15 December 2010

White Chicken Chili


I have been in a soup-making mood. This white chicken chili is so good. I got the recipe from a girl i visit teach but I kind of changed some of it and made it into my own recipe. I made it for a group of friends this past weekend and there were no leftovers!


White Chicken Chili

Ingredients

  • Around 5 or 6 chicken tenders (shred them after cooked)
  • 1/2 of an onion, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 cans great northern beans, rinsed except for one can
  • 1 can corn, rinsed
  • around 1 C chicken broth (you can add more if you would like)
  • 3 cans chopped green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, i did not use it)
  • 2 cup sour cream ( i try to use low fat)
  • 1 C milk OR 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (i prefer the milk b/c it's less fat)
  • Directions
  • In a large saucepan, saute the chicken, onion and garlic powder in oil until chicken is cooked.
  • In a soup pot add cooked chicken (i shred it at this point) with the beans, broth, chilies and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream and milk until warmed through

11 December 2010

Pumpkin Delight!

For all the Halloween parties we attended/had I could not pass up making the notorious pumpkin crumble/cake/treat/delight. My college roommates and I would make this treat for each other's birthdays. What a treat it was to come home to the wonderful smell of pumpkin delight.


This is what is looks like pre-cooked.

People who do not even like pumpkin enjoy this dessert.

Here is the recipe:

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Grease 13 x 9 in pan

Yellow cake mix—remove one cup—set aside in separate bowl.

Bottom layer of cake:
In a large bowl—>
beat remaining cake mix,
½ cup melted butter (I usually do around 1/3 cup)
1 egg
—>press into pan as crust

Middle of cake:
Pumpkin—(1 lb. 13 oz--use LIbby's)
Mix pumpkin filling,
3 eggs,
1 cup sugar,
2/3 cup evaporated milk,
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
Poor over crust

Topping:
Combine reserved cake mix with
½ cup sugar,
¼ cup melted butter
—>crumble over top of middle pumpkin part.

Bake 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until golden brown on top

This cake is good warm and it is also very good cold. I like to cool it in the fridge and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.