Ashley's Chicken Chili

Ingredients

1 lb. chicken breast

1 can 14 oz. diced green chili's

1/2 medium onion

3 cans great northern beans, drained.

4 cups chicken broth

1 cup sour cream

1/4 cup flour

pepper jack cheese

chili powder

cumin

1. Cut chicken in 1 inch pieces and saute in large pot or dutch oven with onion and green chili's until cooked through.

2. Add chicken broth and beans. Season with chili powder and cumin to taste (about 1 tsp. each). Bring to a boil, reduce and simmer.

3. Remove one cup of broth and let stand for 10 minutes. Mix into reserved broth sour cream and flour.

4. Add sour cream mixture back to pot and bring back to a boil.

5. Either mix in 4 cups of pepper jack cheese at this point (it adds a lot of heat) or let everyone add the amount they want. Sometimes I just use cheddar or whatever I have. This recipe heats up great the next day.

Banana Muffins

This recipe makes a large batch of muffins, about 2 1/2 dozen. They are soft and moist, not flakey at all. To me it's like a less dense version of banana bread.

3 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 lb. butter (two sticks), melted and cooled
2 eggs
3/4 c. milk
2 tsp. vanilla
3-4 medium ripe bananas, mashed
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Mix dry ingredients; add melted butter and blend. Add eggs, milk, vanilla, banana and nuts.