’ve used for thickening mexican style soups. The tortillas breakdown and thicken the soup!) Could be a little hotter for my tastes – but i’ll play with the heat next time!
I have made this before and loved it! I’m making it again today, but I found out that I have half the amount of cumin left that I need. Is there something I should put in place of it, or will it not make a huge difference to just leave it with less?
I don’t think it will make a huge difference. You can add extra chili powder if you would like.
I just won first place in the Chili cookoff at work today using this recipe!! It is sooooo yummy! Everyone loved it!
Congratulations!
I took 3rd place in a chili contest with this recipe, it was awesome.
Congratulations!
Can this be cooked on high for 3.5 hours?
yes
Your recipes are always a hit with my family! Thank you for helping me to enjoy cooking. I was skimming the above comments trying to see if some already asked….but there are soooo many comments😅. So my question is can I stick frozen chicken in the crockpot?…or must it be thawed? Thank you for your help!
You can use frozen chicken.
Good morning I am making this chili today but have no chicken breast. Do you think it would work if I put in leftover rotisserie chicken at about the last hour?
yes
Can this be cooked on high in the slow cooker?
yes
I’m out of cream cheese! 🤦🏻♀️ Is it still good with just the cheddar??
I prefer it the way it is written. You can make it however you would like.
So amazing!! My husband and loved this. This will be on rotation through the fall and winter at my house. Thanks so much for sharing!
Looking forward to making this, but im in Australia and we dont have Ranch Dressing Mix. I thought about making it from scratch using the recipe, but we also dont have buttermilk powder. Any suggestions on what I can use instead please? Should I mix the herbs and onion powder with sour cream? Any other ideas please? Thanks.
When I don’t have the seasoning I just put ranch dressing in it
How much of the ranch dressing do you put if you don’t have the seasoning?
I loved this! I added an extra can of white beans, two additional cups of chicken broth, a jalapeño, and half a large white onion! I also pan fried the chicken in a little flour in the bacon grease before letting it all simmer on the stove.
I do not like canned corn, so can I use frozen roaster corn kernels instead? Just dump them into crockpot without thawing them? Thanks
We love this recipe! I make it at least once a month. I use frozen corn all the time. It really doesn’t change anything