White Chicken Chili

White Chicken Chili

1 pound dry great northern beans - soaked 24 hours - then cooked overnight in crock pot.

Add:
 1 can of Lower Sodium (Aldi's brand) Chicken Broth (~15oz) and two cans water
2 or more cloves of garlic - sliced or minced
1 large onion chopped
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon gr. Cumin

Simmer 1 hour or until beans tender.

Then add:
1 to 1.5 teaspoons salt
A good shaking of pepper
1 additional can of Lower Sodium Chicken broth
2 cans Sam's club chicken or up to 5 cups chicken

Simmer 15 minutes or until heat through and flavors mixed.

Serve over Tortillas with sour cream, Cheddar cheese, olives, salsa, or whatever you want.

Taco Lentil Rice

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/tacolentilsrice.htm

Lentils and Rice Taco


3/4 cup dried lentils

3/4 cup brown rice

4 c. tap water

4 beef bouillon cubes (or 4 t.)

2 t. chili powder

1/2 t. cumin

1 t. onion powder

1/4 t. garlic powder


In a 2-quart saucepan bring the water to a boil. As the water is heating, add the lentils, rice, bouillon, chili powder, cumin, onion powder, and garlic powder. Bring the whole thing to a nice fat boil. Reduce the heat to low. Place a lid on the lentils and allow the mixture to simmer for about 45 to 50 minutes. The water should be mostly absorbed. You may serve this as it, topped with a little cheddar cheese if desired. Or you can use it to fill burritos or tacos instead. Both ways are very tasty. This is one of Tommy’s favorite foods in the whole wide world.

If you have never tried lentils and are looking for a way to make them acceptable to the kids, this one is a good bet. Our favorite way to eat it is as a taco filling. If you are having a busy day and don’t have time to cook this on the stove, it can cook in the crock pot on low for about 6 to 8 hours instead. I’ve never cooked it on high, so I’m not sure how quickly it would cook that way. I suspect about 3 hours would be enough.

Variation:

changed the rice and lentils to 1 cup each and added 1/2 cup of water. Everything else I did the same . I put it in my small crockpot on low for four hours and then turned it on high for the last 1 1/2 hours.