Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
Okay this one’s guaranteed to be a crowd favorite. Pretty hard to mess it up and pretty hard for any chicken + cheese combo to taste bad, am I right?
You know me - I don’t share anything complicated with ya’ll! Last note in case you needed more convincing is that Joe’s asked me to make this every week.🥴 Prob not gonna happen but it is becoming a go-to for meal prep.
This recipe was inspired by the blogger “Yummy Healthy Easy”, but I made some tweaks based on what I had and also to up the protein and fiber a bit!
Tag me in your creations on IG (@ashleykhristinefitness) so I can see!!
Here’s what it is:
1 block of regular Cream Cheese Spread (light cream cheese will save you fats, but I had trouble finding any!)
1 15 oz can Pinto Beans
1 15-oz can Organic Diced Tomatoes (or Rotes tomatoes)
3 lbs (4 large), Raw Chicken Breasts
1 15 oz can Organic Black Beans
1 package of ranch seasoning (I use off-brand)
Cumin, garlic, chili powder, onion powder, sea salt, and pepper to taste. I never measure seasonings I follow my heart.
Directions:
Drain and rinse the beans. Place chicken at the bottom of the crock pot, then pour everything on top.
Top with seasonings and ranch dressing mix. Stir together.
Place cream cheese block on top. Cover with lid and cook on low for 6-8 hours or if you have a Ninja air fryer/pressure cooker like me, “high” on slow cook mode for 4 hours.
Once done, take chicken out and shred with 2 forks, then throw it back in! Stir and enjoy.
Nutrition for the TOTAL recipe:
197g protein, 184g carbs, 95g fat at 2,371 calories
Divide the whole thing into equal-sized servings - however many you want. I divided mine into 6 and put in glass Tupperware.
You can weigh it out to be sure each serving is the same if you want. Then change the number of servings in MyFitnessPal to be 1/6 (.16) when you eat it.
Little trick when creating a recipe in MyFitnessPal so you can track this easily:
Set the “Number of servings” to 1.
Add in each ingredient manually. (Except the seasonings, so like 5 ingredients)
You’ll get the total calories/macro breakdown to look similar to what mine is above. Add it to your food diary - the WHOLE recipe.
Divide the recipe into equal-sized servings in preferably glass Tupperware. I did 6 servings but you can do more or less.
Change the serving size to match what fraction you ate.
