Tuesday, April 6, 2010

White Chicken Chili

This weekend I was swapping recipes with my sister-in-law and we started on white chicken chili… I’ve had this recipe on my list for months but haven’t made it until last night.

If you know how to run a can opener, garlic press, and a cheese grater… this is all for you.  It was so simple.

Now I used, mild chunky salsa from Newman’s Own and I used Hot Pepper Jack Cheese (Lynn Dairy).  The Hot Pepper Jack cheese made the soup hot, but a good hot for me… you know… you keep going back for more.  If you don’t want it hot, use a mild pepper jack or use plain monterey jack cheese.

I also took 1/2 of my leftovers and put it in the freezer for a rainy day.  (It does make a huge pot.) 

White Chicken Chili

  • 1 32-ounce box chicken stock
  • 3 cans white beans, left undrained
  • 5 cups cooked chicken (rotisserie or boiled)
  • 1 16-ounce jar salsa
  • 1 8-ounce block pepper jack cheese, grated
  • 2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • back or white pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup finely crushed corn chips (optional, if you like your chili thicker)
  • sour cream, for garnish

Place all ingredients except the corn chips in a crockpot.  Cook on high until the cheese is melted.

Chili may also be cooked on the stovetop over medium-high heat until cheese is melted.

When the chili is ready, add the crushed corn chips, if using, and simmer for 10 minutes to thicken.  Garnish with more chips, cheese and/or sour cream and serve.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Hungry Girl

I think I have confessed this before… but… I am a HUGE Rachael Ray fan.  I record all her shows!  If you were to come to my house and look at my TIVO it would be plump full of Rachael Ray… and few other cooking shows… oh and some Cops and Man vs. Wild for my husband. 

Anyway on Rachael Ray she has had this lady on a few times known as Hungry Girl.  She teaches you how to eat the things you love but in a healthy way!

My sister came over for the day a couple of Fridays ago and I was showing her the website for Hungry Girl.  My sister is doing a low-carb thing… so she was googling some sites and recipes.  We decided to make the following two recipes:

Chicken Strips  So good!!  I even ate my leftovers – and we are not leftover kind of people.  I made a salad and tossed some of the left over chicken strips on it!  I threw a few in the food processor with some veggies for the baby… she gobbled it right up!

Peanut Butter Yup  Speechless!!  Okay, so ours were um… way bigger then the picture – but they were so yummy!  I forget how much I love peanut butter!  I have made these a few times since my sister was here!  Such a yummy snack to eat when the baby is napping!!

Go make yourself a Hungry Girl meal!  She has a bunch of recipes that will make you hungry on the spot.  She also has enough deserts to make a girl’s head spin!