On Halloween we celebrated at the library with a luncheon of soup, hot and cold ciders and sweets and treats. I made the soup and heated the cider and the rest of the staff brought plates of baked cookies, cupcakes and lots of sweet treats.
We knew we would be losing our power due to the Halloween eve snowstorm on October 29-30 that downed trees and power lines throughout New England. So I shopped Trader Joe's on the way home in the snowstorm and hoped for electricity at the library. And of course, there was. So I was able to assemble the soup in my wonderful All Clad stainless slow cooker and took off for work where it heated for a few hours until the start of the luncheon at 11:30 a.m.
Here's the recipe for Smokey, Spooky Halloween Soup
(4) 15 oz. cans Trader Joe's Chicken Chili with Beans
(2) 15 oz. cans of Trader Joe's white beans or any beans
(1) 16 oz. jar Trader Jose's Hot Chipotle Salsa "with a slightly smoky taste"
(2) boxes Trader Joe's organic chicken broth or (1) large can of College Inn chicken broth
16 oz white chicken meat, cooked
1 green pepper chopped and four Roma tomatoes chopped
If desired, one bag of Trader Joe's frozen roasted corn kernels (I forgot to add them!)
Cook on high in a crock pot 1 hour to heat everything and then turn to low. Top with finely grated Mexican cheese blends, tortilla chips, sour cream, chopped fresh cilantro, sliced black olives and IF RIPE, avocado slices!
