White Chicken Chili

White Chicken Chili
3 Chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic
2 cans (15 oz) white northern beans
1 can chicken broth
1 small can chopped green chilies
1 t. salt
1 t. cumin
1 t. pepper
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup whipping cream

Put sour cream & whipping cream in pot and whisk smooth. Add chicken broth & spices and stir again. Add other ingredients. Cook until hot. Can be put in crockpot for 3 hours on low!
I think this is even better the 2nd day! Before you add your salt check to make sure that it really needs it, and I wouldn't put as much pepper as this calls for it makes it too spicy for little kids. Super yummy!

Sugar Free smoothie

I had this smoothie at a ward fitness party and I really liked it. Since Kari, dad and I are not eating sugar on weekdays, I thought this was a good recipe to have.

1/2 c orange juice
3 tb greek yogurt(plain also works, but go for less sugar)
1/4 c frozen sliced peaches
1/4 c strawberries(fresh or frozen)
half ripe banana
1 tsp vanilla
dash cinammon

Chocolate Lava Cakes

I don't have a picture of these, but I thought if anyone wanted to make these for Valentines Day, I would post the recipe now. These are so easy and delicious and are a perfect dessert for V-Day.

4 oz unsweetened chocolate (Ghiradelli Bars)
4 oz semisweet chocolate
10 Tb butter
1/2 c flour
1/2 c powdered sugar
3 large eggs
3 egg yolks
1 T vanilla

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease muffin tins. Microwave butter and chocolate until melted. Add flour and sugar and stir in eggs and yolks until smooth. Add the vanilla and pour into muffin tins. Bake for 6 mins, middle should be gooey.

Cool and then loosen the edges with a knife and invert on a plate.

Raspberry Sauce:

10 oz pkg frozen raspberries
3 tb raspberry jam
1 tb fresh lemon juice

Thaw raspberries with some sugar on the stove. Strain the raspberries and add the jam and lemon juice. Serve the cakes with the sauce and Enjoy! Love you all!

Thai Chicken Salad

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
1 tb vegetable oil
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 medium red pepper, chopped
1 pkg fresh spinach, torn
1/2 c chopped green onions
1/2 cup minced cilantro

Dressing:
1/3 c creamy peanut butter
1/4 c water
3 tb rice wine vinegar
2 tb vegetable oil
1 tb soy sauce
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp salt

In a large skillet, stir fry chicken in oil until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, stir-fry carrots and red pepper for 5-6 minutes until crisp-tender. In a large serving bowl, combine spinach, onions, and cilantro. In a blender combine all ingredients and process til blended. Add chicken, carrots, red pepper and dressing to spinach mixture. Toss to coat and serve immediately.

I love this salad! It is light and delicious. I didn't add the onions because I didn't have any, but it was good without them. Make this, it's really good.

Waffles and Buttermilk syrup

I didn't get a picture of these cause I am out of batteries for my camera. Sorry!! Oh well, they are really good anyway, and really easy.

Waffles:

3/4 c all-purpose flour
1/4 c corn starch
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 c buttermilk
1/3 c veggie oil
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all your dry ingredients together in medium sized mixing bowl, then mix your wet ingredients together. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry. Don't over mix the batter. Let batter sit for 30 min (at room temp.) Cook in waffle iron. I just have a cheap waffle iron and this batter works just fine. I have also used it in a belgian waffle iron and it works great in it too. This recipie doesn't make that many waffles, so you may want to double the recipie.

Buttermilk Syrup:

1 C sugar
1/2 c buttermilk
3/4 c butter (I used one stick today (1/4 c) and it worked just fine. The only difference is that it wasn't quite as thick)
1 TBSP corn syrup
1/2 t bakning soda
1 TBSP vanilla
(today for some extra flavor I added a tsp of coconut flavoring. It was yummy!)

Put everything in a large sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Be careful cause it boils up and will boil over easily. Boil stiring constantly for 3 min. (apx) It will be a pale brown color. If it goes too dark it will to turn into caramel.

Enjoy. Serve with fruit of choice. Bananas and toasted coconut are really good. So are strawberries and whipped cream.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Hey Everyone! No one has updated for a while, we have all been very busy, I understand. But I made some Broccoli Cheese Soup tonight and I thought it was pretty good. I combined another recipe with moms, and I really like it. And instead of writing it down on paper so I could remember it, I decided just to write it down here. Its pretty easy.

1 lb bag of California Mix vegetables, plus 6 oz frozen broccoli, both chopped to smaller pieces
10 cups water
10 chicken boullion cubes
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp ground mustard
10 oz. velveeta cheese (I use the 2% kind)
2-6 oz. cheddar cheese or to taste
onion salt to taste

Chop up the vegetables to your desired size steam them either in a pan with a little water or in a steamer basket over the 10 cups water. When the water is boiling, or when vegetables are tender if using steamer basket, add the bouillon cubes and stir to dissolve. In separate pan melt butter and add flour and ground mustard. This will be really dry. Add one cup of broth to the roux and mix, then do this two more times. Add thinned roux to the rest of the broth and whisk together until smooth. Add veggies then add cheeses. When the cheese is melted, taste it and see if you want to add a little onion salt. Mmm! Mine is all gone and I wish I had more. Au revoir!

Hummus!

Good news everyone! I got the recipe from my nutrition teacher for her hummus, which I have been craving lately. Here is the recipe, courtesy of Janet Anderson.

2 16-oz cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/3 c. tahini
1 tsp salt
Juice of 1 lemon
¼ tsp cayenne pepper, ground
¼ tsp cumin, ground
¼ tsp black pepper, ground
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 handful parsley
¾ green onions, cut into 1” pieces
Water as needed (about 1/3 cup)

Place all ingredients in food processor or blender. Add water as needed to form a smooth paste. Adjust seasonings to taste.