A recipe Bekah’s family recommended from The Chunky Chef. We’ve increased the amount of cream cheese and removed the cilantro. For a similar recipe, see Cream Cheese Slow Cooker Chicken or the soup tag.

Summary

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes (pressure cooker) to 8 hours (slow cooker on low)

Ingredients

  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 15oz cans great northern beans
  • 1 15oz can of whole kernel corn
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 3/4 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 4oz cans diced medium green chilies
  • 8 oz cubed cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup half and half
  • avocados
  • sour cream
  • tortilla strips
  • shredded Monterey jack or Mexican cheese

Directions

  1. Dice yellow onion: 1, mince garlic: 2 cloves, and trim excess fat from boneless skinless chicken breasts: 1 lb
  2. Open, drain, and rinse 15oz cans great northern beans: 2. Open and drain 15oz can of whole kernel corn: 1.
  3. Add the chicken to bottom of slow cooker or pressure cooker and top with onion, garlic, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1/2 tsp, cumin: 1 tsp, oregano: 3/4 tsp, chili powder: 1/2 tsp, cayenne pepper: 1/4 tsp, great northern beans, corn, 4oz cans diced medium green chilies: 2. Top with diced onion, minced garlic, great Northern beans, green chiles, corn, chicken broth and cilantro. Stir.
  4. Stir before covering and cooking in a slow cooker on LOW for 8 hours, on HIGH for 3-4 hours, or in a pressure cooker on HIGH for 20 minutes.
  5. Remove chicken to shred before returning to slow/pressure cooker.
  6. Add cubed cream cheese: 8 oz and half and half: 1/4 cup, stir, then cover and cook on HIGH for 15 minutes (not under pressure), or until chili is creamy and slightly thickened.
  7. Stir well and serve with avocados, sour cream, tortilla strips, shredded Monterey jack or Mexican cheese

Tip: To get a smoother blend of cream cheese, whisk the soften cream cheese and a few ladles of chili to a small mixing bowl before adding to the pot with the half and half.