Sunday, January 11, 2009

Soup - Chicken with Black Beans, Pineapple, and Salsa

I like to be creative with food preparation, and when I make something that's a keeper, I try to remember what I did, and write it down so I can do it again.

This was really easy to remember, and tasted delicious; plus it was easy to prepare.


Layer the following items in your crock pot:

boneless, skinless chicken thighs (I used one small package from the grocer ... I think it was maybe 6 thighs ... but they look so small without their bones, you know)
fresh or frozen pineapple chunks (I used about 1 cup ... actually it was 7 large pieces that I had frozen from fresh ... but it looked like about 1 cup)
canned black beans, undrained (I used one can)
salsa (I used 1 jar of Spartan Salsa)

Set your crock pot on High and let it cook for 4 hours.  Before serving, break up the chicken pieces with a fork, and stir the soup.


That's it!  I think it might even be "good for you" ... and it certainly does taste good!

BONUS RECIPE The Chicken, Black Beans, and Salsa if you don't add the extra liquidity from the pineapple, make a very good burrito filling.  When I make it for burritos, I sometimes buy Peach & Mango Salsa ... which is what made me think about adding the pineapple today ... because I only had regular salsa in the house.  I think the soup today tasted even better than the burritos.

7 comments:

  1. This really caught my eye, Rani, as I am cooking some black beans right now. Sounds really good!
    Will have to try it sometime.... already have my other ingredients in this pot! Do believe yours is a little healthier as mine has a little ham in it instead of chicken.

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  2. You can substitute berries too! And toss in some walnuts!! Mmmmm!

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  3. Sounds real good for all this cold weather love a good soup.

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  4. Excellent idea! I tried it and it was delicious! I used sweet salsa though (peach and mango flavor) and I added some frozen corn. I also cut some flour tortillas up into strips and added them during the last 15 minutes. They were like homemade noodles. My whole family loved it. Thanks Rani!

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  5. Oh great ideas! I bought the ingredients to do this again, and maybe I'll try adding the corn and the tortilla strips too this time.

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  6. I've actually done it twice now. The first time I used canned pineapple. Tonight I used fresh. Much better.

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