Ingredients

  • vegetable oil cooking spray
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut in 1/2-inch chunks
  • 1 large diced onion
  • 4 minced garlic cloves
  • 10 ounces spinach, frozen
  • 1 (15 ounce) can chicken broth, low-fat
  • 34 cup salsa, I use mild, but I don't like a lot of heat
  • 12 teaspoon Tabasco jalapeno sauce, green, not red (green Tabasco Jalapeno Sauce isn't hot like red Tabasco Sauce. It adds the flavor of jalapeno withou)
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 12 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies, I use RO*tel
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 23 cup brown rice, raw, not instant
  • 1 cup light sour cream, for garnish
  • 2 green onions, chopped, for garnish

Method

  • Coat bottom of very hot pan with vegetable cooking spray, add chicken, onion and garlic.
  • Stirfry rapidly till chicken is lightly browned & sealed on all sides.
  • Put cooked chicken, onion, and garlic in crockpot with all other ingredients (except sour cream and green onions).
  • Add enough water to come within 1" of top.
  • Cook on low all day.
  • Whoever gets home from work first, stir it and check the water level.
  • If you need to add more water, be sure and turn the pot to "High".
  • AND KEEP THE LID ON FIRMLY!
  • Top with 2 tablespoons of fat-free sour cream (per serving) and some chopped green onion on the soup -- looks pretty.
  • Stir it in -- tastes heavenly!