Inspired by my Food I have no idea why I like, I thought... hmm what jacked up crap have I come up with that tastes good to me.
So here it is.. We call it Mexican Soup. Even though pretty sure it isn't. It's more what do we have in the house that we can make today?
Ingredients
1 box Rice-a-Roni
1 can of Rotel
1 Tbsp of minced garlic
1 onion diced
1 cup Hatch green chiles (mild or hot)
1/4 cup chili powder (less if you are weak)
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 Tbsp ground cumin
1 16 oz package of frozen corn
1 lb boneless chicken breast (cubed)
1/2 lb boneless chicken thighs (cubed)
1 28oz can green enchilada sauce
6-8 cups of water
Optional ingredients:
2 cups shredded cheese (Colby, Cheddar. Your choice really)
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Onion diced
Mix all ingredients except rice and corn in a large pot and bring it to a boil. After 5 minutes or so reduce heat to medium. Add water as needed. Cook for 1 hour. Add Rice-a-Roni and corn. Cook additional 20 minutes or until the rice is cooked. A lot of water will be absorbed, so keep an eye on it. add more as needed.
Top with additional ingredients as desired.
When it is cold out, we make this, or variations of this. A very hearty soup that can be made without meat for those that lean that way. Not quite the right weather here yet for this, but it's getting close.