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Today we're featuring The Will Family, and their Three-Course Repast of Hot Artichoke Dip (pictured above), White Chicken Chili, and Coca Cola Cake. Your Loved Ones will think you're Pretty Fancy Pants if you serve them a three-course meal!
Aunt Toni's Artichoke Dip
1 Large Can of Artichoke Hearts (packed in water)
1 Cup of Mayonnaise
1 Cup Monterrey Jack Cheese, grated
1 Cup of Parmesan Cheese (powder type)
1 (8 oz) Package of Cream Cheese (softened)
1 tsp Garlic Powder (or a couple cloves of minced, fresh garlic)
1 TB. Parsley
Drain water from artichokes and chop small. Mix mayo, jack cheese, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and parsley. Add artichokes and mix well. Pat into a 9 X 9 baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve with your favorite cracker or tortilla chips.
Will Family's Easy White Chicken Chili (with rotisserie chicken)
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 3lb Rotisserie Chicken, skin removed, chopped in bite size pieces
3 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
2 (4 ounce) cans canned green chile peppers, chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
1 1/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
5 (14.5 ounce) cans Cannellini (white kidney beans), undrained or Great Northern Beans
1/2 cup - 1 cup of Sour Cream at room temperature
Monterrey Jack Cheese to top
Chopped Fresh Cilantro
Sliced Jalapenos
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute for 10 minutes, or until onions are tender. Add the chicken, chicken broth, green chile peppers, cumin, oregano, thyme and cayenne pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and add the beans. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, add sour cream and stir until heated through. It may take a couple of minutes for the sour cream to melt into the broth. Serve with shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese, chopped cilantro, sliced jalapenos, and your favorite bread or tortilla chipsOf course you can also use 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts instead of the rotisserie chicken (but why?...that would be more work). I also used leftover Thanksgiving turkey last year and it was great!
Will Family's Coca-Cola Cake
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 cups mini-marshmallows
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 TBL unsweetened cocoa
1 cup Coca-Cola
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, sift together sugar and flour. Add marshmallows. In saucepan, mix butter, oil, cocoa, and Coca-Cola. Bring to a low boil and pour over dry ingredients, blend well. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk just before adding to batter along with eggs and vanilla, mix well. Pour into a well-greased 9x13 pan and bake 35-45 minutes. Remove from oven and frost immediately.
Coca-Cola Frosting
1/2 cup butter
3 TBL unsweetened cocoa
6 TBL Coca-Cola
1 (16oz) box powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine butter, cocoa, and Coca-Cola in saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour over powdered sugar in separate bowl. Blend well and add vanilla and pecans. Spread over hot cake. Let cool and cut into squares.*The secret to this cake is not to overcook it. When baked correctly, it is incredibly moist. Check it at 35 minutes.
