RECIPES: CROCK POT FIESTA CHICKEN and QUESO BLANCO SPINACH DIP

Mary Marcia
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RECIPES

Crock Pot Fiesta Chicken

and

Queso Blanco Spinach Dip

  

My daughter, Kristin, posted a recipe for chicken cooked in a crock pot/slow cooker on her facebook page.  

Daughter Kristin.  COpyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

 

I made Kristin's chicken recipe.  It's delicious, and I named it Crock Pot Fiesta Chicken.  Trust me,  it tastes a lot better than it looks in my photographs.

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

Crock Pot Fiesta Chicken

• 4 Chicken Breasts
• 1 Packet Fiesta Ranch Mix
• 1 Can Black Beans
• 1 Can Rotel
• 1 Can Corn (Do not drain)
• 1 Block Cream Cheese
• Cilantro

Sprinkle packet of Fiesta Ranch Mix on raw chicken breasts.
Add all ingredients to crock pot/slow cooker.
Cook for 4 to 6 hours on low.   
Eat over rice or with tortillas.
Garnish with cilantro.

 

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

 Mother's Day, my daughters, Faith and Sarah and I enjoyed a delicious dip made with white cheese and spinach with our meal at Chili's restaurant.

I tried to recreate the white cheese dip to go along with the chicken dish.    I named it Queso Blanco Spinach Dip. Don't tell your children it has spinach in it, and they will love it.

P.S.  I love cheese, but until today, I never knew there was such a product as Velveeta's Queso Blanco.  

 

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

  

Queso Blanco Spinach Dip

• 1 Pound (16 ounces) Queso Blanco Velveeta (cut in cubes)
• 2-3 Tablespoons Spinach from a can (drained)
• 1 Can Rotel (diced tomatoes)
• 1 Can Corn (drained)
• Fresh Cilantro

Mix together in a saucepan until cheese is melted.
Garnish with cilantro.
Serve with tortilla chips

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

After the girls and I made up our own recipe....I noticed there is a recipe on the side of the Velveeta box for Velveeta Queso Blanco Spinach & Artichoke Dip.  (The dip at Chili's restaurant also had artichokes in it, but my girls liked it better without the artichokes.)

Here's the recipe on the side of the box:

Velveeta Queso Blanco Spinach & Artichoke Dip

• 1 Pound (16 ounces) Queso Blanco Velveeta (cut in 1/2 inch cubes)
• 1 Package (10 ounce) frozen chopped Spinach (thawed and well drained)
• 1 Can (14 ounce) artichoke hearts (drained and chopped)
• 1/4 Teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
• Fresh Cilantro

Combine ingredients in microwavable bowl.
Microwave on HIGH 5 minutes (Stir after 3 minutes) or until Velveeta is completely melted and mixture is well blended. 
Garnish with cilantro.
Serve with tortilla chips.

My Beautiful Daughters:  Sarah, Kristin and Faith.  Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

GOD gave me Kristin and Benjamin  

through the miracle of birth,

and Sarah and Faith 

through the miracle of adoption,

and four beautiful grandchildren:

Joshua, Megan, Emily and Caleb.

Handsome Son:  Benjamin and Granddaughter Megan Jewell.    Copyright 2009 Marcia Norwood

Daughters Faith and Sarah; Grandsons Caleb and Joshua, Granddaughters Megan and Emily.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

  I am grateful for the each one GOD trusts me with.

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

Mary Marcia

America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

 

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RECIPES: CROCK POT FIESTA CHICKEN and QUESO BLANCO SPINACH DIP

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com

RECIPES

Crock Pot Fiesta Chicken

and

Queso Blanco Spinach Dip

  

My daughter, Kristin, posted a recipe for chicken cooked in a crock pot/slow cooker on her facebook page.  

Daughter Kristin.  COpyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

 

I made Kristin's chicken recipe.  It's delicious, and I named it Crock Pot Fiesta Chicken.  Trust me,  it tastes a lot better than it looks in my photographs.

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

Crock Pot Fiesta Chicken

• 4 Chicken Breasts
• 1 Packet Fiesta Ranch Mix
• 1 Can Black Beans
• 1 Can Rotel
• 1 Can Corn (Do not drain)
• 1 Block Cream Cheese
• Cilantro

Sprinkle packet of Fiesta Ranch Mix on raw chicken breasts.
Add all ingredients to crock pot/slow cooker.
Cook for 4 to 6 hours on low.   
Eat over rice or with tortillas.
Garnish with cilantro.

 

 

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

 Mother's Day, my daughters, Faith and Sarah and I enjoyed a delicious dip made with white cheese and spinach with our meal at Chili's restaurant.

I tried to recreate the white cheese dip to go along with the chicken dish.    I named it Queso Blanco Spinach Dip. Don't tell your children it has spinach in it, and they will love it.

P.S.  I love cheese, but until today, I never knew there was such a product as Velveeta's Queso Blanco.  

 

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

  

Queso Blanco Spinach Dip

• 1 Pound (16 ounces) Queso Blanco Velveeta (cut in cubes)
• 2-3 Tablespoons Spinach from a can (drained)
• 1 Can Rotel (diced tomatoes)
• 1 Can Corn (drained)
• Fresh Cilantro

Mix together in a saucepan until cheese is melted.
Garnish with cilantro.
Serve with tortilla chips

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

After the girls and I made up our own recipe....I noticed there is a recipe on the side of the Velveeta box for Velveeta Queso Blanco Spinach & Artichoke Dip.  (The dip at Chili's restaurant also had artichokes in it, but my girls liked it better without the artichokes.)

Here's the recipe on the side of the box:

Velveeta Queso Blanco Spinach & Artichoke Dip

• 1 Pound (16 ounces) Queso Blanco Velveeta (cut in 1/2 inch cubes)
• 1 Package (10 ounce) frozen chopped Spinach (thawed and well drained)
• 1 Can (14 ounce) artichoke hearts (drained and chopped)
• 1/4 Teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
• Fresh Cilantro

Combine ingredients in microwavable bowl.
Microwave on HIGH 5 minutes (Stir after 3 minutes) or until Velveeta is completely melted and mixture is well blended. 
Garnish with cilantro.
Serve with tortilla chips.

My Beautiful Daughters:  Sarah, Kristin and Faith.  Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

GOD gave me Kristin and Benjamin  

through the miracle of birth,

and Sarah and Faith 

through the miracle of adoption,

and four beautiful grandchildren:

Joshua, Megan, Emily and Caleb.

Handsome Son:  Benjamin and Granddaughter Megan Jewell.    Copyright 2009 Marcia Norwood

Daughters Faith and Sarah; Grandsons Caleb and Joshua, Granddaughters Megan and Emily.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

  I am grateful for the each one GOD trusts me with.

Mother's Day 2015.  Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: THE RED WOOL SUIT

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/

My grandson, Joshua, 

asked me to tell him a story 

that taught me a life lesson.  

It was an assignment 

from his high school English teacher.  

I told Joshua about my red wool suit.

Joshua.  Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

My Red Wool Suit

Mom made a double-breasted, red wool suit (skirt and jacket) for me to wear to my Homecoming Dance in 1967.  I was 17, and a senior at Liberty High School, in Liberty, Missouri.  Mom hated to shop, but she went with me, and let me pick out the fabric.  We found the perfect red wool fabric at the Jones’ Store in Independence.  I loved it…at first.

Mom was an excellent seamstress, and the red wool suit was beautifully  tailored.  All my friends at LHS talked about what they were wearing to Homecoming.  I was a bit embarrassed that my mom was sewing my homemade outfit.  Most of my friends had plenty of money, and shopped on the Country Club Plaza, or downtown Kansas City.  My friends bragged that they would be wearing the hottest color that year: maroon….a deep burgundy.  I never had a maroon/burgundy outfit, and I wanted one.

I pouted:  “Mom, all the girls are wearing burgundy outfits to Homecoming – except for me.  It’s not fair.”

MOM: “I made you a beautiful red wool suit.  I’m not going shopping again.”

I kept up the “poor me” barrage until Mom relented.  She gave me cash, and asked our neighbor, Fran, to take me shopping in Kansas City.    Fran helped me pick out a gorgeous maroon/burgundy dress.  It was double-breasted  with a unique, diagonal criss-cross in the back. 

I walked into the '67 Homecoming dance, and felt on top of the world in my trendy burgundy wool, tea-length dress.  All was wonderful until I spotted my friend, Irene, walking toward me wearing the exact same burgundy wool, tea-length dress.  She was as appalled as I was.

Later that evening at home, I threw myself on the bed, and cried.

“I wish I’d worn the red wool suit that you made for me,” I said to Mom.

“You looked beautiful tonight, Marcia.  You’ll be able to wear the red wool suit another time.”

I did.  I wore the red wool suit to my first “real” job interview.  I got the job, and later my boss told me one of the reasons he hired me as a bond underwriter was my professional appearance. He specifically mentioned the red wool suit.

The day before Mom went to Heaven, in 2003, we said things to each other for the last time on this side of eternity.

“I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings about the red wool suit you made for me in high school,” I said.  “I loved that suit, and I’ve worn it so many times.  I was embarrassed back-in-the-day (36 years earlier) that you sewed it for me, but now that I’m older, and a mother myself, I realize what a precious gift you gave to me.”

Mom cried.

“I never told you...” she said.  “I never told you that I saved money from the jar I kept my grocery money in to buy the red wool fabric.  You complained there was no Coke or potato chips that week, but it was because I saved the money for your red wool suit.  When you changed your mind, and wanted a burgundy dress, I took money out of the grocery jar again.  Your dad and I went without meat for a month to pay for the $35 dress from Harzfelds.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

I cried.

“I didn’t want you to think we were poor.  We were rich in so many other ways.”

Natalie Bush (Marcia's Mom) and Marcia.  Copyright 1970

 

Marcia's Daughter, Kristin & Marcia.  Copyright 1992 Marcia Norwood

   

Marcia's Mom Natalie (Left); Marcia (Center Back); Marcia's Granny Lucille (Right); Marcia's Daughter Kristin (Center Front).  Copyright 1970 Marcia Norwood

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers who sacrifice and love their children even when they are unlovely.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

Marcia Norwood

America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Marcia's  Grandson, Joshua (1997).  Copyright 1997 Marcia Norwood

 

Marcia's  Grandson, Joshua (1997).  Copyright 1997 Marcia Norwood