Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

One pot, easy, delicious, creamy crock pot chicken chili. Add all the ingredients to the crock pot , take a break from kitchen and come back after 6 hours to have hearty delicious dinner. 

The best thing about this recipe is, there is no hard and fast rule to measure the ingredients. It is inexpensive and instant hit at home. Though I made a big batch of chili on sunday, trust me it didn't  last long. SO yummy !!

Originally, this recipe was given to me by my colleague friend Cathy Hackett. I made few modifications to suit the Indian version and made it more spicy.

Ingredients

500 gms Boneless Chicken
1 can of Black Beans
1 Onion, diced
1 can of Corn
1 Tomato, diced
2 stalks of Celery, diced
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
3 tsp Chili powder
8 oz Low fat Cream Cheese
1 ltr Vegetable/ Chicken Stock
Salt

Method

• Add all the ingredients to the crock pot and cook on high for 6-8 hours
• Use a fork to shred the chicken
• Serve hot with (Optional) scallions and sour cream

Egg Salad

Turn boiled eggs to a salad which is deliciously creamy, chunky and tangy. This salad can be used as sandwich spread ,sandwich filling and as a cracker spread which is perfect for a brunch. It is normally served as a cold salad which rich in protein and carbohydrates. 

When I was studying and working, this salad was a perfect meal because it is quick and easy to prepare.  And off-course highly economical !!

Ingredients

2 Boiled eggs, finely chopped

1 Stick of Celery stalk, finely chopped

2 tsp Yogurt

1 tsp lemon Juice

Salt

Pepper

Few sprigs of Cilantro, finely chopped

Method

• Mix all the ingredients and season it with salt and pepper

• Serve it with toast or spread it on cracker. Garnish with green onions
• Can be refrigerated for future use

Note: Instead of yogurt mayonnaise can be used.