Mexican Corn Chowder

This meal is one of my favorites to make and to eat.  It's been a bargaining chip for any favors I ask of people:
Me: "Will you help me move this weekend?"
Everyone: "Yeah, but only if you make me some chowder."

It's a good thing this recipe is easy.

Mexican Corn Chowder

- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 white onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 lb. chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces (4 breasts usually work)
- 2 cans of creamed corn
- 1 can of chopped green chiles
- 16 oz. half & half
- 2 cups colby cheese (shredded colby is hard to find sometimes, so the Mexican blend works just as well)
- 1/2-1 tablespoon Cumin
- salt
- hot sauce

Melt the butter in a stock pot or dutch oven on medium high heat and cook the garlic, onion and chicken for about 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked (I usually put the onions in first, I hate the taste of onions and cook them down to almost nothing).  Turn down to medium heat.  Combine the rest of the ingredients and cook until hot. 

Add more cumin, salt or hot sauce to taste.  Serve with extra cheese and tortilla chips, if you'd like!

Sunday Chicken

I am in love with the Crock Pot.  If (wo)man and appliance could marry, I'd marry my beautiful, stainless steel Pot.

This blog will be a collection of my favorite recipes, both Crock Pot and standard.

To begin, I'll start with one of my favorites-- Sunday Chicken.  I got this recipe on a facebook Crock Pot recipe-sharing group and every time I've made it, it's been popular. It's easy, delicious and comforting. Also, it's a great recipe for fall.

Layer this in the Crock Pot in the following order:

• Chicken (4 boneless, skinless breasts typically work)
• Sliced Muenster cheese (it melts the best with this recipe, but any sliced cheese will do)
• Cream of chicken and cream of celery soup (combine; I've also added cheese soup for a cheesier flavor. I'm a big fan of cheese)
• Box stuffing (I mix the stuffing with the soup so the stuffing doesn't dry out)

Cook on low for 6-8 hours, or high for 4-6.  It turns out really cheesy and gooey and awesome. I usually serve this with a vegetable of some sort.
I usually don't recommend cooking anything on high in the Crock Pot, I've never had very good results. 

Crock Pots are great for throwing items in and letting it cook while you're gone or doing other things.  Typically I will put my ingredients in before I go to class or work, and my meal is ready when I get home. An added bonus-- my apartment smells amazing!