I think I "Channeled" My Inner June Cleaver!
Awwww, Shoot, both of my sons are starting back to College this Qtr....the air is crisp (Thank the Lord, NO rain today!) And,,,,,,,I felt like being in the kitchen! Ackkk!
I made my "Semi" Famous White Chicken Chili,,,,,,which was actually written up in a publication for a Sailing Club,,,,HA! I shared the recipe last year,,,,,,but many of you didn't follow my blog then,,,,so here it is:
(Feel free to take poetic liberty with ANY ingredients,,,,,,,it'll basically turn out fine anyway!)
Shell's "Semi-Famous" White Chicken Chili
Saute a A Diced Green Pepper , One Diced Onion, and Some Garlic (to taste,,,,,I use tons!)
Add:
3-4 Cups of cooked/cubed Chicken (I cheat and buy a Deli Chicken, pre-cooked! Skin and de-bone this "Clucker"!)
About 3-4 cans of Great Northern Beans (don't drain,,,,your gonna toss them in as is)
One or two Cans of Garbanzo Beans (Drain these suckers, it's all water!)
An itty bitty can of Diced Green Chilies
2 cans of Chicken Broth
Add a 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves (weird, but it works, trust me!)
A bit of Chili powder
1/4 teaspoon of Cumin IF you have it,,,but I never seem to...
Pepper,,,,yeah, yeah, white pepper IF you have it, otherwise the regular kind will work.....
Simmer for a couple of hours,,,,,,and THEN,,,,,,okay this makes it, and yes, it adds a bunch of FAT and Cholesterol, but COME ON,,,,,you KNOW you LOVE it!
Add 3 cups of Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese just before serving!
If you want to be a BIT healthier,,,,,put it in a bowl on the side and let people add their own,,,,,,but it just takes all the fun out of it!
Fun to serve this soup with Corn Chips and a dallop of NON FAT (HA! Who are we kidding now? Sour Cream)
But wait, I didn't stop THERE! Paula Dean would be SO PROUD! I made a Cake too! Butter Cake with a Butter Creme Frosting............
And, I managed to get a FEW more Halloween hats done! Almost finished with Halloween stuff,,,,,looking forward to getting back to some "Basic" crafting ( I have some headband orders, a Custom Wedding Cake Topper and then the rest will be for "Ruffles and Rust" Event.....
Try the White Chili Recipe, I think your family and Friends will like it!
Back to the Studio/aka Dungeon in the Morning!
Hugs/Love and a Bus on the Cheek!
Shell
