11.13.2009

Nutella Brownies...

Ingredients
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup nutella
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted, room temperature

Directions
Preheat oven at 325°F Line 9 in square pan with parchment paper. (These were really gooey & messy to get out so the parchment paper makes it so much easier to lift them out)
In a bowl, mix flour and salt. Set aside.
In another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat eggs, nutella, brown sugar and vanilla until the mixture is creamy, about 2 minutes. At low speed, add dry ingredients alternating with melted butter.
Spread in the pan. Cook 35 to 40 minutes.
Let cool in the pan about 2 hours. Remove from pan and cut in squares.

I also made "Nutella Frosting" which I did not measure the ingredients for. I would guess it was about:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 (or so) T Nutella
2 T milk
splash of vanilla
Mix with electric mixer. Add more powdered sugar or milk depending on desired consistency. And of course add more Nutella if that's not chocolately enough!

Creamy White Chili...

1 lb chicken breasts
1 medium onion, cut into fourths
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 cans Great Northern Beans, rinsed and drained
1-2 cans chicken broth (depending how thick a consistency you like)
2 cans chopped green chilies (if you like less kick, add just one can)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup whipping cream

Place chicken breasts and large chunks of onion in a shallow baking dish, drizzle them with olive oil and bake at 350 until the chicken is just done.  The onion may start to brown on the edges.  Shred the chicken and chop the onion very small. Combine the chicken, beans, onion, chilies and seasonings in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Remove from heat, let it cool slightly, and then stir in the sour cream and cream. Serve immediately.


Shelly's favorite!  (marking this so I know this is the one!)