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White Chicken Chili Recipe with Cream Cheese

Anna Smith
This White Chicken Chili recipe with cream cheese is perfect for a chilly evening. Just dump the 7 ingredients in your Crock Pot and in a few hours you'll have a deliciously creamy chili ready for dinner!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 397 kcal

Equipment

  • Crock-Pot 6-Quart Cook & Carry Oval Manual Portable Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • ▢2 chicken breasts thawed and trimmed of fat
  • ▢1 ounce taco seasoning 1 packet or 2-3 tablespoons
  • ▢1 ounce ranch seasoning mix 1 packet
  • ▢15 ounces canned black beans undrained
  • ▢15 ounces canned corn undrained
  • ▢10 ounces canned Rotel tomatoes with green chiles undrained
  • ▢8 ounces cream cheese

Instructions
 

  • Place chicken on the bottom of a Crock Pot and cover with the remaining ingredients. The cream cheese goes on the very top.
  • Cook chili on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.
  • When the chili is done, remove the chicken breasts and shred. Stir the chili together to mix the cream cheese and then add the shredded chicken.
  • Top with desired toppings like tortilla strips, shredded cheese, avocados, lime juice, and cilantro.

Notes

If you want to wait to add the cream cheese until the end, make sure it's at room temperature before you add it. You can also puree it in a blender with a little broth to get it really smooth before adding it to the soup.
If you want to add it in at the beginning (like I do), you can use a small immersion blender or frother to incorporate any pieces that haven't melted down.
Instead of cream cheese, you can use heavy cream or half and half to get a really smooth texture. Start with 1/2 cup and add it 30 minutes before serving. Taste and add more as desired.
The chili will thicken up once you add the shredded chicken back in, so if you want to thin it out even more, you can add a few cups of chicken broth or even water before serving.
To reheat this soup, put a serving in a microwave safe bowl and add a few tablespoons of water. Cover and heat on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Stir to incorporate the water and enjoy!
Nutrition:
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 737mg | Potassium: 540mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 774IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg