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COOPERATIVE KITCHEN
Paul's Jambalaya
Recipe courtesy of Paul Ross
Ingredients:
¾ lb. cooked bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 lb. mild kielbasa sausage, thinly sliced
1 lb. hot sausage, thinly sliced
1 lb. chicken, cubed
1 lb. shrimp, steamed in Old Bay
seasoning, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 (15-oz.) cans black beans with juice
3 (8-oz.) cans tomato sauce
2 (4-oz.) cans green chiles, one mild
and one hot
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons onion powder
½ bag shredded or matchstick carrots
black pepper to taste
6 cups chicken stock
3 bay leaves
hot sauce (optional)
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Recipe courtesy of Family Features
Ingredients:
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts,
visible fat discarded, cut into ½-inch cubes
2 cups frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
2 cups fat-free, no-salt-added chicken broth
1 (14 ½-oz.) can no-salt-added, diced tomatoes,
undrained
¼ cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon ancho powder
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
¼ teaspoon salt
2 corn tortillas (6-inch size), cut into
¼-inch-wide strips
1 corn tortilla (6-inch size), torn into pieces
2-4 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro
¼ cup finely chopped avocado
¼ medium red bell pepper, cut into
matchstick-size strips
Directions: In slow cooker, stir chicken, corn, broth, tomatoes, onion, sugar, ancho powder, garlic and salt.
Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On baking sheet, arrange
tortilla strips in single layer. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until crisp. Transfer baking sheet to cooling rack. Let strips
stand 15 minutes, or until cool. Transfer to airtight container and set aside. When soup is ready, transfer 1 cup to
food processor or blender. Stir in tortilla pieces. Let mixture stand 1 minute. Process until smooth. Stir mixture
into soup. Stir in cilantro. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with avocado, bell pepper and reserved tortilla strips.
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Directions: Bring all ingredients to
a boil in the slow cooker, then reduce to
low for 6-8 hours. Stir often. Serve with
your choice of rice. Hot sauce(s) on the
side to taste.

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