These were so good! I did notice there was no salt called for, so I added 1/2 tsp and I think I would have missed it if I hadn't. I used brown sugar instead of white. Had a little crumb mixture left-over from making an apple crisp so I sprinkled that on top of muffins prior to baking and added imitation maple flavoring to the glaze as some reviews indicated that the maple was not strong enough. I will make these again and again.

Reviewed On: Nov. 10, 2007

Here's an endorsement if ever there was one. After ooh-ing and ah-ing over his first few bites, my husband said he would stand in line and take abuse from the soup nazi for this. I changed it up a bit which helped with the "ugly" factor that some reviewers mentioned. I sauteed cubed raw chicken breast in olive oil and then added the onions, etc. Because I had them on hand, I also used chopped celery, red, green and orange bell pepper in addition to the canned chilies. I used fresh jalepeno rather than canned. I had half a can of diced tomatoes left from a meal this week so dumped those in. I also started with dry beans and soaked and cooked them myself rather than using canned, so I left some of the liquid on the beans and added chicken base paste rather than using the canned broth. At serving, I followed someone's suggestion and crushed some tortilla chips in the bottom of the bowl, used cheddar and jack cheese to garnish,along with a dollop of sour cream and just a few sprinkles of fresh chopped cilantro. We loved it and will certainly make again. It wasn't ugly at all by the time i was finished with the make-over.

Reviewed On: Oct. 27, 2007

Used this recipe to season chicken chunks for making kabobs. I knew we were having some spicy sauces for dipping so cut the "spicy" spices in half (paprika, cayenne and pepper) and also couldn't see the need for that much salt in something that had so many bold flavors so left salt out altogether. Followed the directions for brining the chicken suggested by a reviewer and marinated with the rub and olive oil overnight. Also added a cap full of liquid smoke to the marinade which gave it a nice but subtle smokey flavor. The family loved it and it was a fun new twist on chicken skewers.

Reviewed On: Apr. 15, 2007