Santa Fe Chicken Chili

Ingredients
3 lb ground chicken
1 24 oz jar tomato sauce
1 white onion
1/2 red  bell pepper
2 jalapeno peppers
1 large poblano pepper
~12 oz water
santa fe chili mix (or make your own: chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, dash sea salt)

Directions
Turn on crockpot to 4 hours.  Chop onion and all peppers.  Throw into crockpot.  Cook 3 lbs chicken and add to veggies in crockpot.  Add chili mix, tomato sauce and water.  Cook for about 3 hours in crockpot. 

24 oz. organic strained tomatoes

 Lunch/Dinner is ready!

Chicken Chili

Sometimes I get tired of regular beef/bison chili and want something lighter, but still full of protein and of course, easy and fast to make.  Chicken chili is a great alternative as the weather warms up.

Ingredients:
3 lbs ground chicken
1 White onion
2 Cans diced green chilis
3 Poblano peppers
2 Jalapenos
1 Box chicken broth
Cilantro
Avocado

Spices:
Chili pepper
Onion powder
Black pepper
White pepper
Red pepper
Cumin
Garlic powder

Directions:
Turn crockpot on 4 hours.  Cook ground chicken.   Dice onion, jalapeno and poblano pepper.  Add veggies along with green chilis in crockpot.  Add chicken once cooked.  Add spices to your liking then pour 3/4 container of chicken broth.  Add more seasoning and/or chicken broth as needed.  I prefer to use less chicken broth at first then add more later if I need to.  I do not like a my chili too runny. 

Garnish with fresh cilantro and avocado.

Alternatives:  I used 2 lbs ground chicken and 1 lb ground turkey this time as I was short on chicken.  I was also out of onion so I used extra onion powder.  It still turned out great!!

Ingredients - minus onion I had missing :)

Add chicken and veggies to crockpot

Garnish with cilantro and avocado!

Meaty Crockpot Chili

My crockpot is my new best friend lately!  Makes such easy meals and lasts several days.  This Sunday I decided to make a spicy meaty chili.

Ingredients:
~ 3 lbs grass fed lean ground beef
1 medium-large white onion
2 jalapeno peppers
2 poblano peppers
2 slices cooked applewood bacon
~ 40 oz tomato sauce

Spices:
Chili powder
Garlic powder
Dash sea salt
Black pepper
White pepper
Crushed red pepper flakes
Red curry (pepper)
Tumeric

Directions: Cook ground beef.  Chop all veggies and throw in crockpot.  Add cooked ground beef, bacon, tomato sauce, and season with spices to your liking.  I never measure spices, I just gradually add until the flavor suits my taste.  I also never add water.  As the crockpot heats up, condensation gathers on the lid of the crockpot and each time I open to stir/taste, water is added to the chili :)  Simmer on low for 4 hours.  The bacon adds a really nice flavor to the chili.  Enjoy!