Why is it that whenever I am completely out of cream cheese, I find a million things I want to make with it and when I have a million sticks of cream cheese in my fridge, I can't find anything to make with it? Just before Thanksgiving, my grocery store had a killer deal on Philly Cream Cheese, so I bought 10 boxes, thinking I would use them up - no problem. Well, time flew by - as usual and I realized I still had 6 boxes of cream cheese that were expiring in a week. So, I have been making recipe after recipe with my cream cheese, because I refuse to let any go to waste!
This soup is one of those yummy recipes that helped me use up my cream cheese. It couldn't be any easier to throw together and it is LOADED with flavor. Usually, I am wishing things had more flavor, but with this soup, I was thinking it could use a tiny bit less flavor? It was seriously delicious and I know I will be making this one a lot, but next time, I am going to add slightly less seasonings.
This soup is one of those yummy recipes that helped me use up my cream cheese. It couldn't be any easier to throw together and it is LOADED with flavor. Usually, I am wishing things had more flavor, but with this soup, I was thinking it could use a tiny bit less flavor? It was seriously delicious and I know I will be making this one a lot, but next time, I am going to add slightly less seasonings.
Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
adapted from:Plain Chicken
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
1 can corn, undrained
1 can Rotel (tomatoes & gr. chiles), undrained
1/2 pkg. ranch dressing mix
1 tsp. cumin
1 Tbl. chili powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
2 chicken breast halves or 5 tenders, frozen
Place chicken in bottom of slow cooker. Combine beans, corn, Rotel, ranch seasoning, cumin, chili powder and onion powder and pour over chicken. Place stick of cream cheese on top. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir cream cheese into chili. Use 2 forks and shred the chicken. Stir together and serve. Yield: 3-4 adult servings.
Jenn's Notes: This was delicious, but next time I will add slightly less seasonings, because it had just a little too much flavor (yes that is possible). I added some water at the end to reach my desired consistency.
**Update (11/16/2012) - I have decided I like this recipe best without adding any ranch dressing mix.
**Update (11/16/2012) - I have decided I like this recipe best without adding any ranch dressing mix.
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