Chicken and Cheese Chowder
Chicken and Cheese Chowder is a delicious hearty chowder with corn, bell peppers, bacon, and of course chicken & cheese. It's comfort food on a cold day.
Chowders are such a wonderful comfort food especially in the heart of winter. They tend to be hearty which is helpful in the winter when you are trying to stay warm.
What makes a chowder?
Chowders are a thick chunky soup made with a white sauce base. Although Manhattan Chowder is made with a tomato sauce base.
What is the difference between soup and chowder?
Soup encompasses many different dishes that combine water, milk or stock with vegetables and/or meat. Chowder is a type of soup. Bisque & stew are also types of soup.
We love chowders in our house. It is about the only soup I can get The Hardworking Husband to eat willingly. Although he says he doesn't like potato soup. How can you live in Idaho and not like potato soup?!
We have a couple more chowders if you are looking for different flavors. We have Leek, Sweet Potato and Chicken Chowder and Summer Squash Chowder.
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Chicken and Cheese Chowder
Chicken & Cheese Chowder is a delicious hearty chowder with corn, bell peppers, bacon, and of course chicken & cheese. It's comfort food on a cold day.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon butter
- 1 whole onion, chopped
- 6 slices bacon, cut into pieces
- 2 whole bell peppers, red and orange, diced
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 2 cups chicken, cooked and shredded
- ¼ cup flour
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups half & half
- 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, grated
- ⅓ cup green onions, sliced
Instructions
- In your dutch oven or large pot, melt butter on medium high heat.
- Add onions & bell peppers and sauté until onions are translucent and peppers are tender.
- In a separate pan, cook bacon pieces.
- Add corn to dutch oven and cook for another minute.
- Add bacon & chicken to the vegetable mixture.
- Sprinkle flour over the mixture and stir to combine.
- Add stock and stir. Continue to cook on medium high heat to thicken the mixture.
- Once thickened, reduce heat to low, add half & half and simmer for another 15 minutes.
- Add cheese and green onions, stir to combine. Once cheese has melted,
- Enjoy!
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This sounds yummy, I love chowders!
This is a favorite in our house! This winter weather makes me want to make this kind of stuff all the time.
That is an absolutely delicious looking bowl of chowder, definitely making this one - yum!
I love corn chowder and now that the weather is more winter-like, I could use a bowl.
I love corn chowder and now that the weather is more winter-like, I could use a bowl.
Corn Chowder is a delicious recipe. I like the addition of cheese to it.
perfect for this cold weather we are having! i love corn chowder!