Corn & Chicken Chowder
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Recipe type: Soup
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 2 Tbsp cajun spices
  • 4 slices bacon, center cut bacon
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 large red bell pepper, diced (1½ cups)
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced (1¼ cups)
  • 2 Tbsp jarred jalapenos, chopped fine (reduce to 1 Tbsp if you don't like it too spicy)
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
  • 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 medium russet potatoes, peeled and diced slightly less than ½-inch thick (3 cups)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2½ cups fresh or frozen corn. If using fresh, reserve cobs to add to chowder
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • ½ cups half and half
  • Green onions (optional), for serving
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 400.
  2. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Season chicken breasts all over with cajun spices and salt & pepper. Cook chicken in oven until cooked through, turning half way, approximately 25-30 minutes. Let chicken cool and once cool, chop into bite size pieces.
  3. Meanwhile, spray a dutch oven with cooking spray. Heat on high, add the bacon. Reduce heat to medium low and cook bacon until crispy. Remove bacon and chop fine. Leave bacon fat in pan.
  4. To the same dutch oven, add the butter. When butter is melted, add the onions, peppers and jalapenos. Cook for 3 minutes. Add the garlic, stir well and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Add the flour, mix well for 1 minute, allowing flour to cook off a bit.
  6. Slowly add the chicken broth, one cup at a time, stirring well to make sure the flour doesn't form into lumps.
  7. Add the corn cobs if using. Add the potatoes and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
  8. Add the chicken, corn, milk and half & half. Stir well.
  9. Cook for 10 minutes until flavors have melded. Taste for seasoning.
  10. Serve with reserved bacon and scallions.
Recipe by Cook Eat Run at https://cookeatrun.com/2014/10/23/corn-chicken-chowder/