Spicy Chicken Soup

Ingredients :
•    2 quarts water
•    8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
•    1/2 teaspoon salt
•    1 teaspoon ground black pepper
•    1 teaspoon garlic powder
•    2 tablespoons dried parsley
•    1 tablespoon onion powder
•    5 cubes chicken bouillon
•    3 tablespoons olive oil
•    1 onion, chopped
•    3 cloves garlic, chopped
•    1 (16 ounce) jar chunky salsa
•    2 (14.5 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes
•    1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
•    1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
•    3 tablespoons chili powder
•    1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
•    2 (16 ounce) cans chili beans, undrained
•    1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

How To Cook :
1.    In a large pot over medium heat, combine water, chicken, salt, pepper, garlic powder, parsley, onion powder and bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, or until chicken juices run clear. Remove chicken, reserve broth. Shred chicken.
2.    In a large pot over medium heat, cook onion and garlic in olive oil until slightly browned. Stir in salsa, diced tomatoes, whole tomatoes, tomato soup, chili powder, corn, chili beans, sour cream, shredded chicken and 5 cups broth. Simmer 30 minutes.

Vegetarian Open Faced Sandwich

Ingredients :
•    6 slices sourdough bread, toasted
•    3 tablespoons pesto sauce
•    1 small eggplant, sliced
•    1 small red bell pepper, sliced
•    1 medium red onion, sliced
•    2 tomatoes, sliced
•    1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
•    6 slices mozzarella cheese
•    4 cloves garlic
•    dried oregano
•    dried basil
•    salt and pepper to taste


 How To Prepare :

1.    Preheat the oven broiler.

2.    Spread one side of each bread slice with equal amounts pesto sauce. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet, pesto side up. Layer each slice with eggplant, red bell pepper, red onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, and cheese. Crush garlic on top of cheese, and season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.

3.    Broil 5 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is melted and lightly browned.

Serving : 06