Sunday, September 1

Ooey Gooey Chicken - Instant Pot Version


Ingredients:
  1. 3 chicken breasts, frozen
  2. 1 cup water
  3. 1 can cream of chicken
  4. 1 cup of mild salsa
  5. 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
  6. 1 can green chiles
  7. 1/4 tsp black pepper
  8. 1/2 tsp chili powder
  9. 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
  10. 1 cup frozen corn, optional
  11. toppings: white rice, tortillas chips, lettuce, tomatoes, tapatio 
Directions:
  1. Spray Instant Pot with non-stick spray. Add chicken and water.
  2. Select Manual 15 minutes (up to 22 depending how thick chicken breasts are).
  3. When finished, quick release and remove the chicken to a plate for shredding.
  4. Strain the hot water into big bowl and add half of it back to the Instant Pot.
  5. Add cream of chicken and salsa and mix well. 
  6. Shred chicken while Instant Pot heats up on Sautee. 
  7. Once hot, add black beans, chiles, and spices and stir well.
  8. Turn off Instant Pot and stir in shredded chicken, cheese, and frozen corn if using.
  9. Add chicken mixture to a tortilla with desired toppings.

Blender Salsa

Ingredients

  1. 1 jalapeno, de-seeded and roughly chopped
  2. 1/3 white onion, roughly chopped
  3. 1/2 small bell, roughly chopped
  4. 1 jar canned tomatoes, drained but not rinsed
  5. a few splashes of lime juice
  6. 1/4 tsp salt
Directions:
  1. Put first 3 ingredients and half of the tomatoes in blender. Blend on "sauces" setting for 3 seconds, or until finely chopped.
  2. Add remaining tomatoes and last 2 ingredients and pulse a few times.
  3. Store in clean glass jar in refrigerator.