Happy Summer!
I found the best soup recipe. It's Chicken Tortilla Soup and reminds me of the soup I loved eating at Apple-bee's. I found it on Mennonite Girls Can Cook. They have some of the best recipes, most of which call for ingredients you have in your home. I used a quart of chicken breasts that I canned and I also cooked it on the stove top because I didn't have to cook the chicken. I know you'll love it as much as I do.
1/2 cup salsa 1 lb chicken breasts cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 cups frozen corn 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cans cream of chicken soup 1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup water 1 tsp cumin
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I used maybe 1/4 cup)
1/3 cup cilantro (I have gone without this before but it's growing in my herb garden now)
Stir the salsa, chicken, corn and beans in either your crock pot or soup pan. Then add the soup, tomatoes, water, cumin together and pour over crock pot mixture. In the soup pot I just added this individually. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours. I just cooked on medium heat and then we poured it over corn chips. This is so creamy and delicious!
I also want to share a Banana Chip Muffins recipe I found in one of my Amish cookbooks. These are so moist and you really can't eat just one!
1 3/4 cup flour 1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk 1 egg
1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (I used 2)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (I used our home canned applesauce which has just a bit of sugar)
1 c. mini chocolate chips (I used regular chips)
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine the milk, egg, oil, banana and applesauce. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and then remove. Makes 1 dozen of the best muffins!
