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Best Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili Recipe

Author: Sarah Jenkins
Creamy Crack Chicken Chili is a hearty, flavorful chili recipe packed with succulent chicken, beans and veggies, a creamy texture, and a medley of spices. Its comfort in a bowl, and totally addicting!
5 from 45 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course, main dish, Soup, tailgating
Cuisine American, Tex-Mex
Servings 8 cups
Calories 395 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 large yellow onion chopped
  • 1 ½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 14.5 oz cans chicken broth
  • 4 oz can green chiles (or ½ cup roasted hatch chiles
  • 15 oz canned corn
  • 15 oz great northern beans (or other white beans)
  • 2 15 oz cans black beans
  • 1 oz ranch seasoning (usually one packet)
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tp cumin
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 6 slices bacon (crumbled)
  • cheddar cheese, green onions, cilantro and sliced jalapeno for serving.

Instructions
 

  • In a large dutch oven, sauté the chopped onion on medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute more.
  • Add the chicken breasts and cook for a couple of minutes on each side.
  • Add the broth, hatch chilies corn, diced tomatoes, white beans, black beans ranch seasoning, and spices.
  • Cook the chili on medium heat for about 30 minutes, allowing it to simmer lightly on the stove. Stir occasionally.
  • Remove the chicken from the chili and, using two forks, shred it on a cutting board. Return the shredded chicken to the pot. (Note - if you're opting to use a rotisserie chicken instead of raw chicken breasts, this is where you'd add it)
  • Add the cubed cream cheese and stir it into the chili until melted, about 5 minutes.
  • Spoon the chili into bowls and top with bacon crumbles, cheddar cheese, green onions, cilantro, sour cream, tortilla strips and jalapeno.

Notes

  • Use shredded or chopped rotisserie chicken to make this dish easier!
  • See instructions above to make this in an Instant Pot dish, or a slow cooker crack chicken chili
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 28gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 1016mgPotassium: 735mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 857IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 91mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken stock, chili, cilantro, cornbread, cream cheese frosting, crockpot, easy dinner, easy weeknight dinner, great northern beans, hands off dinner
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