Tuesday, December 20, 2011

White Chicken Chili

By: Laura

Okay, I'm just going to admit it, Giada de Laurentiis might know a thing or two about cooking.  I realized this when I tried out her lasagna rolls last winter and now that I'm over the fact that she says "yummy" and "delicious" waaaaay too much during her show, I can focus on trying her delectable recipes.  This new recipe I tried for White Chicken Chili was a request from my husband.  Yeah, really.  You know when you ask your husband for dinner suggestions and he just says, "I don't know"....well it didn't happen last week.  I actually had a request and therefore went forth to find a recipe.  I stumbled onto quite a few on the food network and then decided to go for the simplicity of Giada's recipe.



To begin this soup, sauté the onions in a bit of oil.  Do this for about 5 minutes, or until the onions are transluscent.   After that, get that garlic going, but only for about 30 seconds.

Now it's time for the good stuff:  chicken, chili powder, cumin, salt, oregano, and fennel seeds.  Can you say fantastic? 

After the chicken is cooked through, add the chicken stock, corn, a bit of flour and simma, simma, simma! 

Finish off this dish with some parm cheese and you're good to go for another awesome soup night.

Yes, it's another delicious recipe from Giada.  Oh, you!  Anyway, this soup was a hit at our house.  We loved the rich flavors of the cumin and fennel seed especially.  Try it out when you want to get a little crazy, and say, make chili white instead of red.  I've linked the recipe below, and note that I did make some changes in my dish, including no swiss chard (they didn't have it in stock at our grocery store) and the use of northern beans instead of cannellini. It still worked out great, so give it a whirl on a chilly winter day.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

White Chicken Chili

By: Laura

Okay, I'm just going to admit it, Giada de Laurentiis might know a thing or two about cooking.  I realized this when I tried out her lasagna rolls last winter and now that I'm over the fact that she says "yummy" and "delicious" waaaaay too much during her show, I can focus on trying her delectable recipes.  This new recipe I tried for White Chicken Chili was a request from my husband.  Yeah, really.  You know when you ask your husband for dinner suggestions and he just says, "I don't know"....well it didn't happen last week.  I actually had a request and therefore went forth to find a recipe.  I stumbled onto quite a few on the food network and then decided to go for the simplicity of Giada's recipe.



To begin this soup, sauté the onions in a bit of oil.  Do this for about 5 minutes, or until the onions are transluscent.   After that, get that garlic going, but only for about 30 seconds.

Now it's time for the good stuff:  chicken, chili powder, cumin, salt, oregano, and fennel seeds.  Can you say fantastic? 

After the chicken is cooked through, add the chicken stock, corn, a bit of flour and simma, simma, simma! 

Finish off this dish with some parm cheese and you're good to go for another awesome soup night.

Yes, it's another delicious recipe from Giada.  Oh, you!  Anyway, this soup was a hit at our house.  We loved the rich flavors of the cumin and fennel seed especially.  Try it out when you want to get a little crazy, and say, make chili white instead of red.  I've linked the recipe below, and note that I did make some changes in my dish, including no swiss chard (they didn't have it in stock at our grocery store) and the use of northern beans instead of cannellini. It still worked out great, so give it a whirl on a chilly winter day.

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