White Chicken Chili

 

We had a super bowl luncheon at work yesterday. It was awesome as usual. We tend to have a lot of food.Since it was Sunday and most of us worked on Saturday we decide to make it easy,so we sent out for these sandwiches called Bahn Mi. Then some of us brought fruit salad, chips and dip, drinks, and desserts. So I decide to bring my chili chicken soup. I had one problem though. It needed to cook longer than I had before lunch was served. So I tried something new. I used a crock pot liner bag and cooked it the night before. It worked great! I started my chili at 11:00 pm and by 5:00am it was done. My problem was how to transport hot soup in a hot crock pot in my car without spilling it. So after it cooled a little I tied up the liner bag with a twist tie and transferred it in a big Tupperware bowl with a lid. At work I found a crock pot and transferred the chili, bag and all into the crockpot and turned it on warm for 2 hours before serving. After the chili was finished I tossed the bag. I was pleasantly surprised. Clean up was a breeze. I wouldn’t necessarily use them at home but for transporting and easier clean up at work they are very handy.  A lot of my co – workers asked for this recipe so I thought this would be my next posting. Hope you enjoy it.

P. S. I am now looking for a good recipe for the Bahn Mi sandwich meat if anyone has one. 

                                                      White Chicken Chili

Ingredients:

2 lbs. skinless chicken

1 16 oz. can of black beans

1 16 oz. can of cannellonibeans

1 8 oz. can of tomato sauce

2 10 oz. cans of Roteltomatoes (mild or regular)

1 10 oz. pkg of frozen corn

1 chopped green bell pepper

1 chopped onion

1 chopped jalapeno (optional,especially if using regular rotel)

2 cloves of garlic chopped

1 tbs. of chili powder

1 tbs. cumin

1 tsp. oregano

¼ cup of chopped freshcilantro

Optional toppings:

Cilantro, shredded cheese,red onions, sour cream, and tortilla chips

Directions:

Spray crock pot with Pam.Combine all the ingredients except the chicken in the crock pot and mix thoroughly. Place the chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours. 30 minutes before serving take the chicken out and shred with 2 forks, then add it back to the soup and stir, continue cooking. Serve with any of the additional toppings.