Instant Pot® Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

The creamy Southwestern-flavored cream cheese chicken chili is easy to put together and freezes well. I make a pot each week and enjoy this satisfying soup for lunches at the office. Serve with Fritos® on top for garnish if desired.

Step: 1

Place chicken at the bottom of a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Add water, ranch dressing mix, chicken bouillon, chili powder, cumin, and onion powder. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 23 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step: 2

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, 10 to 40 minutes.

Step: 3

Open the lid and shred the chicken with 2 forks. Add tomatoes and black beans, then add cream cheese. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 3 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step: 4

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, 10 to 40 minutes.

Step: 5

Open the lid and stir the soup until the cheese is well mixed. Dump in frozen corn and chopped cilantro and stir to heat through. Serve.

Per Serving: 334 calories; protein 24.3g; carbohydrates 25.2g; fat 15.7g; cholesterol 82.9mg; sodium 1525.2mg.

The word “stew” can process to both a food and a make dishes method. Stewing makes not fast cooking piece of meat, vegetables or beans in a flavorful water based . It’s similar to braising, but it makes have a few notable differences. The raw animal vested is chopped into few of pieces but of being cooked whole , and the water based material all of it covers the contents in a stew as different to a braise’s halfway all of it . When meat or vegetables are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for being a rib-sticking meal that warms you up on a freezing , winter day. It’s right that ; a bowl of classic beef stew can make warming featured food , but stew’s comfort factor goes way beyond preserving you from the cold . It’s all about those soft and chunks of food and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together creates the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.