White Chicken Chili by Yvonne at StoneGableBlog

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Ingredients

For The White Chicken Chili

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 diced onion
• 2 cloves fresh garlic, finely minced or pressed
• 1 (8 oz) Philadelphia cream cheese one brick
• 1 (14.75 oz) can of cream corn
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 (14.5 oz) can of fire roasted diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (7 oz) can green chilies
• 1 cup chicken stock use more to thin out the chili if needed
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 cup heavy cream or half and half

 

Here’s how to make white chicken chili on the stovetop…

In a large dutch oven or pot and add two tablespoon of olive oil. Add the onions and cook over a medium low heat until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Stir in the spices and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly to bloom their flavors.

Add the rest of the ingredients, minus the cream, and heat over a medium high heat until it begins to almost boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, giving the chili an occasional stir.

Cook for 40 minutes until the chicken is done through. Add the half and half last...heat for a couple minutes.  You can add rice or additional Chicken stock if you want more broth.

 

CAN I FREEZE THE CHILI?

Another big YES!

It’s recommended you hold off on adding the cream to a soup you wish to freeze then adding it to the thawed soup when you reheat it.

But honestly, I freeze the soup milk and all and it has always been fine.

Completely cool any leftover chili you want to freeze and put it in an airtight container and put the container in the freezer.

Thaw the soup in the refrigerator for a day or two and heat it up on the stovetop or microwave.

  

COCOA CREAM CHEESE STREUSEL BARS

 

by Teresa Ambra  ( cantstayoutofthekitchen.com )

You'll be captivated by every bite of these scrumptious Cream Cheese Streusel Bars. They feature a chocolate crust along with a chocolate streusel topping. The middle layer includes Cream Cheese and Sweetened Condensed Milk. These rich, decadent, heavenly brownies will rock your world! Excellent for tailgating parties, potlucks and Backyard Barbecues. Everyone will want more than one!

Servings15  

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1 cup salted butter cold (2 sticks)
• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened
• 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 large egg lightly beaten
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Instructions

 1.         In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, confectioners’ sugar, cocoa and salt.

2.         Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until crumbly and coarse crumbs form.

3.          Reserve one cup of crumb mixture for topping.

4.         Press remaining crumbs very firmly into a greased 8×12” glass baking dish.

5.         Bake at 325º for 12-15 minutes, or until mixture is set.

6.         Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, condensed milk, egg and vanilla for 2-3 minutes until cream cheese is completely smooth, well-blended and no lumps remain.

7.         Pour over top of hot crust.

8.         Bake for 15 minutes.

9.         Remove dish from oven and top with the cup of reserved crumb mixture.

10. Return dish to oven and bake an additional 5-10 minutes, or until filling is set.

11. Cool dish on wire rack.

12. Store in refrigerator. 

NOTE: This recipe has three layers – each of which is baked separately, so be sure to follow the recipe closely!

Sargento Creamy White Chicken Chili

 This flavorful Creamy White Chicken Chili is a quick and easy way to make a rich and delicious chili in 30 minutes. Using tender rotisserie chicken, hearty beans and Sargento® Shredded Sharp Natural Cheddar Cheese is the perfect blend to score big with friends and family

• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp mild chili powder
• 1 Tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp chipotle powder
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 8 oz block cream cheese, cubed
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 rotisserie chicken removed from skin and carcass and shredded, approximately 3 cups of chicken meat
• 4 oz can diced green chilis
• 15.5oz can cannellini beans, drained
• 1 cup half and half
• 1 tsp salt or to taste
• Sargento Shredded Sharp Natural Cheddar Cheese
• Directions
  1. Melt 1 Tbsp of butter in a 4 quart or larger pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook, while stirring, about 3 minutes or until onion starts to become fragrant and translucent. Then add the other 2 Tbsp butter, garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, chipotle and cornstarch. 
  2. Stir to combine. Slowly add one cup of chicken broth while stirring. Add the cream cheese and continue stirring until cheese melts and combines with other ingredients. Slowly add the rest of the broth while stirring.
  3. Add chicken, green chilis, beans, salt and half and half. Gently stir to combine. Heat through.
  4. Serve topped with Sargento Shredded Sharp Natural Cheddar Cheese. Enjoy!

Jan's Calabacitas Con Queso (Zucchini with Cheese)

Calabacitas Con Queso

1 1/2# Zucchini cut in bite size peices

3 Cobs of Corn, cooked in microwave for 3 minutes and shuck cobs and cut off kernels

1 onion sliced and lightly browned in small amount of Evoo over medium heat

1 clove of Garlic pressed

Small to medium Poblano Pepper, seeded, deveined and minced

2-3 Plum Tomatoes with seeds removed and cut into bite size peices

1T Evoo

2t Sugar

1/2 t salt

1/2t Cumin or to taste

1/2t Chili Powder or to taste

2c or more Monterey Jack Shredded Cheese

In Saucepan add 1T EVOO. Zucchini, Corn, cooked onion, garlic, Poblano pepper, tomatoes, Cumin, Chili Powder and salt.  Cook covered over medium heat until tender (about 10 minutes).

Gently stir in the sugar.  Then add the cheese sprinkled on top of the pan.  DO NOT STIR.  Keep heating until cheese is melted.  Serve warm.
 

 JAN'S HARD BOILED EGGS - So Easy

Bring a pan of water, deep enough to cover as many eggs as you want to cook, to a boil.  Reduce to medium boil.  Gently put eggs in the pan.  Simmer 12-13 minutes.  Make sure they remain simmering...increase heat if needed.  While the eggs are simmering, prepare a bowl or another pan for an ice bath for the eggs.  ICE BATH:  Fill large bowl or pan 1/4 with very cold water and add some ice. Remove from heat and plunge the eggs into an ice bath adding water or ice to cover the eggs...for 5 minutes.  Remove from water and refrigerate for about 1/2 hour before peeling.  The eggs peel much easier than any other way I've ever made them.

Crunchy Cucumber Salad

 CRUNCHY CUCUMBER SALAD

Red Onion chopped

Cucumber halved and peeled and cut In cubes

½ red peppers chopped

Cherry Tomatoes cut

 Dressing

1T white Vinegar

¼ cup Hellmann Mayonnaise

2T sugar

1t season salt

1 ½ t dill minced

 Mix, chill & serve

Honey Cinnamon Butter

 Honey Cinnamon Butter

1/2 cup Butter, room temperature (do not soften in microwave)

1/2 c powdered sugar

1 T Honey

1/2 t Vanilla

1 1/2 t Cinnamon

1/8 t Salt

Mix together and refrigerate until using.

My Christmas Ham & Glaze

I made a 10# pre-cooked spiral cut ham.  I placed it flat side down on a rack on top of a cookie pan and covered with Reynolds Wrap and cooked it at 325 for approximately 12-15 minutes per pound and until it reaches 140 (watch closely). Raise the temp to 425 and Glaze the ham.

Glaze:

3T Dijon Mustard

3/4 c Pineapple Juice

1 cup Brown Sugar, packed

1/2 c honey

1 t cinnamon

1 t cloves

When this comes to a boil, turn down to a simmer until it thickens to coat the back of a spoon.  Brush on the glaze getting some of it on each side of each slice of ham.  Reserve the rest to add to your ham at the table.

Paris Brest Dessert by Jacques Pepin

 PASTRY

3/4 cup milk

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3 large eggs

2 tablespoons sliced almonds

CHOCOLATE CREAM

3/4 cup milk

2 large egg yolks

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into 1-inch pieces

GARNISH

1 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon dark rum

1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar

(6-8 servings)

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

THE PASTRY

Combine the milk, butter, salt, and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat, add the flour in one stroke, and mix well with a wooden spoon. Then place back over the heat and cook, stirring constantly, for 15 to 20 seconds, until the mixture comes away from the sides of the pan. Transfer the dough to a food processor and let cool for 10 minutes.

Crack the eggs into a small bowl and mix them well with a fork. Set aside 1 tablespoon of the beaten egg for use as a glaze. Pour the remaining eggs into the processor bowl and process for 20 to 30 seconds, until the eggs are well incorporated and the dough is smooth.

Line a cookie sheet with a nonstick baking mat, or use a nonstick cookie sheet. Spoon the dough into a pastry bag fitted with a 3/4-inch plain tip. Pipe a ring with an outside circumference of 8 inches on the cookie sheet. Pipe another circle of dough inside and another on top of the rings until you have used all the dough and have a circle that is 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inches high with a hole in the center that measures about 5 inches across. Do not start and end the dough circles in the same spot, since this can cause the pastry to open at the seam during baking.

Brush the dough with the reserved tablespoon of egg. Using a fork, mark the surface and sides of the dough, running the tines of the fork gently around the circle to create a cross-hatch effect. Sprinkle with the sliced almonds. Bake for 20 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 35 minutes, or until browned. (If the pastry begins to brown excessively, cover it loosely with a piece of aluminum foil.) Turn the oven off and let the pastry remain in the oven for 30 minutes with the door partially open to evaporate some of the moisture. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before removing from the cookie sheet.

THE CHOCOLATE CREAM

Bring the milk to a boil in a medium saucepan. Meanwhile, combine the yolks and sugar in a bowl, mixing them with a whisk for about 30 seconds. Add the 1 1/2 tablespoons flour and mix it in with the whisk. Pour the boiling milk in on top of the egg yolk mixture and mix it in well with a whisk. Return the mixture to the saucepan and bring to a boil, mixing constantly with the whisk. Boil for about 10 seconds, then remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Stir occasionally until the chocolate has melted and is incorporated into the pastry cream. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and let cool, then refrigerate until chilled.

THE GARNISH

Whip the cream, rum, and sugar in a bowl until stiff. Refrigerate until ready to use.

TO FINISH THE CAKE

Use a sharp knife to remove a 1/2-inch-thick horizontal slice, or “lid,” from the top; set it aside. Using a spoon, spread the chocolate cream in the bottom of the pastry round, pressing it gently into the cavities of the pastry. Transfer the whipped cream to a pastry bag that is fitted with a 1/2-inch star tip, and pipe the cream on top of the chocolate cream. It should come at least 1 inch above the rim of the cake.

Cut the pastry lid into 8 to 10 equal pieces, and reassemble them in order on top of the pastry to make it easy to cut into portions. Sprinkle with the confectioners’ sugar. (The pastry can be assembled a few hours ahead and refrigerated.) At serving time, using the separations on the lid as guides, cut through the bottom half of the pastry, and arrange on individual dessert plates.

Copyright © 2011 by Jacques Pépin. Used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tea Party Cucumber Sandwiches

 Cucumber and Lemony Dill Cream Cheese Sandwiches

Ingredients
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 slices good-quality white bread*
1/3 large English seedless cucumber (about 4 inches), thinly sliced
*Cook's Note: Can cut off the bread crusts, if desired.
Directions
In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, fresh dill, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.

Lay the slices of bread on your work service and distribute the cream cheese evenly among each slice, spreading into a thin layer. Arrange the cucumber slices in rows over 3 slices of the bread. Top with the remaining bread, and cut into quarters so there are 4 pieces from each sandwich. Serve immediately.