White Chunky Chicken Chili

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Hubster and I have different views on chili. He likes his very soupy and I like mine thick. He likes his with only a few ingredients, I like more variety. He likes his on top of a baked potato or salad. I like mine over top of rice or a grilled polenta cake. Since I’m the one cooking, I make it how I like it.

White Chunky Chicken Chili – Perfect for the crisp autumn nights!

White Chunky Chicken Chili

Ingredients:
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, 2 c. cannellini beans, 2 c. garbanzo beans, 2 jalapeños (diced), 2 c. corn, 1 medium onion (minced), 2 garlic cloves (crushed), 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil, 1 bottle of beer (or two if you like soupier chili), 1/2 Tbsp. coriander seeds, 2 Tbsp. ground cumin, 1 Tbsp. fresh chopped cilantro, 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes, fresh cracked black pepper, fresh ground sea salt, extra sharp white cheddar cheese (shredded), sour cream (optional)

Directions:
Cut chicken breast into small chunks. Heat onions, garlic and oil in the bottom of soup pot. Add chicken and cook. Add beer and deglaze pan. Add beans, corn, jalapeños, cumin, coriander seeds (crush with muddler or hands), cilantro, peppers, salt & pepper and boil. Mash about 1 c. of the beans in the pot, stir well. Serve hot and top with sour cream, cheese and tortilla strips.

What’s on your dinner table tonight?

Hubster’s Beef Stew

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Monday… does anyone really love Monday? I don’t and especially after DST Spring ahead… Tonight, I needed to whip Hubster up something hearty, simple and easy. Once again, something I could just prep and forget… This is personally my busiest month at work.

Hubster's Beef Stew

 

Ingredients:
cubed steak, 2 shallots, 2 Tbsp. butter, 4 cubed potatoes, 5 sliced carrots, 1 bunch celery (chopped), 2 bay leaves, 1 tsp. celery seed, 1 tsp. mustard seed, 2 c. white wine, water, fresh cracked black pepper, fresh ground sea salt.

Directions:
Melt butter in stock pot, add shallots and meat and brown. Add wine, bay leaves, celery seed and mustard seed, bring to a boil. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, salt pepper and cover with water. Place lid on pot and simmer for a few hours. Discard bay leaves. Serve hot.

Hubster doesn’t like gravy in his stew, but you can take the broth and thicken it with cornstarch or flour.

Tonight, my meat & potatoes man had his meat & potatoes and ate it too…
Serve over alone, over rice, with biscuits or bread. Hubster had his stew with a big chunk of Irish Soda Bread. I used a semi-sweet whit table wine for this recipe.

What are Mondays like for you?