Bill's Chili

Here is a Chili that I made especially for Bill.  He said the chili I have been making was thick and he wanted a chili more like Wendy's chili.  So my version of Wendy's chili is called Bill's Chili :)

Mexican Chili

I am still here :)  I bet you were beginning to wonder.  We are still putting the finishing touches and doing some trim work on our kitchen remodel.

My favorite Soup Recipes

Here is a collection of some of my favorite soups that are on the blog.

White Chicken Chili

Yum
Here is another Jones Family favorite meal.  This White Chicken Chili is a real comfort food when it is cold outside.  We like to crunch up tortilla chips for our soup.  I also sprinkle some shredded cheese in my bowl but Bill likes it without.

Tailgate Chili

Are you ready for the big game on Sunday?  I think this is the first time that Bill and I could care less which team wins.  Of course we will watch it because you need to have the game on to enjoy all the football food and the good thing is we can get up and get seconds without worrying about pausing the game!

Oktoberfest Chicken Chili

Fall Beers was the secret ingredient for the Spiked Recipe Challenge this time.  I chose to use Yuengling Oktoberfest Beer.  When fall comes around I love to have soup and sandwiches.  I wanted to make a spicy chicken chili.  When I think of chicken chili I think of a white chili with great northern beans.  I also like to crunch up tortilla chips to put in my chicken chili instead of crackers.

Make sure to go over to This Gal Cooks and the Frugal Foodie Mama to see all the other amazing beer creations! 

Oktoberfest Chicken Chili

 1 lb chicken, cooked and shredded
2 15.5 oz cans great northern beans
1 15.25 oz can corn
1 10 oz can rotel tomatoes with lime juice and cilantro
1 4 oz can chopped chiles
4 C water
4 t chicken flavored soup base
1 12 oz Yuengling Oktoberfest Beer
2 t chili powder
1 t cinnamon
1 t oregano
1/4 t cayenne pepper
1 t cummin
2 T sugar
1/2 C whipping cream
1/2 C sour cream
1/2 block (4 oz) cream cheese
1/2 onion, chopped
5 jalapenos, seeded and chopped
3 garlic cloves
olive oil for sauteing

Heat some olive oil in a large sauce pan, add chopped onion, chopped jalapenos and grated garlic cloves. Saute until tender. Add the Oktoberfest beer and continue simmering for about 5 minutes.  Add water and the soup base, continue simmering until the soup base is all melted and resembles chicken broth.  Next add the rotel tomatoes, green chilies, corn, great northern beans and chicken. Mix into the chili all the spices (chili powder, cinnamon, oregano, cayenne pepper, cummin, and sugar)  Continue to simmer the chili for 20 minutes.  Just before serving stir in the whipping cream, sour cream and cream cheese until all melted into the chili.  Serve with shredded Mexican blend cheese and crushed tortilla chips.

Southwestern White Chili

Southwestern White Chili is another one of our family favorites.  We eat ours with crushed up tortilla chips.  This recipe comes from the Clark County Fair Poultry Dish of the Day.  It was the 3rd place winner for 2004.

On a cold snowy day this Chili hits the spot!  We have had a lot of cold days lately and 2 more inches of snow today.

The only change I had to this recipe was that I cooked my chicken in the pressure cooker.  I put the cooked chicken and everything but the sour cream and whipping cream in a large pan. Following the recipe, I simmered uncovered for 30 min. removed from heat and added the sour cream and whipping cream.