Early to rise --- helps fill the pantry.
White Bean Chili (Chicken)
I started the chicken in the slow cooker last night
and put the beans on to soak.
Got up early this morning and did the rest of the work.
I've still had time to keep the laundry going and work on tax returns.
Not bad for a days work.
They're now cooling on the counter.
A few quarts for me and a few for my daughter in law.
Next on the list is beef stew.
Prepare canner and jars.
White Bean (Chicken) Chili
yield 7 quarts
2 lbs of navy beans, sorted and rinsed (soak overnight)
2 lbs of boneless chicken (cooked overnight in crockpot)
I added extra water to the chicken and added some bouillon to concentrate the flavor.
Shred chicken and put back in broth.
Drain beans and recover with water just barely.
Add the chicken and broth.
(Goal is to have enough broth to add to jars.)
cut up 2 onions
add 2 cans of diced green chilies
add a couple of teaspoons of garlic powder
add chili powder
(for our taste I went with approximately 4 tbsp)
Simmer for 30 minutes.
I then put hot beans (with slotted spoon) into hot jars.
After the beans were distributed to the jars I ladled in the broth.
Wipe tops, finger tighten lids, etc.
For my area 10 lbs of pressure for 90 minutes.
Looks so much more tasty than canned soup, Shara. You're quite the dynamo, you know? No grandbaby yet?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane, I am hoping to get stewed beef ready next. I thought I'd send them two jars of each, plus some other easy items....like making them up a cornbread mix or two.
DeleteShe had a few braxton hicks contractions yesterday so maybe time is getting here. :-)
Beautiful, Shara!! What a lovely thing to have stored in your pantry. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Belinda. I don't know why I don't can more often.
DeleteThose look delicious, and will be such a help on busy days! I really like cooking in bulk and having extras tucked away. There are so many days that I either haven't the energy to cook or the time.
ReplyDeleteGood work!
Lili, I'm the same way about not having the energy at times. I'm really hoping to keep a little more like this made up since things are busy here.
DeleteI'll be trying this one ! I dry quite a lot of different beans. I guess the haricot kind would do ( or perhaps butter bean ) What do you think ?
ReplyDeleteDidn't realise you were about to become a grandma ! How exciting!
I don't know how the haricot vert would do, but I think the butter beans would be great. Normally if I can a green bean I just add some potato chunks and call it a day...lol...kind of lazy, but true.
DeleteI'm beginning to think I am more anxious than they are.