Description
This comforting White Chicken Chili Recipe with Cream Cheese is a flavorful slow-cooked meal combining tender chicken breasts, black beans, corn, Rotel tomatoes with green chiles, and creamy cheese. It’s a hearty and creamy chili perfect for cozy dinners, made easy in a Crock Pot with simple ingredients and optional fresh toppings.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, thawed and trimmed of fat
- 1 ounce taco seasoning
- 1 ounce ranch seasoning mix
- 15 ounces canned black beans, undrained
- 15 ounces canned corn, undrained
- 10 ounces canned Rotel tomatoes with green chiles, undrained
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- Tortilla strips
- Shredded cheese
- Avocados
- Lime juice
- Cilantro
Instructions
- Layer Ingredients: Place the trimmed chicken breasts at the bottom of the Crock Pot. Cover them with the canned black beans, canned corn, and Rotel tomatoes with green chiles, all undrained. Sprinkle the taco seasoning and ranch seasoning mix evenly over the top. Finally, place the cream cheese on the very top without mixing.
- Cook: Set the Crock Pot to cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours, or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
- Shred: Remove the chicken breasts carefully from the Crock Pot and shred them using two forks.
- Mix: Stir the chili thoroughly to incorporate the cream cheese as it melts, creating a creamy texture throughout the chili.
- Combine: Return the shredded chicken to the Crock Pot and mix it well into the chili to combine all the ingredients evenly.
- Serve: Ladle the chili into bowls and top with your choice of tortilla strips, shredded cheese, sliced avocados, a squeeze of fresh lime juice, and chopped cilantro.
Notes
If preferred, add cream cheese at the end of cooking; ensure it is at room temperature. An immersion blender can be used to fully incorporate the cream cheese for extra smoothness. Thin the chili with chicken broth or water if it becomes too thick after adding the shredded chicken. For reheating, add a splash of water or broth to maintain creaminess.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg