Monday, January 10, 2011

Yummy Dinner

What we had for dinner tonight is making into the blog, yes it was that good.

This meal received a 5 out of 5 kid rating.. you read that right, ALL of my kiddos ate it without any coercing from me.

Southwestern Chicken Soup
with
Avocado Salad

Southwestern Chicken Soup
Ingredients:
1 t olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves minced (we use the jarred minced garlic)
Rotisserie Chicken, meat removed & shredded
16 oz can pinto beans, rinsed & drained (think this would be good with black beans too)
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
14 oz can chicken broth
12 oz frozen corn, thawed (or not)
4.5 oz can chopped green chilies, undrained
1/2 t chili powder
1/2 t cumin
8 oz sour cream (optional)

Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add oinion and garlic, saute 2-3 minutes, add chicken, beans, tomatoes, broth, corn, green chilies, chili powder and cumin. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Simmer 15 minutes, Ladle into soup bowls, top with sour cream (or not).

Avacado Salad
Ingredients
2 avacados, peeled & sliced
2 roma tomatoes, sliced
12 oz bag chopped lettuce
Lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

In large bowl, combine avocados, tomatoes and lettuce. Drizzle with lemon juice, season with salt and pepper.

So simple, so YUMMY!

and here are pictures to prove it!




 
Day 10



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2 comments:

  1. Ooh...that looks good. Reminds me of the Taco Soup I used to make. Soup is perfect on cold days like this.

    We had roast, potatoes, carrots & biscuits. I actually cooked the roast in the crock pot yesterday and Randy just had to plug it in this afternoon.

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  2. Soup sounds AMAZING! Will have to get the stuff to make it! Salad...hmmm... not so interested cause I don't like avocados BUT, it looks pretty! LOL.... so cool though that you got 5 outta 5 who liked it...that rarely happens in the Boni house!

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