Creamy Chili Soup #slowcooker

When you can’t decide if you want a creamy soup or a chili stew – you put them together in the slow cooker and see what happens! Well turns out you get this amazing Creamy Chili Soup and everyone goes back for seconds! I was very pleasantly surprised how well this came together, so rich and creamy. Definitely a hearty soup for the colder weather.

This one does require a slow cooker (at least 7qt sized) and an immersion blender (some call this a stick blender). While most of the time I say you can use an immersion blender or a regular blender – this one would be very difficult to transfer. And really an immersion blender is such a valuable tool to have in your kitchen. I use mine several times a week. It makes great sauces, soups, mashed veggies.

I served this with some Cheddar Bay Biscuits. It was a toss-up between that and some Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread. You could also go with some salad or really any kind of roll or bread. It is a very hearty soup, so it doesn’t necessarily need a side dish.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!

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Creamy Chili Soup

The flavors of chili with chicken, sausage and cream!

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American, Tex-Mex

Keyword beans, Chicken, Sausage, slow cooker, soup, soup recipes

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Slow Cooker Time 6 hours hours

Servings 6

Equipment

• Slow Cooker
• Immersion Blender

Ingredients

• 1 lb Chicken Breast
• 1 lb Smoked Sausage cut into 1-in chunks
• 1 15oz can Crushed Tomatoes
• 1 15oz can Kidney Beans
• 1½ qt Chicken Broth
• 2 8oz bricks Cream Cheese
• 2 tbsp Dried Minced Onion
• 2 tsp Garlic Powder
• 2 tsp Cumin
• 2 tsp Chili Powder
• 2 tsp Parsley
• 1 cup Heavy Cream
• 2 cup Parmesan Cheese shredded

Instructions

• Add everything EXCEPT heavy cream and parmesan cheese to the slow cooker. Secure lid and cook on low for 5 hours.
• Remove chicken, sausage and most of beans from slow cooker. Chop up chicken.
• Add heavy cream and parmesan cheese to slow cooker and blitz until smooth with immersion blender.
• Return chicken, sausage and beans to slow cooker. Secure lid and cook for 1 hour more.