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Well, hey there good lookin’.
Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening. Which ever it may be. Thanks for taking time out of your day to join me and this saucy, creamy, smokey, flavorful, hearty chicken filling of wonder.
Kids like it. Dads like it. Moms like it. Your dog may like it. (If I had one I would have given he or she a taste test, my apologies for insufficient data.) Your Grandma may like it (it’s not overly spicy, ok?) I bet your neighbor would like it, or your mailman, or the gal in the apartment next door.
It’s a good one, my friends. Hope you make some today.
Here’s a little shot of two ingredients used in this recipe that you may not have on hand. Let me give you a little tip. Get them on hand. You won’t be sorry. They are both fairly new seasonings to me and I can’t seem to get enough of either of them. Sometimes I go to my cupboard and just take a big sniff of the Smoked Paprika. How can a little red powder smell so good! Seriously, I am that weird. Try not to hold it against me, okay?
The Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce are also wonderful and pack a lot of flavor. You won’t ever need the whole can for a single recipe. So as not to waste, open up the can and then blend it up. (The contents of the can, not the can.) Then place the blended Chipotles into a small freezer safe ziploc bag. Label it, and pop it into your freezer. You’ll have it handy to break a piece off and pop it into a recipe or two.
Ok then, let’s cook the chicken shall we?
Creamy Chipotle Southwest Black Bean Chicken
Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 7 servings
Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up!
2 chicken breasts
3 C chicken broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can Mexican stewed tomatoes, diced or whole
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1 (15 ounce) can corn
1 (4 ounce) can green chillis
1 (8 ounce) cream cheese
1/2 t smoked paprika
1/2 t chipotle peppers and adobo sauce, blended
flour tortillas, or corn chips
1. Place two chicken breasts (you can use frozen) into a large skillet. Pour a can of Mexican Stewed tomatoes over the chicken.
If you are using whole tomatoes, take some scissors and cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
2. Pour 3 cups of chicken broth into the pan. Over high heat, bring the ingredients to a rolling boil. Reduce the heat to medium high and cover the pan with the lid at an angle to so that some of the steam can escape. Let the old girl cook until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink. Should take about 15-20 minutes depending on how thick the chicken is.
3. Remove the chicken to a plate and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Keep the juices in the pan cooking at a simmer.
4. Chop the chicken into small chunks with a sharp knife.
5. Carefully place the chicken back into the brothy skillet.
6. Rinse and drain one can black beans, one can corn and one single can of green chilis. Add them to the skillet.
7. Add one package of cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika
and 1/2 teaspoon of chopotle peppers and adobo sauce.
8. Give it all a nice stir so the cream cheese can melt and all ingredients can get incorporate.
9. Let it continue to simmer over medium high heat for about 10 minutes to allow the ingredients to heat through and the sauce to thicken up just a bit. Give it a good stir occasionally.
10. Place a nice helping of the chicken filling into the center of a large flour tortilla and fold up the sides.
Roll the other sides of the tortilla up
and vwalla. A quick dinner of wonder at your finger tips.
Or, pour some into a small bowl
and dunk some tortilla chips into it as a tasty dip. Either way, it’s good as gold my friends. Hope you enjoy it!
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These look divine! I'd love for you to share them at Mix it up Monday:
http://flourmewithlove.blogspot.com/2012/03/mix-it-up-monday.html
I hope to see you soon
This sounds SO good! It's going on my “to make” list immediately! I have yet to make one of your recipes that my family doesn't absolutely love and I'm sure this will be another winner. Thanks for giving me so many great things to do with chicken. I get burnt out on the same old same old and we eat A LOT of chicken around here.
Do you think I could crock pot this and add the cream cheese at the end?
Can't wait to make this one . . . and I do happen to have both those ingredients on hand – thanks to trying out other new recipes. They really do make a difference in the recipe.
mmmm can ya go wrong with adding chipotle peppers?? so delish – I'm drooling on my keyboard! ewww that would be gross xo
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Yum! This would go great with my homemade chipotle flour tortillas! You are right, blend up the entire can of chipotle and freeze it; that's the way to go!
Hi Marisa,
Yes, the crock pot would work well for this recipe. Place all the ingredients, but the cream cheese in, cook on high for 4 hours then add your cream cheese give it a nice stir until it melts and is well incorporated and then cook for another 30 minutes or until it's all heated through. Good luck! Hope you love it.
~Jamie
We had this for dinner last night and it was AMAZING!!! Another GREAT recipe Jamie! Thanks again!
I made this last night and even my picky 9 year old ate it! I didn't tell him about the tomatoes (told him it was part of the spices) and he ate them
Thanks for sharing!
Jamie you are AMAZING! I Love the recipes on here! Some of them have become our family's favorites. I think you and i must have the same taste in foods
I can't wait to try this one too. – Jamie Hodgkin
We made this for dinner tonight!! I have little kiddos 5,4, and 1. I was surprised the kick it had to it but my kids still ate it. I only added 2 cups of chicken broth and it was plenty soupy for us. I almost would do less but it was SERIOUSLY so yummy I couldn't stop eating this dish!! I LOVE your recipes Jamie! Thanks so much
Hi Jamie–I really want to try this recipe but I'm having a hard time finding the smoked paprika. I've looked in all the large local supermarkets around here (I'm in Northern CA). Did you find it in your supermarket or a specialty store? If in the supermarket, would I find it with the spices or in the aisle with the Mexican foods?
Thanks so much. Love all your recipes!
Hi Anonymous,
I bought my smoked paprika at Costco. I have seen it at regular grocery store chains with the other McKormick seasonings. Sorry you have been having trouble finding it! I know that can be so frustrating. Good luck!
~Jamie
Thanks for the great tip about the chiles. I have bought these before and they ended up spoiling in the fridge because the can holds so many chiles. Last time I bought them I did freeze the individual chiles to use but blending them up first makes them so much easier to put in recipes.
I have this on the stove right now – can't wait to taste it! I've had a difficult time finding Smoked Paprika as well – finally located it at Cost Plus World Market.
Hi Jamie! Thanks for this recipe – made it last night and it was great! Just kind of wondering – is 3 C of chicken broth correct? Once I had added the cream cheese and let mine cook for 10 minutes it was super thin – like a brothy soup. I ended up cooking it an additional hour and a half uncovered to let the extra water evaporate out so that it would be thick enough for a tortilla or to use as a dip. Maybe it is because I'm at sea level and you are up in the mountains? Anyway – even though it took quite a bit longer to cook than I planned, it was still yummy.
Hi Julie,
I'm so glad you enjoyed the taste of the recipe. Next time try cooking it without the lid on for the entire time. Hopefully if will give you a shorter cooking time and help the broth to reduce quicker. Good luck!
~Jamie
Just want you to know I made this recipe yesterday and loved it. I wanted to know what else you use the peppers in adobo sauce for. I loved the smell of it. I also had the same problem with it being too think, but it tasted delicious. I can't wait to try out more of your recipes!!
Next time i make this i will just use salsa as the base and skip the tomatoes and broth….just like the others was too thin for my taste…otherwise pretty good
SOLUTION: 2 birds one stone…I used a slotted spoon and drained the liquid from the burrito mixture left quite a bit of liquid with chicken chunks etc…so i froze that for creamy enchilada soup for another time! Yayyyy two meals outta one
I eagerly made this recipe last week. It “forced” me to buy ingredients that I always want to but just never seem to buy (smoked paprika, chipotle peppers, black beans.) I, too, found that the end result as made per the recipe was too “soupy” to use as a filling for tortillas and a little drippy as a dip. Glad to see that it wasn't “just me.” Serendipitously, I found that what makes for a creamy yet overly soupy tortilla filling makes for a creamy and PERFECTLY soupy… SOUP! So I switched gear(s), ladled up a bowlful, sprinkled a crunched-up handful of tortilla chips on top, and dove in. Next time I make it, and there WILL be a next time, I will use less chicken broth and/or cook it without the lid… or maybe I'll just make soup again.
Just discovered your website tonight! (insomnia
sucks) I will be BOOKMARKING this site! Any chance to sub lowfat sour cream? Trying to keep it on the light side…
OMG- I've got to make this one this week. Great Job!!
I made this for dinner tonight and it turned out soupy too. I am letting it simmer a bit more, in hopes that it will thicken up.
It's definitely too soupy. Wish I would have read the comments before I made it. I think 1 cup of broth to start with would be much better.
YUM! I just found your blog and will be making these soon! I didn't see this in the comments so I'm wondering if this would be a good freezable meal? I'd make the filling and fill a tortilla and freeze them individually. I'm trying to find quick, yummy lunch ideas and wonder if this would work!
Hi Aubrey,
This will freeze very well, especially if you roll it into tortillas first. Good luck! Hope you love it.
~Jamie
I would assume it would be okay on low for 6-8 hours?
This was a hit at my house tonight! My husband likes his food spicy, so I added some cayenne pepper and doubled the chipotle mixture. The flavor was bold and rich. It was quick and easy to make, which is perfect for our busy household. I will definitely be making this one again!
I don’t think that I ever commented on this recipe but we love it and I make it all of the time! Just had it for dinner last night actually. I usually make it in the crockpot–we love it in tortillas or with chips. So good!
What’s the difference between smoked paprika and regular paprika?
Rebecca,
Smoked Paprika has this amazing smokey fragrance. It’s fabulous, fabulous, fabulous.
~Jamie
Hi Jamie! I really enjoy your website, I like how the recipes are family-friendly! Weare busy with a family of nine, so it helps when a recipe is easy, wholesome, and tastey. I’ve got a question about using the frozen chicken in your recipes: do they need thawed or can I just put them in frozen and if I put them in frozen do I need to adjust how much liquid a recipe calls for?
Hi Jamie! Will I need to adjust the amount of liquid added to a recipe if I use the chicken frozen as compared to if its thawed out?
Brandy – I’d imagine you just need to increase your cooking time or thaw out your chicken ahead of time.
I came across this recipe again on my Pinterest when I was looking for ideas for the chipotle peppers in adobo I have left from making chili last night. I’m going to try it but reduce the broth like others have mentioned!
Thanks for posting this recipe! Looks great
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