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Cream Cheese Chicken
To Make It In A Slow Cooker…
To Make It In A Pressure Cooker…
Serving Suggestions For Cream Cheese Chicken
Cream Cheese Chicken

Whether you’re Team Slow Cooker or Team Pressure Cooker, we can all agree on one thing: dinner doesn’t get much easier than this!

In my experience, the most satisfying meals are often the ones that take the least amount of time and effort to make. I find that the more time I spend preparing and cooking something, the higher my expectations become, which means I rarely end up feeling like a laborious or complicated meal was worth the effort!

The inverse holds true as well—if all I have to do is dump a few different ingredients into my crockpot (or Instant Pot), I barely have time to consider my expectations, let alone raise them sky-high! So ultimately I’m much more likely to enjoy /eating/ my low-effort meal, and more likely to make it again in the future too.

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And all of that very much applies to the super simple recipe that I’ll be sharing with you today! This creamy Tex-Mex-inspired chicken dish couldn’t be easier to throw together, and your crockpot (or your pressure cooker) does all the hard work for you!

If you’re a collector of recipes of the super quick, easy, and tasty variety like I am, be sure to add this one to your collection. 🙂

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Cream Cheese Chicken

Ingredients:

2.5-3 pounds frozen chicken breast tenderloins
8 oz cream cheese
1 (14.5 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (14.5 oz) can sweet corn, drained
1 (10 oz) can Ro-Tel or diced tomatoes

Directions:

To Make It In A Slow Cooker…

Add the chicken, cream cheese, black beans, corn, and tomatoes to your slow cooker. Put the lid on and cook on low for about 6 hours.

When it’s done, turn your slow cooker off. Use a pair of tongs to remove the chicken from the pot, then shred it, return it to your slow cooker, and stir to incorporate.

Let it sit for about 30-45 minutes to thicken up a bit, then serve as desired (see “Serving Suggestions” below for some tasty ideas!)

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To Make It In A Pressure Cooker…

Add all the ingredients EXCEPT the cream cheese to your pressure cooker and lock the lid into place. Select the “Pressure Cook” or “Manual” setting and set the timer for 8 minutes.

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When the timer goes off, use Quick Release to depressurize the pot. Open the lid and remove the chicken, then shred it with two forks (or use your stand mixer for a speedy, hands-off approach.)

Return the shredded chicken to your pressure cooker and add the cream cheese. Stir the cream cheese into the chicken mixture until melted (You can speed this part up a bit by cutting the cream cheese into small pieces before adding it.) Once the cream cheese is mixed in, let it sit for 10-15 minutes to thicken, then serve.

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Serving Suggestions For Cream Cheese Chicken

There’s really no wrong way to chow down on this creamy, delicious chicken dish! Here are a few ways you could serve it:

On a pile of rice
In a salad
In burritos
With lettuce wraps
As a dip for tortilla chips
All by itself!

What’s one of your go-to quick and easy recipes?

Easy Chicken Dinner

Cream Cheese Chicken

This creamy chicken dish could not be any easier to put together, and your crockpot – or Instant Pot – does all the hard work for you. If you’re on the lookout for easy and delicious recipes, make sure to add this one to your collection. Course Main CourseCuisine American Prep Time 5 minutesCook Time 8 minutesThicken: 15 minutesTotal Time 13 minutes Servings 10 Calories 291kcal Author Jill Nystul