Two New Recipes

I thought I would share 2 recipes that I have made this week. They were both delicious. I have had both recipes for years, and tweaked them over time to make them my own.

Chicken Cacciatore

1 whole chicken, deboned
2 (28 oz.) cans crushed tomatoes
1 (14.5 oz) can stewed tomatoes
1/2 c. white wine
2 t. oregano
1 t. basil
1/2 c. brown sugar (trust me, it is supposed to be slightly sweet)
1 zucchini, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 (4 oz.) can of mushrooms or use fresh
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste

I cooked a whole chicken in my crockpot all day, took it out, deboned it (threw the bones back in the broth to cook all night in order to make some rich broth). Saute onion, green pepper, and zucchini in olive oil until tender. Add garlic and cook a few more minutes. Pour in white wine. Next, add crushed tomaotes and stewed tomatoes. Stir in sugar. Season with bay leaves, oregano, basil. Lastly, add chicken in bite-sized pieces. Taste and re-taste and keep adding salt and pepper as needed. ;) Cook on low for an hour or so to allow flavors to marry or pour into your crockpot to simmer all day. Serve over rice. YUM! Everyone loved this one! It was even better today as lunch!

Here is the second recipe:

Quick and Easy Salsa
2 (14.5) cans diced tomatoes
1/4 onion
2 garlic cloves
3 slices jalapeno pepper
1/2 t. cumin
1/4 t. sugar
salt to taste

Throw 1/4 of an onion, 2 garlic cloves and 3 slices of jalapeno pepper (I used the convenient kind from a jar) into a food processor and pulse until chopped. Dump in cans of tomatoes and season with cumin, sugar and about 1 T. salt. Pulse quickly, but do not over-puree.

That's it! I used this salsa to cook chicken breasts in all day in my crockpot with 2cans of rinsed and drained black beans. The chicken fell apart and I will use this shredded mixture tomorrow to make burrito pockets with cheddar cheese. After brushing the filled tortillas with butter, I will bake them.

However, it is great just for snacking on with chips! Ask Abbie--she couldn't get enough! LOL

In Christ, Laura