Low Fat Chicken, Corn, and Green Chile Chowder

Submitted by jessi_mcg

"A lightened-up version of a comfort food favorite! I haven't made it yet, but will soon! From the Hamilton, OH Journal News, recipe by Jeanne Jones."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced (I'll use more!)
• 2 -3 cups fat free chicken broth
• 2 cups frozen corn, thawed
• 2 cups cooked chicken breasts, diced
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 1⁄2 cups fat-free half-and-half

directions

1. Spray a large saucepan with cooking spray, then add onions through garlic and saute over mediun-high heat. Add a little chicken broth to prevent burning and cook 8-10 minutes.
2. Add corn, chicken, chiles, pepper, and remaining broth. Bring to a boil 2-3 minutes.
3. Dissolve cornstarch in the half and half, then stir into soup.
4. Bring to a boil, then serve.

Reviews

[KateL]

4.5 stars. I had 3 bowls (breakfast and lunch), and DH declared that this was a fine creamy soup (he generally avoids creamy soups) that just needed some Old Bay to add the final spicy kick. I tried that, and agree. By the way, I used 2 Tbsp. canola oil; my cookware needs the oil to saute well. I saved the rest for lunches this week; I don't think this will freeze well. Made for The Wild Bunch in ZWT8 for its trip to Mexico.

 

[LillyZackMom]

Made exactly per recipe except omitted celery (~blech~) & used 3 cloves of garlic. SUPER easy to put together. I used 3C chicken stock and got 7 servings at 1C each which I froze for grab'n'go lunches. The pepper gives it a nice zing. After trying it, I decided to add some salt to it (I used no-sodium chicken stock) and that definitely improved it! Thanks for sharing this!

 

[Hotcooking_21]

Really good for a cold night dish.

 

[Barb G.]

This is so good, also super easy to make.I made it just like the recipe stated. Served it with toped with grated cheddar cheese & cornbread. DH loved this soup it will be made often

 

[k.ice123]

This was very good. I only did a few things differently. I added a lot more garlic to taste, I added a 1 tsp of cumin and used 4 cups of chicken broth with a little more cornstarch. Other than that I followed it pretty closely. I will be making this often. Can also add in some red potatoes. It took me no more than 30 minutes to prepare.