We warmed up from an 8°F wind-chill to 18°F. I had the brainy idea it was great weather to muck the coop. It was a bit windy, but half the coop was cleaned anyway. Nothing like fetching one frozen egg in this frigid weather.
Although the sun was out, the chickens wanted no part of the outside world. They wanted to huddle inside.
I have been lazy with cooking, so it was a recipe to try from this cookbook.
Chicken Chickpea Tortilla Soup
I love my crock pot, but I'm not a big fan on "soups" for dinner. It typically is not a substantial meal, and my brain immediately associates it served with some sort of bread. Then I think a side sandwich. What do you serve with your soups? Another vegetable side sounds good too.
The recipe suggestions for serving it, say try yogurt, cheese, crunchy blue tortilla chips. By the way, the nutritional information is included with the recipes in this book.
Anyway, the above recipe was easy and quick, and the results of test tasting were good. Delicious! We loved it. I used a full 4 cloves of garlic (recipe says 3-4), and I only had one can of regular diced tomatoes, so the 2nd can was fire roasted (organic) tomatoes. Also, the recipe states for 6 cups of stock. I used 4 and it was plenty. The photo is deceiving, as it shows very little broth. Otherwise, I followed the recipe, and did not top it with anything, it was that good.
