Buffalo Chicken Chili....

Soooo...I thought this recipe might come in handy for you guys this weekend if you're having a Superbowl party.  It combines 2 of the "classic" football foods= Buffalo Wings + Chili! :)

You start by browning 2 pounds of chicken in a pan coated with a drizzle of olive oil & a tablespoon of butter...breaking up the chicken with a spatula as it cooks....

Next, you throw in the flavor FOUR-fecta:  2 chopped celery ribs, 1 chopped carrot, 1 diced onion and 4 minced cloves of garlic....

Next add salt, pepper, 1 teaspoon of coriander & 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin and allow everything to cook together for 5 minutes...

And finally: The BIG guns! 

• 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 6 oz. beer
• 8 oz. can tomato sauce

Add the beer to the pot and scrap up any flavor "bits" from the bottom of the pan.  Allow the beer to boil down for a few minutes and then throw in the rest of the ingredients.  Let the chili simmer on low for 15 minutes.  Easy right??  And it packs a heated PUNCH!

While the chili is simmerin, you can work on the BEST part of the meal:  THE BLUE CHEESE CORNBREAD TOPPERS!  Mix together:

• 1 box corn muffin mix (preferably one withOUT hydrogenated lard in the ingredients!)
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk (adding more, if needed)
• 3/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 2 Diced scallions (we were out, so I subbed some finely chopped leeks...anything in the 'onion family' should work;)

Mix everything together and cook like normal pancakes on a greased griddle.  DO NOT SKIP THESE...they are da bomb! :)

Serve the chili with a cornbread topper...OR even better....stick one in the middle of the chili as a little blue cheese SUR-PRISE when you're diggin in :) 

I made this for a "chili cook off" at work today, but it's a good thing I saved Scott a little bowl's worth...this is one of his favs:)  Hope the work peeps like it too!

And now...after talking about chili & cornbread....here was my workouts for the end of the week:)

Thursday Morning:  30 minute iPod Dance Par-taaaaa ;)  (and a round of arm weights:)

Friday Morning:  25 minutes DCC Power Squad Body Slimming Yoga

I always forget about my yoga DVD led by the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders;) hahahahahah....this one was over before I even realized it, but was STILL a decent workout.  The trainer was in LOVE with chair pose and prayer twists...my legs were BURNIN!

Soooo...who's happy it's Friday????  Me, Me, Me! :)  And since it's Friday, it's Ekat's Pot luck time:

Hope you guys have great plans for the weekend.  Our night will involve Jersey Shore + Ghost Adventures and a gooooooood dinner that I'm ALREADY excited about making;)  I think you guys will love it!  Stay Tuned and enjoy your FRIDAY! :)