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 boneles sskinless 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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Can I use real bacon bits instead
You can use precooked bacon crumbles.
This is delicious! Great recipe – Thanks for posting! I had to make one change as I was out of the canned diced tomatoes and chilis. I had diced fire-roasted tomatoes and a can of green chilis, so I added those instead (close enough 😁) Very tasty! 😋
Love this recipe! I was planning to make it for a friend who is due soon. Is this recipe freezer friendly? If so, how would it warm up best?
Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.
I noticed one person said the bacon flavor didn’t come through. I put in the fried bacon, but I also added 2 raw slices of bacon on top of the mixture. As it cooked it released a bit of bacon grease which gave it a better bacon flavor. I also thickened the chili a bit by adding corn starch to the sauce.
Love this! Made it for the first time last night. Do you have the nutrition facts and serving size you usually go with? I followed it to a tee. Thanks!
Here are two websites that you can use to estimate the nutritional information:
https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
https://whisk.com/recipe-nutrition-calculator
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My husband loves this meal and begs me to make it! It’s quick and yummy, and I always double mine to make sure we have leftovers.
I used hot green chilis and tomatoes which gave it a nice kick, and I add the bacon at the end to keep it crispy.
Love! Thanks again!! 🙂
I am eating this now as I type this. It is so GOOD ! Most definitely will make this again and again. I did add 1/2 of a jalapeño , one can of pinto beans and since I only had a pkg. of Spicy Ranch Dressing instead of the regular ranch I used that. Other than that , everything stayed the same. So very good.
This chili is delicious. I did add a 4 oz can of green chiles for a little extra heat. Will definitely be adding to our soup rotation. Quick and easy to put together and let the crock pot do all the work.
I’ve made this many times since finding the recipe a couple of years ago. My cream cheese suggestion for people trying this out for the first time is to cut the brick into big chunks. Then, either put it on the chicken before the beans, corn, tomatoes, etc or make sure it’s down in the veggie layer and not sitting on top. Having the cream cheese under everything helps it to melt and incorporate better. Awesome recipe!! It’s a family favorite.
Can you use frozen chicken breasts?
yes
This recipe wss amazing, I used 1 full cooked rotisserie chicken & I doubled the recipe (bigger family obviously) but I added a half teaspoon of paprika and a tablespoon of Cayenne pepper for a little bit more spice. It was amazing.
Double all the veggies, chicken broth and spices for my family. Put cream cheese on top of chicken small chunks. It melts better.
Delish. I wanted easy for a small holiday party. Lots of compliments and requests for recipe. Big hit. Will definitely make it again.
Mine still has a bit to cook, but I went to check chicken and the cream cheese broke up into a million pieces. It’s not really curdled, but not what I expected. Hoping this all comes together at the end when I add the cheddar. Did I do something wrong here?
Use a whisk to incorporate the cream cheese.
Can you use cream style corn if you don’t have regular corn?
I think that would be fine.
Made this to have after a cold and rainy football Friday. It was a huge hit!
Could I use canned chicken in this?
Thanks,
Jody
I just won my friend group’s chili cook off with this recipe! Haha, I rarely ever win things so I’m stoked. I subbed chopped rotisserie chicken for the chicken breast and I added two cored and diced jalapeños. It was 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻! Thank you!
Amazing! Doubled for a hectic week so we had it 3 times and it was a huge hit. Thank you.
I am going to make it tomorrow for the second time. So good the first time, maybe a little rich. I might cut down on cream cheese a little unless you have any suggestions. This recipe is a keeper. Thank you.
I am not a tomato guy at all. What could I substitute for tomatoes in this or could I make it without the tomatoes the recipe calls for?
You can omit them or add anything else that you enjoy.