Green Chili Chicken

Mexican food is just about my favorite.  I prepared this last night to have for lunch today.  I wanted it to sit overnight so that the tortillas would soften up and absorb some of the liquid from the green salsa.

You don't need much sour cream in the layers.  It does add a nice compliment to the tartness of the salsa and the sweetness of the corn tortillas.  You could substitute plain yogurt or Greek yogurt for the sour cream.  I had sour cream on hand so that's what I used.

Williams chili seasoning is my favorite blend but regular chili powder would work.

This would make good filling for tacos if you used chicken breasts or thighs and shredded the meat once it was done. 

The fastest way to shred cooked chicken is to use your mixer.

I'm also going to try this as filling for chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce.  The recipe made quite a bit so I have plenty left over to have a couple more meals.

GREEN CHILI CHICKEN

1 lb. chicken – I used ground Smart Chicken

1 jar Herdez green salsa

½ c. chopped onion

1 tsp. Williams chili seasoning

Salt and pepper

Sour cream

Corn tortillas

Put chicken, salsa, onion, chili seasoning and salt and pepper into crock pot.

Mix well.

Cook on high until chicken is done.

In a casserole dish layer:

1. some of the liquid

2. tortillas

3. chicken mixture

4. sour cream

Repeat layers.

Since I cook for just myself, I used two tortillas and less than half the chicken mixture.  That made a really large serving for one!

Savory Apple-Chicken Sausage -- 0 Smart Points

***Edited 12/7/17---with the new Freestyle program, this recipe is now zero points.

SAVORY APPLE-CHICKEN SAUSAGE

Ingredients

• 1 large tart apple, peeled and diced
• 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound ground chicken
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·         Directions

·         In a large bowl, combine the apple, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Crumble chicken over mixture and mix well. Shape into eight 3-in. patties.

·         In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook patties over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Drain if necessary. Yield: 8 patties.

I used ground Smart Chicken which is 12 Smart Points for 16 oz.  Each patty would have 1.5 Smart Points or 3 Smart Points for 2 patties