White Chicken Chili

Last's night dinner is one of my favorites! However it is a work in progress.
I used to always make White Chicken Chili with one of those MeCorrmick seasoning packets. It was delicious but I've been trying to stay away from those and create my own recipes.
The recipe I came up with was good so I'm going to share it but when I make it again and tweak things, I will share that as well :)


White Chicken Chili

1 lb. chicken breast ( diced)
2 cans of Campbells condensed cream of chicken soup
2 cans of milk 
3-4 cans of white beans 
1 red pepper (finely diced) 
1 large onion (finely diced) 
1 tbsp oil 
4 tsp. chili pepper 
2 tsp. cumin 
2 tsp. crushed red pepper ( optional) 
salt and pepper to taste 


1. In a large skillet, add oil, chicken, onions, and red pepper. Cook until chicken is cooked through, then add the chili pepper, cumin, and crushed red pepper. Stir until evenly coated.

2. In crock pot whisk together the cream of chicken soup and milk. Then add the beans.

3. Add the chicken mixture and mix until completely blended.

4. Cook on high heat for at least an hour, or until beans are cooked.
Instead of the crock pot, you can also combine this all into a large stock pot and simmer for 20 minutes.

Then enjoy with a nice scoop of sour cream,  sprinkle of cheese, and your favorite tortilla chips!

It also tastes great over a pile of tortilla chips topped with cheese. That is how the hubs and Chloe ate theirs last night. Perfect for sitting in front of the TV watching the Jets game. :)

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Until next time... 

Chicken Teriyaki

That's what was on our menu for tonight. I've been looking at making this for quite awhile but I didn't know what recipe I should follow, then I decided I might as well do what I always do and just throw something together and create my own. So that is exactly what I did.

What you'll need: 

Crockpot

2 lbs. of chicken breast, cut up or cubed (whichever size pieces you prefer) 

1 cup of Teriyaki sauce ( I used a bottle that I got at BJ's, Veri Veri Teriyaki)

1 cup of brown sugar 

3/4 cup of chicken stock 

2-3 cloves of garlic 

a little salt and pepper 

1. First I chopped up the chicken breast, then salt and peppered them. I let them sit while I prepared the sauce. 

2. In a large bowl, mix the teriyaki sauce and brown sugar. The mixture will become thick. 

3. Add Chicken stock and cloves of garlic. 

4. Slowly add in the chicken. Mix until completely coated.

5. Then add everything to the crockpot. Cook on high for about 3 1/2 hours, then turn to low for the last hour. 

6. Then serve over your choice of rice. Tonight we served it over white rice and had a side of broccoli. We may try something else next time. 

There will definitely be a next time with this recipe. I thought 2 pounds of chicken would leave a lot of leftovers but it didn't. 

Tips: If you are making this in the morning and leaving it for the day you should cook on low. 

The longer it is cooked for, the more tender the chicken. 

Well that was my easy and delicious dinner tonight! Crock pot meals are a big favorite of mine, especially during our busy fall schedule. 

Give it a try, hope you enjoy! :)

Ok Ok...

So I totally slacked off this summer and didn't blog once! I wanted to. It was always on the back of my mind but I was having too much fun with my two babies that I just didn't commit to doing it. 

Now its feeling like fall, Chloe started 2nd grade last week, the hubbs is finishing his last year at Stony Brook, and I am finishing my last year at LIU! Liam is pre-schooling at home with momma for this semester and we're just having fun :) 

The routine of each day is now back which also means the routine of my meal planning and cooking and trying new recipes is back. I think that means the routine blogging will be back too! No promises but it's something I enjoy so I'm going to work on. Lol 

This morning I tried something new. I thought that this would be a great way to get things rolling and blog about something new. 

I've been juicing. Not every day and not for every meal but for breakfast I like to do it. I was using the blender and then realized that months ago I pinned something on Pinterest that said you could fit mason jars on most basic blenders. Gave it a shot and it worked!! I was so pleased!! 

Here I started with the empty mason jar. I made sure the the blades could fit in the jar and then added a few ingredients and gave it a whirl. It worked so I added the rest and then I had the perfect concoction already in the glass. A lot less cleanup doing it this way and it gives you the perfect serving size. 

What I used: 

Basic blender

Pint size Mason jar 

Half a banana

1 tbsp flax seed

handful of kale 

handful of romaine lettuce

1/4 cup of blueberries 

1/4 juice from orange or orange juice 

spoonful of greek yougurt (optional)

This is just one way that I make it, sometimes it is super green and it has to do with the ingredients. I don't always add yogurt, and when I first started making smoothies and juice, if I wanted it sweeter I would add a spoonful of good, local honey. I don't do that much anymore but if you need it a little sweeter, that's what I recommend.
As I make them other ways I will share the recipes. 

Well that's all for now! Have a happy Monday!