This recipe is simple enough to serve as a casual weeknight family dinner, but flavourful enough to offer to guests when you’re entertaining on the weekend.

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 lb (1 kg) boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) pieces
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) lime juice
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cumin
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) chili powder
• 1 tsp (5 mL) dried oregano
• pinch of cayenne (optional)
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) each: kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
• one 19 oz (540 mL) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• two 19 oz (540 mL) cans navy beans, drained, rinsed and slightly mashed
• 2 cups (500 mL) salsa
• 1 cup (250 mL) chicken stock

Directions
1 Combine all of the ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours.

2 Serve with nacho chips, sour cream, grated cheese, lime wedges and fresh cilantro, if desired.

Party Pointer: This is a great dish to serve for Super Bowl Sunday or Hockey Night in Canada, along with cold beer and crisp nacho chips.

Serves: 6

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Excerpted from Gatherings: Bringing People Together with Food by Jan Scott & Julie Van Rosendaal. Copyright © 2014 Jan Scott & Julie Van Rosendaal. Excerpted by permission of Whitecap Books, Vancouver. All rights reserved.