White Chicken Chili

While I was at the grocery store on Sunday, I picked up some stuff to make White Chicken Chili. Nope I have never made it before and never had it before but I wanted it. :) Later that afternoon, a friend of mine named Sarah had posted on facebook that she was making White Chicken Chili that night. I thought it was funny that I was thinking about making it and here she was making it. She gave me her recipe.

Sarah's recipe:

3 boneless chicken breast halves cooked (shredded or cubed)

1 1/2 to 3 teaspoon ground cumin (to taste)

8 oz's. Pepper-Jack Cheese cubed

8 oz's. salsa mild or medium (to taste)

1 large jar great northern beans , undrained

Don't over cook the chicken. About 35-45 mins at 350 Don't brown. Combine in a crock pot at low for 2-3 hours. Stir frequently.

Now not knowing Sarah's recipe while at the grocery store, I kinda just picked up things that I thought was in white chicken chili. You know....white beans, and chicken. haha I also cheated a little by getting a McCormick- White Chicken Chili packet.

My plan was to make this yesterday. Everything was going great. I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and was letting it cool for a bit. I brought out the crock pot and had it ready to go. I added 2 cans of white kidney beans to the crock pot. I had an onion, I just finished peeling. I had just put the peels in the empty kidney bean can that I had sitting in the sink. Well, I wasn't careful enough and ended up cutting my right thumb on the can. (I will spare you the pictures of my thumb) Blood was everywhere and I couldn't get the blood to stop and ended up at the ER. Luckily, I didn't need stitches but I did have to have them 'glue' the cut so that it heals.

So, today I figured I would try again. I was determined to satisfy my craving for White Chicken Chili. This morning, before work I put everything in the crock pot and let it cook while we were at work.

Here's what I put in the crock pot:

3 chicken breasts (cut up)

2 pkgs of McCormick White Chicken Chili Seasoning

2 tbs of oil

2 1/2 cups of water

2 cans of white kidney beans (undrained)

1 onion

As I walked into the house, the smell of the white chicken chili was wonderful! This is def a dish to make this fall!!!

I think this tastes A LOT like my favorite Chicken Tortilla soup at Cracker Barrel. It was sooooo good. Nate and I ate it with tostito chips. Next time, I might add even add some corn. You can even add sour cream, sliced avocados and cheese to it if you'd like. Nate said "This is VERY good" and I asked him if it was something he would want to eat again and he said "YES". And he went back for more. I know it's good when he can't stop eating it. haha So, I will def be making this again. :)