February 16, 2013

Very Tender Slow Cooker Chicken and Hominy Chili Bowl


My oldest has been obsessed with chicken for a while now. He goes through picky stages every couple of weeks where he won't eat anything, except chicken (and bacon, the men in my house always love bacon). If I'm making dinner and he starts complaining and getting hungry, I can always make him happy by informing him that chicken is part of dinner. I agree with him that chicken thighs are delicious and they can create great flavor in a variety of dishes. They are one of my favorite dishes to prepare and I make them at least twice a month. Last week I tried a new recipe for Chicken and Hominy Chili Bowl from the March 2013 issue of Family Circle magazine.

This recipe has 13 ingredients. It takes 10 hours 30 minutes of total time, 15 minutes of which is active and makes 6 servings. I did make a few changes to the original recipe. First I never have ten hours between when I get up and my husband comes home for dinner, so I let my chili cook for 8 hours on high. As I always do I made my own chicken stock which I don't salt until I make the recipe. My chicken was so tender that it fell off the bone when I tried to take it out. Therefore I shredded the chicken and put it back in the chili. Finally, my chili was more than thick enough after shredding the chicken so I left out the cornmeal. I served the chili with corn chips, which was a perfect combination.

I love using my slow cooker to make chili and stews. This recipe states that it only makes 6 servings, but since I shredded the chicken it made a large amount more. There was more than enough for dinner plus two more meals for my family of 4. Make sure to adequately salt, especially if you make your own stock. I do think that the amount of cumin could be increased slightly to a full teaspoon. It would create an even more pronounced flavor.

For the recipe go to Chicken and Hominy Chili Bowl. (registration required)

13 comments:

  1. I've never heard of hominy before, but I bet it's good. Sounds like a good recipe.

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  2. What? Only 15 minutes of prep? That looks insanely delicious and I want it!!! I'll probably go with your suggestion to up the cumin too.

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    1. I love recipes with little prep, they are great for weekdays :)

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  3. You know, I have never tried hominy and it is about time I did because this looks pretty tasty, especially since I have a bit of a cold still.
    -Jamie
    ChatterBlossom

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    1. Hominy really is great in a variety of dishes, you will love it I promise :) I hope you feel better!

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  4. It wouldn't let me access the recipe (pouting) because I'm not a member. I may come back later and sign up for it, a recipe w/hominy sounds too good to pass up. I like to use the slow cooker too, and I don't do it near enough.

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    1. Some sites make you register, sorry :( I love recipe with hominy also, yum!

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  5. What is hominy? Never heard of it before. But it looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing :)

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    1. It's used a lot in southwestern cooking, it's great in soups and stews!

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  6. This looks so yummy! This is definitely something my boys would like! The one food my boys all agree on is bacon, so I understand about yours loving bacon too!

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    1. Thanks :) Glad to know that someone else has boys that love bacon!

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