What You'll Need
1 cup Pace® Picante Sauce
2 cans (10 3/4 ounces each) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 cups frozen whole kernel corn
1 can (about 15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 soup can water
1 teaspoon ground cumin
4 corn tortillas (6-inch), cut into strips
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
2 cans (10 3/4 ounces each) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 cups frozen whole kernel corn
1 can (about 15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 soup can water
1 teaspoon ground cumin
4 corn tortillas (6-inch), cut into strips
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
How to Make It
Stir the picante sauce, soup, chicken, corn, beans, water and cumin in a 4-quart slow cooker.
Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or until the chicken is cooked through. *Note- I cooked my chicken prior to putting it in the crock pot, and just cooked it for a shorter length of time*
Stir the tortillas, cheese and cilantro into the cooker. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Serve with additional cheese, if desired. *I also served mine with small crunchy tortilla strips on top of the soup*
Other Happenings...
If mother nature would only cooperate. This winter has felt like an eternity of rain, cold, and too much doom and gloom. Ethan and I have been cooped up for way too long. Our indoor activities are running thin, and so are my patients. Spring...please please hurry.
Ethan had his 2 year check up last week. So we all know he is very small. However, at his last appointment (18months) he was at the 11th percentile for his weight and at his 2 year check up he was down to the 3rd percentile. We have had some major toddler table time battles in our house. Ethan has really been into showing his authority at the dinner table, and just simply refusing to eat. He wants to eat junk. Ice cream, cookies, crackers...junk. So when I tell him "No" things become quickly heated. Which brings me to my next point....
TIME OUT. Yes that fun little activity has been firmly introduced in this house. It didn't seem to really bother Ethan until the last week or so when I decided to get a timer. The rule is he cannot move until the timer goes off (2 minutes is like 2 years apparently). This last go round he decided to hit mommy...twice. Why you ask? Because (as mentioned above) he wanted ice cream for dinner. There were plenty of tears and "mommy I'm sorry" going on. Yes, I melted just a bit. But, I am sorry there will be a no tolerance policy for hitting in this house. All I can say is...he hasn't attempted that trick again. (for now) :)
Looping back around to the eating. So after much trial and tribulation we came to a much needed conclusion. Ethan is a social eater. When we sit down together at the table and eat as a family, HE EATS. HE EATS EVERYTHING. OMG. Pork roast, green beans, chicken pot pie, ect, ect. Why in the world haven't I figured this out sooner?! Mom fail number 255677. Live and learn.
To sum it up...we've been living in the world of two year old behavior. It has been a challenge, yes. But we are learning, and surviving. Let me emphasize that Ethan is a good kid. He is just going through what all toddlers go through- living in a world that he thinks revolves around him, and learning how to share, behave, use manners, be kind, and curtious of others and their feelings...well mostly just to mom (because lets face it, he is perfect for everyone else).
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