We are the Friesen's: Chicken Tortilla Soup....

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The verses that have REALLY spoken to me (Sarah) lately....

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock." Matthew 7:24-25

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. I Peter 5:8-9

From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. For in him we live and move and have our being. As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' Acts 17:26-28

May the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14

So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Deuteronomy 5:32-33

God, our God, will take care of the hidden things but the revealed things are our business. It's up to us and our children to attend to all the terms in this Revelation. Deuteronomy 29:29 (The Message)

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Chicken Tortilla Soup....

Not too long ago, Andrea put a challenge out to "fellow bloggers" to put a favorite recipe on their blogs. So, here's mine. This is actually a recipe I made for the first time yesterday -- for after Marc's foot surgery. We both really liked it, and my parents were here (watching Luke during surgery). They both liked it as well.

I realize there are quite a few chicken tortilla soup recipes out there. Here's one variation.

This recipe is not a "Sarah Original" (like my baked beans on an earlier post). It's from a cookbook we received for our wedding (or should I say I received -- Marc hasn't used any of the cookbooks "we" received).

Anything good for the crockpot is worth taking note of, in my mind!

Chicken Tortilla Soup
4 chicken breast halves (cut up into pieces)
2 15-oz. cans black beans, undrained
2 15-oz. cans Rotel tomatoes
1 C. Salsa (mild, medium, or hot -- whichever you prefer)
4-oz. can chopped green chilies
14 1/2 oz. can tomato sauce
Tortilla Chips
Grated Cheese
**We also used sour cream for the top

1) Combine all ingredients except chips, cheese, and sour cream in crockpot.
2) Cover. Cook on low 8 hours.
3) To serve, put a handful of chips in each individual soup bowl. Ladle soup over chips. Top with cheese and sour cream.

ENJOY!