Southwestern Chicken never looked SO GOOD! Friends, meet my Homegating Homie: stuffed bread. It’s how we got through that horrible Cubs loss the other night. Food was so, so great. But, the Cubbies!? Ugh.
Did they seriously lose the other night? I woke up the next day, hoping that the game was just a dream. October 21, 2015 was our year, people! Marty McFly told us all about it 30 years ago.
You know what, I’m just going to stop now and greet you. Hi Hi! TGIF!
Come hither. Could we just stop for a moment to discuss what’s happening? Like, how are you? How’s life? I’m always hoping for positive answers.
Things are good here, too. I’m working in my PJ’s which is code for, life is great when da boss is chillaxin’.
Could we just stop for one more moment and discuss what’s happening in the next couple of photos? ‘K. Good.
THESE right here are diced FlashSteam tomatoes, and they are the delicious property of Hunt’s®. I bet you’re asking yourself what in the heck is FlashSteam? Well.
Hunt’s® cans their diced, whole, stewed and crushed tomatoes within hours after harvest, buuuut, before all that happens, Hunt’s® peel their diced, whole, AND stewed tomatoes using FlashSteam which is just steam from simple hot water. Some companies use lye to peel its tomatoes, which is a chemical, and that’s pretty much unacceptable. However, Lye peeling is generally recognized as safe by the FDA and has no adverse effects on the healthfulness of tomatoes.
And *this* right here ⤴ is what happens to Hunt’s® diced tomatoes when they’re mixed together with chicken, corn, black beans, cheese and stuffed inside bread boats. BREAD BOATS! Genius idea. For reals. Listen to me. I know food, and I know this was gooooood.
Cut up into fourths, and served as a simple finger food during a Bears game, these babes are going to be HIGHLY appreciated.
Layer it on. Layer it thick. Layer it good. Oh, my taste buds dance at just the thought of it all.
Stuffed french bread with a hearty, warm and delicious chicken-mixture with tomatoes, black beans, and corn.
Line a baking pan with foil and lightly grease with cooking spray; set aside.
Using a serrated knife, cut a wedge into the top of each loaf, cutting to about 1 inch from each side.
Using your fingers, carefully remove the cut wedge inside of each loaf.
Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet; add onions and cook for 2 minutes or until tender.
Stir in the diced tomatoes; season with chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer and continue to cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in chicken, corn, and black beans; continue to cook for 3 minutes, or until heated through.
Spoon chicken mixture into prepared bread boats.
Remove from oven and sprinkle tops with cheese; bake for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
Using a serrated knife, carefully cut each bread boat into 4 wedges.
Optionally, serve with a side of light sour cream.
Holy yum! I tailgate for the food. I really could care less about the sports, but the food is always so good. Love these boats!
Ohh, you’re killing me with these! These look like pure comfort food!
Mmmm love this twist! I’ll take at lest one of those boats!
I would DEVOUR this! What a fun and delicious idea!
Okay, this would be my kids DREAM dinner!
This is a whole meal in one!! Love the flashsteam process and LOVE tomatoes. Pinning this dish for later!!
Absolutely LOVING this idea! I just might make them for dinner today 😀 All my favorite type of comfort foods rolled into one!
This bread boat is truly delightful! Gorgeous presentation as always and love the corn, beans, chicken – well everything about it is amazing!
What a fun recipe! I love that you use the bread as the base and then stuffed it with chicken and veggies. This would be a great weeknight dinner!
Holy, moly do these ever look good! I feel like they are combining two classics: spaghetti and bread. Except, the spaghetti sauce is in the bread… Love it!
I love all your recipes so much! This is such a fun dish and I can tell so flavorful. I love all the veggies in there too!
These look amazing, what a fun dinner idea!