Chicken Fajita Soup and Beer Bread

Well Yesterday I knew I was in for a very busy and complicated day. So I started my soup @ 8:00. I used this recipe as a starting point, and made my own adaptations to taste.

What I came up with was spicy and slightly sweet. JT loved it, and I thought it was rather good myself.

my Chicken Tortilla Soup

2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (I used about 8 tenderloins)
1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

(i coated the chicken with this spice mix)

2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup chunky salsa (I used half habenero and half black bean and corn)

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 can black beans rinsed and drained

1 teaspoon salt

Toppings
8 ounces corn tortilla chips
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (optional)

Avocado Slices

DIRECTIONS
Coat Chicken in Spices and in a large pot over medium heat, saute the chicken in the oil for 5 minutes.

While chicken in cooking add the broth, corn, onion, chili powder, diced tomatoes, black beans, garlic, brown sugar, salt and salsa to your slow cooker. Add your cooked chicken to slow cooker and go on with your day. Cook on High for 6-8 hours. Top with the Monterey Jack cheese, tortilla chips and avocado. Enjoy.

I made beer bread to accompany this dish. I am not a drinker at all, and infact I have never even tasted a beer it isn't drinkable form. But I do cook with it, and I think this is one of the yummiest breads. My hubby loves it too. I got the recipe here.

Beer Bread

3 cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 (12 ounce) beer
1/4 cup butter (don't use margirane for this it doesn't taste right)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix dry ingredients and beer.
Pour into a greased loaf pan.
Pour melted butter over mixture.
Bake 1 hour, remove from pan and cool for at least 15 minutes.

This is so simple and yummy.