Soup Special of the Day......Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

This week's Soup Special of the Day is Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup. A hearty and delicious Soup/Chili to warm up your Winter's Day! Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

Ingredients
1/2 Onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can Bush's Chili Beans
1 (15 ounce) can Bush's Low Sodium Black Beans
1 (15 ounce) can Del Monte Low Sodium Whole Kernel Sweet Corn, drained
1 (8 ounce) can Tomato Sauce
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Light Beer
2 (10 ounce) cans Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies, undrained
1 (1.25 ounce) package Old El Paso Less Sodium Taco Seasoning
1 teaspoon Ground Roasted Cumin
Sea Salt And Pepper, to taste
3 whole Amish Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breasts
1 (8 ounce) package Sargento Reduced Fat shredded Cheddar Cheese (optional)
Daisy Light Sour Cream (optional)
diced Avocado (optional)
Crushed Tostito's Whole Grain Tortilla Chips (optional)

Directions
1- Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, beer, and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning, and stir to blend. Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Set slow cooker for low heat, cover, and cook for 5 hours.
2 - Remove chicken breasts from the soup, and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup, and continue cooking for 2 hours. Serve topped with shredded Cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, diced avocado, and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.

Kitchen Hints of the Day!

If cooking with Beer.....


* Never cook with a beer that you wouldn't drink. If it doesn't appeal to you as a beverage, chances are it wouldn't appeal to you in a recipe.


* The yeast is perfectly suited to baking and battering. Breads, fritters and pancakes profit from being made with very yeasty brews, which lighten the texture and make for tender, tasty crusts.


* The more the beer is cooked and reduced, the stronger its flavor will be. If the dish requires long cooking and reduction, avoid using too strong a brew, lest you end up overdoing it.


* Non-alcoholic (alcohol removed) or light/lite (low-calorie, less than .5% alcohol) beers can usually be substituted (except in baking), but keep in mind that the flavor may not be as desirable and the texture may have less body.