Chicken Corn Chili

As a direct result of the colder weather moving in, my slow cooker will be making a regular appearance in my kitchen. It's time for stews, soups, and chili.

To be honest, chili never appealed to me much before, until I saw an episode of Giada at Home where she made some delicious looking chicken and corn chili. After I had Lucas look at the recipe, he was craving chili, but not exactly the way that Giada had prepared it. We looked through a few different chili recipes and picked out the ingredients that we liked best and I created my own version of chicken corn chili for dinner tonight.

It turned out to be really delicious, especially with a side of homemade cornbread. I'm happy to say that I am now a big fan of chili.

Chicken and Corn Chili Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 (16 oz) jar of salsa
• 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (4 oz) can diced green chili peppers
• 2 diced garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 cups frozen corn
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 (15 oz) can pinto beans
• 1 (15 oz) can black beans

Directions:

1. Mix together all ingredients except for beans and corn in slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on low for 6-8hrs. 
3. 30 minutes before the end of cooking, add corn and beans to the chili

(To add more heat, you could add red pepper flakes or increase the amount of chili powder)