13-bean Chicken Chili

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups 13 bean soup mix
• 2 cups rice, cooked
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can sweet whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 -3 tablespoon chicken bouillon (better than bouillon brand)
• 2 large green peppers, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 -2 tablespoon chili powder (good quality)
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 -3 tablespoon salt (optional)
• 1 small whole chicken, roasted (most grocery stores will let you buy one for $5)

Recipe

• 1 soak beans overnight.
• 2 in the morning, drained the beans and put them in the crockpot.
• 3 carve the chicken and put bite-sized chunks in the pot. avoid putting in skin, bone, veins, or other stuff you'd never want to find in your mouth.
• 4 add the garlic, onion, peppers, tomato paste, and corn.
• 5 cover with water--you may need to add water throughout the cooking process.
• 6 add the dry spices. start with the minimum, you can always add more!
• 7 cook on low for about 5 hours. don't be afraid to add more spices and let it simmer longer--it will only add more flavor.
• 8 after it's done cooking, put in the rice and stir. turn off the crockpot and let it sit until it has cooled a little.
• 9 serve with sour cream, corn chips, cornbread, or all by itself!