a novus dies (L: "A new day.")

Chicken Chili, an alternative way to make the tasty dish. I had a package of ground chicken and intended to try the meat in chili again, but before I did so I consulted a cook at TJ Willie's. Previous attempts had resulted in dry chicken. He suggested that I fry sausage with the chicken. He said the fat from the sausage would go into the chicken and make it moist.

So I opened a tub of Jimmy Dean Sage sausage and chopped it up in the skillet with the ground chicken. I added some cracked black pepper, a little garlic, some chicken mixed herbs and spices, and thoroughly stirred and mixed the concoction as it browned.

Then I poured a jar of my homemade chili sauce into a stock pot, added a can each of black beans (drain!), Ranch Style beans and Bush's baked beans with bacon and maple. I heated the pot, drained the hot fat from the meat skillet, and added the chicken/sausage mixture.

I brought it to a low boil, turned the pot down to a simmer, stirred a few times and added a slight amount of red wine because my sauce was thick.

I cooked it for about an hour on a very low temperature, stirring occasionally, with no lid.



This was terrific! I had two bowls for dinner, and ate more for lunch the next day. I have added the recipe to my permanent book.