White Chicken Chili

Its been so long since I posted a recipe, I guess the summer months are not my creative cooking months.lol...Well, here in Texas today it reached down into the 70's so it was cool and it called for some warm you up kind of dinner. I threw this together rather quickly but these are my guesses on about how much to use. I hope you enjoy....cook up some yummy cornbread to go with it or some homemade tortilla's. Enjoy!!


White Chicken Chili

5 Tbs of Olive Oil
1/2 of yellow onion, finely chopped
1 can 7oz green chilies
3 Tbs of flour
3 tsp cumin
1 tsp white pepper
2 cans of Navy Beans
12 ounces of Chicken stock
2 1/2 cups of shredded chicken

Optional toppings:
crushed tortilla chips
shredded cheese
sour cream
salsa

In large pot, cook onions with olive oil for about 2-3 minutes till tender. Add chilies, flour and cumin, cook and stir. Add beans, white pepper,chicken broth, and chicken. Simmer for at least 20 minutes. Or if you are like me for several hours. I sometimes will cook the day before and let it sit in refrigerator because it just taste better the next. Garnish with your favorite toppings.

Chicken Pico Soup

What do you do with all that Pico De Gallo that you made for the party the night before well, you make soup. At least that's what I thought I would do. Pico doesn't stay fresh very long and I thought it was a shame to have all that yummy pico go to waste so I started out with that in a sauce pan and I ended up with some very taste Chicken Pico Soup.



Ingredients

2 cups Pico De Gallo (Click here for a yummy homemade recipe)
2 cups grilled diced chicken
6 tbs butter (salted)
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 cup heavy cream
1 cup half an half
2 cup sharp cheese (grated)

Preparation

In sauce pan melt butter, then add pico, bring to boil and let simmer. Then add grilled chicken and chicken broth, and I added a little of the juice that was in with the pico de gallo. Let that simmer for about 5 minutes or so. Then transfer to a pot add heavy cream, and half and half. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer then add cheese stir until melted.

Serve with fresh rolls or crusty bread. This soup had so much flavor if you use the recipe here for the pico. Enjoy

Potato Soup

I had this great picture of this nice big bowl of soup for you all to see but for some reason it helps if you put your memory card in your camera. So, you will just have to trust me that its a really good soup with lots of chunks in it. Enjoy


Ingredients
5 whole Large Potatoes, Cubed
2 cups of Ham
1/2 White Onion, Chopped
1 pint Heavy Whipping Cream
1/2 half and half
4 Tbs Butter
1 Tbs Oregano
2 cloves of garlic-crushed
Salt/pepper To Taste
1 cup Broccoli, Chopped
2 cup Grated Extra Sharp Cheese

Prep Instructions:

Put potatoes, in a pot and barely cover with water. Cook until just tender. In a separate frying pan on low heat add 2 tbs of butter, cook onions until tender, then add ham to warm. When the potatoes are done don't drain(should only be like a 1/2 cup to 1 cup of water in pot when potatoes are done), add ham/onion mix to the large pot. Pour in cream. Add butter,garlic and oregano. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add broccoli and simmer until broccoli is tender. Add cheese and stir until melted.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

It was such a chilly day out today I decided to make some soup. I don't ever remember trying to make my own soup totally from scratch but it turned out really good. Rebecca and I were talking about Broccoli Cheese soup last night and it just sounded so good. If you try it I hope you enjoy it.



Ingredients
1 head of broccoli cut into 1"inch pieces
3 cans of chicken broth-32 ounces
4 tablespoons of real butter
2-3 green onions
1 tsp of black pepper
1 clove fresh garlic (pressed)
1 dash Cayenne pepper
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups of sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup half/half

In large pot bring to boil chicken broth, add broccoli. Boil until broccoli is tender. Once broccoli is done pour this mixture into large bowl. Set aside. Then in the large pot that you just used melt butter, then add chopped green onions. Brown onions/until tender. Add pepper, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Then add flour stir for about 1 minute. Then add broccoli mixture back into pot. Whisk together quickly to dissolve any clumps. Bring to boil, will thicken. Take off heat. With hand mixer, blend to desired texture. Return pot to heat, add cheese and half/half. Mix together. Serve.