"Skinny" Barbecue Chicken Chili

 I've been feeling especially domestic this week and have another delicious recipe to share. Chili is a go-to meal during the cold winter months. Growing up, I never really liked chili, but this recipe is so flavorful and healthy that now I really like it. I believe I've said before that I'm a crockpot girl. I love coming home from work to a scrumptious, piping hot meal waiting for us to gobble up! I made barbecue chicken chili this week and was not disappointed!

P.S. My friend, Sara, gave me this recipe for my wedding shower collection, so I have her to thank for the yumminess!

Barbecue Chicken Chili

Ingredients

1 lb ground chicken

1 lg. onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

1 can pinto beans rinsed and drained

2 cans red kidney beans rinsed and drained

1 can diced tomatoes

1 (4 1/2 oz) can chopped green chiles

1/4 cup chili powder

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon molasses

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tsp. ground cumin

3 garlic cloves chopped

1 (12 oz) bottle chili sauce

Place ground chicken, onion, pepper, garlic in crockpot and stir with fork to blend. Add beans, tomatoes, chili sauce, green chilies, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, molasses, brown sugar and cumin-mix well.

Cover and cook until flavors blend and chili thickens slightly.

4-5 hrs on high or 8-10 hrs on low. Enjoy!

Hubs is the best sous chef a girl could ask for! He even took on chopping the dreaded onion!

**also notice the new beard--what a cutie :)

A picture of the chili before it's cooked!

We garnished with shredded Mexican blend cheese and avacado :) this time! Doesn't that look hearty and good??!

I'm a sucker for crockpot meals, any others that you've made recently??

The best Honey Nut Granola recipe

Busy weekend = super late Monday post this week

HOWEVER, I made up for it with this gem of a recipe for you!

A woman I work with made honey nut granola for a staff breakfast and pretty much everyone who ate it asked for the recipe. She got so sick of people asking her that she posted in on the private server for all staff to see it. It's delicious and so easy! I made it last evening and decided to share the secret to the best granola ever! Here's the recipe:

Honey Nut Granola

2 1/2 cups of old fashioned oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup  nuts (I use chopped pecans)
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup melted butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup raisins (optional--I don't use them)

Combine all ingredients except raisins. Bake in lightly greased 13x9 pan at 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir in raisins (or not). Stir after out of the oven for about 15 minutes.

Here's what you'll need:

Pile everything in the baking pan and mix it up!

After 20 minutes, voila. Delicious, sweet honey nut granola.

Enjoy with your favorite yogurt and fresh fruit!

If you make this recipe, I'd love to hear your review! Cheers!

High 5 for Friday

1. Our train under the Christmas tree is up and running!

2. Christmas centerpiece using odds and ends I found in our decorations box.

3. Instagrammed kitten (ok he's not a kitten anymore) photo

4. The most comfortable leggings--- they're fleece-lined. Found at Bed Bath and Beyond, weird place to buy clothing I know, but I may never take them off.

5. We get A LOT of use out of our waffle maker these days.

I'd love to hear about your week! I enjoy finding new blogs! Leave me a line :)

Have a FABULOUS weekend, all!

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Tell me about it Tuesday

Things I'm excited about today:

 

1.  I'm thrilled to be guest posting at Southern Sunflowers and Coffee Beans today! Logan has an awesome blog and great book reviews. Go check out her blog!

 

2.  I've been married to the man of my dreams for exactly four months today!

 

3. This weekend I'm going to see my best friends at a 4th annual ugly Christmas sweater party. So pumped!

 

4. It's going to be in the 60s again today and we're well into the month of December.

 

I'd love to hear about what you're excited about today :D

Linking up with Newlywed Moments for Tell me about it Tuesday

Refinished "classic grey" table

 A few weekends ago, my family and I were going through some of my grandmother's old furniture. I stumbled upon a side table that had a lot of character. It was in  poor shape, but I thought it was the perfect size for my entryway and decided to refinish the wood.

The finished product:

But this is what we started with:

I wanted it to look like a greyish wood and found a new stain at Home Depot called "Classic Grey". So, I thought I'd give it a try.

The table needed A LOT of sanding to take the finish and the weird residue off of it. My husband was a great sport and helped with the sanding. Honestly, he did most of it because he was wayyy better at it than me.

Finally, it was ready for me to start staining.

I started with the bottom and worked my way up.

I let it dry overnight and here you have it! The grey stained entryway table!

One of my favorite things about it is the magazine/mail holder underneath-- super rustic, super cool.

This table is also special to me because it was my grandmother's. Do you have any old furniture that has sentimental value?

high five for Friday and Friday chaos

1. Christmas in a candle - for real

2. Cannot wait to decorate the Christmas tree tonight with the hubs for the first time as a married couple!

3.Christmas chalkboard art

4. The husband helping me sand a project I'm posting on Monday! Check back then for the big reveal! (also notice Leo the cat photobombing)

5. The Twilight saga ends. Great movie-- if you like the books, you'll most likely enjoy the movie. I also saw Argo last weekend which would be my less "tween" movie suggestion for you. It was such a good movie. It really kept me on the edge of my seat!

Did you see any movies recently? It seems like there are a ton of good ones out! I'd love to hear about your week too :D