Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Recipe - Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili

I wanted to do a crockpot recipe yesterday so I did! I hadn't done chili yet so I purused my Pinterest boards on Saturday with my boyfriend so he could veto anything I might choose and decided to do this one:


I have it pinned here on my Completed board. Here's the recipe below, with my few changes.

Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili
Servings: 10

1 onion, chopped (used 1 medium sized yellow onion)
1 16-oz can black beans (used 1 15-oz can of Ranch Style black beans - drained off most of the liquid)
1 16-oz can kidney beans (used 1 15.5-oz can of HEB dark red kidney beans - drained off most of the liquid)
1 8-oz can tomato sauce (used 1 15-oz can of HEB tomato sauce)
10 oz package frozen corn kernels (used 1 15-oz can of Hill Country Fare whole kernel corn - drained off most of the liquid)
2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes w/chilies (used 2 10-oz cans of Ro*Tel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies - 1 Mild, 1 Original)
1 packet taco seasoning
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
24 0z. (3) boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used just over two pounds, chicken breast tenders, cut into about 4 pieces each. Since the chicken didn't really shred, very glad I did this)
chili peppers, chopped (optional) (didn't do this, the BF isn't a huge fan of spicy)
chopped fresh cilantro (sadly didn't do this, the BF hates cilantro. If I want him to not eat something, a way to protect it so it's mine, all mine, is add cilantro. But that's mean.)
 
Combine beans, onion, chili peppers, corn, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning in a slow cooker. Place chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours (usually I prefer to cook on low but I didn't get this in the crockpot until around 11, and I didn't want to have to wait until 9PM to eat so I did high for 6 hours). Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred (didn't do this - when it had about an hour left, I poked the chicken with a fork and it wasn't shredding so I just stirred it down into the liquid so it would get the flavor and mix up better). Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Top with fresh cilantro (nope). Also try it with low fat cheese and sour cream (extra points) (served on a handful of Fritos and with a sprinkling of shredded cheddar cheese)

I also stirred it around every once in awhile. Maybe every 2 hours or so? 

Whoops, the only pic I took of it cooking - pretty much right after I dumped everything in.

And I also forgot to take pics of the day of when it was ready.
So here it is the next day! Sunday crockpot, Monday leftovers!

3 comments:

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    1. Super tasty! You should try it out. Do you have a crockpot?

      If not... I know what I'm getting Mache for her birthday...

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  2. sounds good, too bad K would veto due to the beans....love my crockpot and getting multiple meals out of it is the BEST!

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