White Chicken Chili

Sorry…no photo again…will try to post it tomorrow…I’m off to a benefit party tonight…and I’m doing a LIVE cooking segment in the morning for ABC22/FOX45…busy night! If you’re in the area…8:45 am! I will post the link when it becomes available!

This crockpot meal was inspired by Lynn at Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures. I modified her recipe slightly…to fit our dietary needs/restrictions.

Ingredients
1 chicken breast ($.75) Remember to buy when on sale for $1.88/lb and freeze!
1/2 onion ($.15)
2 T butter ($.10)
2 T rice flour (use white or wheat flour) ($.05)
1 cup milk or rice milk ($.15)
1 4 oz can green chiles ($.99)
2 garlic cloves, minced ($.05)
1 cup dried beans ($.25)
4 cups water
1/2 lb asparagus ($.74)
2 T extra virgin olive oil ($.10)
1/2 cup peas ($.25)

Directions
1. Dice chicken breast. Chop onion. Place chicken, onion, minced garlic, can green chiles, dried beans and water in crockpot. Yes, beans can be uncooked. Just be sure to rinse and sort them!
2. Make homemade white sauce. (You can use a can of cream of chicken soup if you like, but we can’t have that, so I make my own!). To make sauce: Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and quickly stir together. Quickly add 1-2 cups milk and WHISK! Sauce will thicken as it cooks. Add more milk for thinner consistency. Add more flour to thicken it up.
3. Add white sauce to crockpot with other ingredients and stir through.
4. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
5. Drizzle EVOO over asparagus. Let sit for 15-20 minutes. Then saute a few minutes until it turns brighter green color. Remove from heat. Serve with crockpot white chicken chili!

Cost $3.58

Tagged as: asparagus, boneless skinless chicken breast, peas