Crockpot White Chicken Chili

Last week I was given a food assignment to bring Crockpot White Chicken Chili to the annual family super bowl party. My older brother hosts this event each year and we celebrate the game with lots of yummy food, conversation and a bit of competition. I usually get to bring chips and dip or an easy appetizer but not this year.

Panic took over when I got off the phone with him.  I hadn’t even heard of white chicken chili let alone ever made it. So I broke out all my cookbooks searching for the perfect recipe to try as I thought I better try one out before I present the dish to a large group of people.

I couldn’t find it in any of my personal cookbooks, but was able to go online to Recipezaar and found a simple and cheap recipe for chicken chili.

I made it and was pleasantly surprised. It was easy to prepare and delicious to eat. I loved the fact that I didn’t have to cook the chicken ahead of time and it was like a one dish bake but in the crockpot, leaving no messy clean up.

I plan to add the recipe to my personal cookbook and will make it again without question.

Crockpot White Chicken Chili

 

Crockpot White Chicken Chili

Crockpot White Chicken Chili

Online – http://www.recipezaar.com
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8-10 hours low or 4-5 hours high
Meal Preparation Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 lbs boneless skinless chicken
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans or navy beans
  • 1 (15 ounce) can hominy or white corn
  • 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning
  • 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can of chopped green chilies
  • 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • chopped green onion (optional)
  • monterey jack cheese (optional)

Meal Preparation Directions:

  1. Place chicken in a 4 quart slow cooker.
  2. Top with beans and corn.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine taco seasoning, chilies, condensed soup, and chicken broth. Pour over top of ingredients in the crock pot.
  4. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
  5. Before serving, stir gently to break up chicken, then stir in the sour cream.
  6. Serve topped with green onions and jack cheese, if desired.

Meal Assembly:
Serves 8. Include a dinner roll or slice of french bread and you have an inexpensive meal that was simple to prepare.

Not working for you? Try this Simple Ground Beef Chili Crockpot recipe, its a family favorite of ours.

Here are some more great dinner ideas for the frugal cook in you: Chicken Recipes

January 25th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, Best Crockpot Recipes | 5 comments

My Mom’s Goulash – My Poverty Meal

I ran across a goulash recipe today from Recipezaar called Poverty Meal and I had to laugh.

As a child my mom made something very similar to this but she called it Goulash. I think I like calling it the Poverty Meal instead as that is exactly what it was.

We grew up poor and my mom did her best to provide for us. I could always tell how broke we were by the ingredients she used, no kidding.

If times were good the recipe included vegetables, ground beef, cream of mushroom soup and cheese. If we were broke it became a simple tomato sauce and noodle dinner.

I have made this a few times for my family and I need to include it in my menu planning more often as my kids actually like it and eat it well.

It’s one of those quick dinner recipes that  definitely fits well within my $5 dinner meals and depending on the ingredients you use it could actually be less than $2 to prepare. So here is my version of a Poverty Meal or as my mom calls it her Goulash recipe.

My Mom’s Goulash Recipe – My Poverty Meal

Quick Dinner Recipes

Goulash Recipe

Inspiration from Recipezaar, family recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Meal Preparation Ingredients:

  • 1 lb ground beef (ground turkey works well too)
  • 2 small cans of tomato sauce
  • 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 pkg. elbow macaroni
  • 1 can of mixed vegetables (optional)
  • 1 cup of cheese (optional)
  • salt and pepper to taste

Meal Preparation Directions:

  1. Prepare elbow macaroni according to directions on package, drain and put back in pot
  2. Cook ground beef or turkey until done, drain grease
  3. Add tomato sauce, cream of mushroom soup and mixed vegetable to pot of macaroni, mix well
  4. Add ground beef or turkey and salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Top with cheese if desired.

Meal Assembly:
Serves 4-6. Add a dinner salad and sliced french bread for a nutritious cheap family meal.

TIP: Double the batch for a make ahead freezer meal next week. Need tips to begin make ahead meal planning? Here is a great article: Quick Tips For Make Ahead Meals

Looking for something different? Try this Quick Dinner Recipe: Easy Tuna-Fish Casserole

Or better yet try this kid approved meal: Easy Meatloaf Recipe

January 24th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, Casserole Cooking, easy ground beef meals, freezer meals recipes | 8 comments

Cooking Meals For A Month Website – Update

Just a quick update on my Cooking Meals For a Month website. I’m still working out some kinks.

As a newbie to WordPress, I have to figure things out bit by bit and that can get crazy.

My biggest problem to date is getting pages to correctly print out, like for the complete shopping list, etc., another is the fact that I continually change the theme, I like what one looks like but the functions of another, finding it difficult to settle on just one.

So I try to customize and most of time get myself in trouble because I am not a programmer.

In the meantime you can get a sneak peak at what the site will offer, I have posted 2 separate articles on cheap family menu’s for a week at a time. Take a look:

A Cheap Family Menu For Less Than $40.00

A Budget Family Menu Only $33.06 – Week 2

This will give you a good idea of what direction I’m taking with the new site. I appreciate all the feedback given and polls taken. Having a months worth of menus for inexpensive meals really is necessary right now. Stay tuned more details will soon follow! -Machelle

January 21st, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, Best Crockpot Recipes, Casserole Cooking, Cooking Tricks & Tips, easy ground beef meals, freezer meals recipes, Kids Recipes Made easy, Simply Delicious Desserts | Leave a comment
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