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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Tried this for dinner tonight and it's a keeper, but I did have to make some tweaks. My chicken broth was low sodium so I had to add salt. And my chicken breasts were *huge* so I added a bit more water. But the biggest thing was the cumin and chili powder — the amounts in the recipe weren't nearly enough for my taste. I was a bit disappointed that the bacon sort of got lost among the other flavors… so next time I'm going to substitute smoked sausage. All in all, this is a great starter recipe that's easy to customize and the flavor is wonderful.
If I wanted to make this as a vegetarian, how would I do it? (Im okay with cheese), but any ideas on how I can replace the chicken?
Leave it out? Increase the black beans and corn.
Would you recommend pre-cooked bacon crumbles or do I need to make fresh cooked bacon for this recipe?
You can use any of the above. I’ve used precooked bacon crumbles and it is fine (and a huge timesaver!)
Since i’m only cooking for two people – how many days is it okay to eat the leftovers before having to freeze them?
I would say maybe 3 days?
Can I use canned chicken? I have everything else but fresh or frozen chicken on hand right now
Sure! It will be just fine. Enjoy!
How long should I cook it if using canned chicken.On high or low?
You can cook it on high or low. You only need to cook it until it is warm since the chicken is already cooked. You can also cook it on the stovetop. Bring it to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes.
I made it in a skillet and used leftover chicken that I shredded and added. Hubby isn’t a fan of ranch, so I didn’t tell him! Lol. He loves this . It’s so easy and tasty . Thanks for sharing
I'm out of cumin and chili pepper, do you have a suggestion for an alternative, or should I wait until tomorrow after I visit the stores. (I'm not going near any on this rainy black friday!) Lol
You could try some taco seasoning in a pinch
Can you make this with left over turkey from Thanksgiving instead of chicken?
Absolutely! Enjoy
This sounds amazing! However I have Ranch haters in my house. Do you think it would still taste good if I omit the ranch seasoning?
I saw comments that you can freeze this after cooking. Will the cream cheese freeze all right? I’ve frozen a block of cream cheese and the texture changed. I love to have soup available in the freezer. Thanks.
Could this be made into a dump meal for the freezer? Thinking I could put the raw chicken in a freezer bag, add remaining ingredients with cream cheese cubed. Then before serving, thaw ingredients overnight and cook in crock pot as directed.
Yes. I suggest not freezing the cream cheese. You can also put everything in the crockpot frozen if you don’t want to thaw it first.
I have all the ingredients to make this except bacon. Would it still be good without it?
I’m sure it will be fine. Enjoy!
Is it possible to sub regular ranch dressing for the powder mix? Will it taste the same and will it mix in? Anyone know?
Approximately how much do the two chicken breasts weigh? Is that about a pound of chicken?
Hi, what size slow cooker is used for this recipe? I just want to be sure the one I have is big enough to fit all the ingredients.
6-qt slow cooker
Made this and fell in love. Been asked to make 2 gallons of it. Okay straight up folks, I’m the worst at math. I’ve never cooked for large crowds and I’m panicked. I don’t want to screw it up. What would you guys do to figure out how to get the same result but increasing the ingredients to make up for 2 gallons. I have 6qt instant pot so I know I’ll have to buy an additional crockpot.