A few of you may remember H P Lovesauce’s White Trash Chicken Tacos , Mr Bastard created those delicious magnificent pieces of culinary swellness the other night, and overshot the chicken to sauce ratio by a very large margin. To recap – we had a large simmering crock pot full of :
Salsa
Taco Seasoning
Diced Onions and
Diced Jalapenos
Since I’m a stingy bitch (*sigh…. the preferred term is frugal), I pondered on how to make that sauce useful. Could we freeze it? What the hell would we use it for? Would it taste good on spaghetti? Probably not. What resulted was pretty useful indeed, not only did we get another huge meal out of the deal, but I managed to get rid of some more ham (Yes, we’re still working on the leftover ham) and some left over chicken from Tuesday’s dinner that was just going to sit in its lonely tupperware until someone threw it out.
So, in addition to our salsa, taco seasoning, onions and jalapenos from the dinner Mr Bastard had just made, in went two (rinsed) cans of beans (one can of black beans and one can of mixed beans), some diced ham, a chopped (cooked) chicken breast and a sprinkle of cumin for zazz. I think most people would refer to this as Chilli, it certainly resembled chilli. It even tasted like chilli, but it was much much much easier to make than chilli. I left the ingredients in the slow cooker for three hours on low, but since everything I added was already cooked, it was kind of pointless.
Hey, if you ever feel like things are pointless, try to cheer yourself up with a bowl of chilli and some Abrasive Wheels, who are totally cheerful.
White trash tacos have become a favorite around our house. I passed along the recipe to some online mama friends so you’ll be happy to know people across Canada are enjoying it as well!