Update on the white chili

Kim asked if I really put cinnamon sugar in it. I really did, but … the cinnamon sugar was sitting there on the cupboard by the stove. I usually just sprinkle some salt in, but I had already painstakingly measured the salt in. My family is always accusing me of not salting the food. I thought cloves was an interesting spice to use. In my mind cloves & cinnamon go together, so I picked up the cinnamon sugar shaker & sprinkled some on. The original recipe didn't call for salsa either, but I thought it sounded good, so I added some.

For lunch today I had a bowl of leftover chili. It had gotten stronger over night. I choked almost from the first bite. Nick told me he added salsa to it last night. I told him I had put a whole cup in it. He said it needed more. So, in telling Don tonight, he said he added more salsa, too.

So, what is it?

A common question when I cook. Don makes the old familiar favorites. But when I cook, the fam comes out, looks at my concoction & asks, "So, what is it?" Tonight it is from cooks.com

WHITE CHILI

2 med. onions 1 small onion, coarsely chopped

1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic (I didn't bother with the garlic, I was in a hurry & didn't want to peel it & I don't have the dry stuff)
1 tsp. oil (a dollop, enough to cover the bottom of the Dutch oven)
4 c. cooked chopped chicken (3 chicken breasts, already crockpotted from the last bag of chicken breasts I bought on sale)
6 c. chicken broth (only used 4 cups water, which was PLENTY!! & 4 chicken bouillon cubes which I had to send Don to the store for)
2 cans white great northern beans (Don picked up while he was at the store)
2 (4 oz.) cans chopped green chilies
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
2 tbsp. ground cumin (we have cumin seeds, I only used 1/4 tsp. I had the 1/4 tsp spoon out, why dirty another?)
1 1/2 tsp. oregano (4 scoops of 1/4 tsp spoon)
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp. salt and pepper to taste

Saute onions and garlic in oil. Add remaining ingredients (plus cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top, 1 cup salsa & 1 can cream of chicken soup) and simmer until heated through. Serve with sour cream and Monterey Jack cheese (shredded).


I work half a day on Tuesday. This morning, knowing it was DUP day, I got out a 1 lb. package of dry Northern beans, the crockpot & water. I dumped the beans in, turned the crockpot on high for 45 minutes, turned it off & hurried out into my day.

Tonight the beans were as hard as when I dumped them in this morning. It was going to take hours to cook them soft enough to eat, so I sent Don off to the store.

Nick gave it an OK, Don said it was good & I LOVED it! I kept helping myself to a little bit more.