Crazy Shredded Chicken Chili... Or Is It?

I deemed this chicken chili as crazy, because it is crazy how good it turned out! My boyfriend had a pound of chicken breast in his fridge that needed to be used ASAP and after a day spent lounging on the couch and watching the Food Network, he had a serious hankering for some chili. Being the resourceful chap that he is, he thought to make it shredded chicken chili! As our appetites grew by the second, we quickly looked up a recipe online and off to the store we were. Once there, we decided to use the recipe as a base, and to start adding whatever we liked because, isn't chili a huge combo of ingredients?  Ok, ok, we got a little carried away and ended up buying carrots and potatoes-- two items which I think make this chili more into a stew/soup, but hey, if we want to call this chili, so be it! Follow the recipe below to make a tasty and hearty chili/soup/stew/brilliant concoction!

Ingredients:

- 2 Cans of Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 Can of Corn
- 1 Large Carrot
- 2 Stalks of Celery
- 1 lb of Chicken (shredded)
- 2 Tsps of Cumin
- Garlic Salt
- 1 Onion
- 1 Can of Red Beans
- 1 Yellow Potato

You need to start off with a little prep work and once that's done, this recipe couldn't get any easier!

1. First, cook the chicken, shred, and place to the side.
2. Chop the onion, carrot, celery and potato into small cubes and then place aside with the chicken.
3. Place your pot on the stove and set the heat to medium-low.
4. Now, open the the 2 cans of tomatoes and red beans and place into your cooking pot.
5. Add the onion, carrot, celery and potato and add as much corn as you want (I ended up putting about half a can).
6. Next, add the chicken, cumin and a generous sprinkle of garlic salt.
7. Time to thoroughly stir your mixture.
8. Place the lid on top of the pot and let simmer/cook for 1 hr and 15 minutes.
9. The smell that will permeate your home is amazing...uncover that pot and dig in!

{Ready to Chop, Pour & Stir}

{Chopping the Celery and Carrots}

{Tomato Base}

{Shredding Up the Chicken}

 {Almost All of the Vegetables}

 {We've Added the Chicken & Potatoes, Now-Stir}

 {The Liquid Begins to Rise}