Final Staff Retreat: The Recipe

Of course one of the best part of any quilting retreat is the food! Why are quilters so often such good cooks as well? It's amazing we find the time-I mean who wants to cook when there's quilting to be done?!

Nevertheless, the Quilting in the Country staff are no exception to the good cooks rule. It's fun to be able to retreat in a place that has a well-stocked kitchen where we can prepare our food from home. G-Bar-M's kitchen is just such a place. However, Jane tells us it's even better with her paid retreats where they do all the cooking for you and provide you with more food than you could ever eat!

When Kathy and I were asked to do the e-letter, we remembered that Tina had provided a recipe to be included. Except then we forgot to put it in. So you blog readers are the lucky recipients. Here is Tina's recipe for White Chicken Chili. She brought it in a crock pot and it was such an easy lunch and so tasty.

White Chicken Chili

A chili recipe with chicken and white beans.

This easy chili recipe uses two kinds of white beans and rotisserie chicken meat for a deep, rich flavor.

White Chicken Chili Recipe

• 1 Tbsp. canola oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 -15 oz. cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 -15 oz. can navy beans, drained and rinsed
• 3 cups cooked, diced Rotisserie chicken meat
• 1- 4 oz. can diced green chiles
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. oregano
• kosher salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (optional)
• 4 sliced green onions (optional)

Heat oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven or heavy saucepan. Add onion and garlic. Cook 2-3 minutes. Process one cup chicken broth and 1 can cannellini beans in a blender or food processor until smooth. Add to onion and garlic mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to medium-low. Simmer 20-30 minutes.

Garnish with shredded cheese and onions and serve with sweet cornbread.

Serves 8

Because Jane knows about quilters being such good cooks, she's compiled four cookbooks over the years. Her Soups On is no longer available (although it can sometimes be found on Ebay for prices over $100!) Copies of Salad Sampler are also getting dangerously low so don't wait too long to purchase that one either.

And then, to satisfy your sweet tooth we have Daily Desserts (a compilation of 365 desserts) and Cookies to Share (recipes gathered from the many cookie exchanges Jane has hosted over the years).