The Kelly's White Chili

I always liked my White Chili recipe just fine, but when Darcy came over and made hers, I was hooked! So much Bacon-y goodness! So here's the official Kelly White Chili recipe. It works great for camping, especially if you pre-cook the bacon and chicken. Double the recipe is plenty for a crowd of horse- campers!

Ingredients:

1 lb Chicken (breast preferred) cubed
1/2 lb bacon - chopped - (easiest if you use scissors and cut into 1/4-1/2 inch pieces)
1 medium Onion (chopped)
1 1/2 tsp Powdered Garlic
1 Tbsp Oil
2 cans White Beans (I use a variety, butter beans, white beans, white kidney beans and garbanzo beans. Darcy says drained and rinsed. I just dump them in straight from the can.)
1 can (~15oz) Chicken Broth
2 (4oz) cans chopped Green Chilis
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream 

Directions:

• Fry chopped bacon pieces in pan first until just crispy. Remove from pan to paper towels to drain. Clean pan so that White Chili does not end up looking dirty.
• Heat oil in pan.  Add onion and saute 1-2 minutes.  Add garlic and chicken and saute until onions are clear and chicken is slightly done.
• Add the canned ingredients and spices to the pan. Stir and simmer for 30 minutes
• 5-10 minutes before serving, add the sour cream and whipping cream. Serve with Cornbread or French bread.

Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

I adapted this one from a recipe posted at The Recipe Critic. It might be my new favorite crock-pot meal! It worked best for me to prepare everything the night before, and just pop it in my Crock-pot on my way out the door in the morning.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds Flank Steak
• 1/3 cup Almond Flour
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic Cloves
• 1/4 cup Dried Minced Onion
• 1/4 teaspoon Dried Ginger
• 3/4 cup Bragg's Amino Acids
• 3/4 cup Water
• 1/2 cup Splenda Brown Sugar
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1 cup snow peas
• Chopped Green Onion for garnish

Directions

• Cut Flank Steak into thin strips. In a large ziplock, add flank steak pieces and almond flour. Shake to coat.
• If prepping in advance, add all ingredients but snow peas and green onion to the ziplock and leave overnight in the fridge. In the morning empty ziplock bag contents into slow cooker.
• OR If prepping in the morning, add olive oil, minced garlic, minced onion, dried ginger, amino acids, water, Splenda and carrots to slow cooker and stir. Add coated flank steak and stir again until coated in the sauce.
• Cook on high 2-3 hours or on low 4-5 hours until cooked through and tender. Add Snow peas in last hour of cooking. Serve over rice or riced cauliflower. Garnish with green onions.

Barbecue Pork Sandwiches

Here's a simple crockpot recipe for pulled pork sandwiches. Perfect for winter days like we've been having recently. You'll LOVE how yummy the house will smell when these are cooking.

Ingredients:

• 4 lbs. Boneless Pork Top Loin
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 can cola (can be diet if desired)
• 1 cup barbecue sauce

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook covered, on high for 5-6 hours, or until meat is very tender. Shred pork with two forks. Serve on rolls. These are great served with potato skins for a football party.

Vegetarian White Chili

I got this recipe off of a new favorite website - Sparkpeople.com. It's a great place to track your nutrition and fitness, as well as a good resource for health information.

Ingredients:

• 3 cans white beans (navy, great northern, cannellini, ) undrained
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoon Oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne
• 2 cups water (more or less depending on taste)

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a crock pot or soup pot and heat. Serve with Whole wheat rolls. Serves 6. If you have room for some more calories in your day, add cooked shredded chicken breast.

Nutritional Info (without chicken)
Fat: 0.5g
Carbohydrates: 22.0g
Calories:119.4
Protein: 7.9g

Company favorite - Tangy Pot Roast

The first time someone comes to dinner at my house, this is usually what they'll be served. I'm not a very good housekeeper, and this recipe lets me get the food ready first, so I can clean house right up until the doorbell rings. Shh, don't tell!

Tangy Pot Roast
Ingredients:

• 3-4 Pound Lean Beef Roast (look for the string netting - I get that kind!)
• 1 packet of powdered onion soup mix
• 1 can jellied cranberry sauce
• 4-6 small red potatoes, scrubbed

Directions:
Sprinkle the powdered onion soup mix around the bottom of the crockpot. Place the roast on top. You can leave the string on or not, it won't hurt the flavor. Spoon the jellied cranberry sauce around the sides of the roast. Cut the potatoes into halved or quarters, and place on top of the roast & cranberry sauce. Cook on High for 4 hours, or low for 6-8. I've cooked it as long as 10 hours (my normal time away from home) and the meat falls apart really easy, but it still tasted good. The cranberry sauce cooks into a delicious gravy. Sounds weird, but I promise it's really tasty!
Serve with a salad of baby greens.

My first request - Taco Soup

Okay Jackie – here you go! This recipe is great for fall, but I'll warn you, it feeds an army! You may need to invite a few friends over for dinner! It also freezes well, so you can always save half for another time! Just put the finished soup in a freezer safe container, and chill well. When you're ready to have it again, throw the block o' soup in the crockpot to thaw and reheat.

Taco Soup
· 1 pound ground beef, or ground turkey (can substitute chicken breast pieces or skip the meat all together if your veg SIL is coming over!) [1.99 for lean ground beef]
· 1 onion (yellow or white or red), Chopped [0.44]
· 1 packet taco seasoning [0.99]
· 1 can corn [1.00]
· 1 can kidney beans [0.99]
· 1 can garbanzo beans [0.99]
· 1 can black beans [1.00]
· 1 can stewed or diced tomatoes [1.00]
· 1 can tomato sauce [0.99]

· Tortilla chips [1.99]
Toppings:
· Shredded cheese [2.50]
· Sour cream [1.00]
· Guacamole [3.65]

In a large soup pot, saute onion in a little oil. Add the meat, brown and drain if desired. (If using chicken, cut into ½” chunks and just brown the outside.) Add all cans of ingredients, undrained.
Heat until nearly boiling. If you want to make this in a crockpot, just cook the onion and meat and throw it in the crockpot with the other ingredients. Cook on low for 4 hours, or on high for 2.

To serve: We like to crush a handful of tortilla chips in a soup bowl. We then add the soup, and desired toppings. You can also serve the crushed chips on top. If some people prefer a meat free meal, you can also serve the meat on the side like a topping.

[Total cost is about $20.00, and you can probably serve 10 people. This is even more affordable if you have some items already, or skip the more expensive things like meat or guac! An additional way to stretch the servings, is to add another packet of seasoning and 4 cups of water. The thinner soup is still SO filling!]