The Best White Chicken Chili

Now that some (slightly) cooler weather has finally hit here in the South, I have been in the mood for soup or chili. My friend, Kari, of Thought of You Fabric Accessories, has a great recipe for White Chicken Chili that is too good not to share with you! I've tried several white chicken chili recipes, and this is by far the best one yet! I made it today and had a great Sunday of watching football, eating chili, and playing with the kids in the back yard! 

Kari's White Chicken Chili

Ingredients:

• 4 Chicken Breasts
• 1 TBSP Olive Oil
• 2 Medium Onions, Chopped
• 4 Cloves Garlic, Minced
• Two 4oz. Cans Chopped Mild Green Chilis
• 2 Tsp Ground Cumin
• 1.5 Tsp Dried Oregano, Crumbled
• 1/4 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
• Three 16 oz Cans White Beans
• 5 Cups Chicken Broth
• 3 Cups Monterey Jack Cheese, Shredded
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Sour Cream, Jalapeño Peppers (optional)

Directions:

• Boil chicken breasts and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken from pot, let it cool and shred. 
• Heat oil in large pot over medium/high heat. Add onions and sauté about 10 minutes.
• Stir in garlic, chilis, cumin, oregano and cayenne. Saute 2 minutes.
• Add undrained cans of beans and chicken broth. Bring to a boil.
• Add chicken, reduce heat and simmer about 15- 20 minutes.
• Add cheese, stirring until it melts.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream and jalapeño slices, if desired. 

On a side note, Kari was one of the generous donors to Desperate Craftwives' Auction benefiting CTF. Be sure to check out her shop, Thought of You Fabric Accessories, and remember it when you start your holiday shopping.

Places I'm Partying:

www.cherishedbliss.com

Fall Wreath

November is here! It is time to take down the Halloween decorations and deck the house out for Fall.
This gorgeous wreath would be great on your front door or inside the house.

What You Need:

• Styrofoam Wreath Form
• Burlap (1 yard)
• Felt in Various Colors for Flowers
• Hot Glue Gun
• Fall Picks
• Ribbon
• Needle and Thread
• "Naturally" Covered Floral Wire

Note: I wasn't exactly sure how I was going to design this wreath before I started, so not everything shown in picture was actually used.

How to Make It:

•  Cut burlap into strips 4-5" wide. Hot glue end of one strip to back of wreath and wrap around form. When you reach end of strip, glue it down. Repeat until entire wreath is covered.
• Glue one end of covered floral wire to back of wreath and wrap around at a diagonal until you've made it all the way around. Glue other end to wreath. Ribbon can be used instead if you prefer.

• Make felt flowers: Cut sheet of craft felt into strips about 2" wide. Fold in half lengthwise and sew ends together (lengthwise). Next take scissors and cut slits from top about three quarters of the way down to the seam all the way down the length of the felt (can change the look of the petals by either cutting at a diagonal or straight down). Starting at one end, tightly roll the felt up. Once rolled completely, stick threaded needle all the way through the bottom layers of felt to sew them together.

                             

Use hot glue to adhere felt flowers to wreath.

Add fall-colored floral pick.

Tie coordinating ribbon around top so wreath can be hung.

Places We're Partying:

http://www.lilluna.com/

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/

www.nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/

http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/2011/11/three-weeks-of-thanksthankful-for.html