Chicken, White Bean, Corn & Cheddar Chowder
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 3 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter (or drizzle of canola or olive oil)
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 celery, chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin or 1 teaspoon thyme
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 small thin-skinned potatoes, diced (peeling optional)
- 2 cups cooked white beans or 2 cups a 19 oz can white beans, rinsed and drained
- 12 ounces corn (or kernels scraped from 2 corn cobs)
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken
- 1⁄2 cup half-and-half or 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
directions
- In a large saucepan set over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp.
- Transfer it to paper towels to drain and cool, then crumble it and set aside.
- Saute the onion and celery in the bacon drippings or oil and butter for about 5 minutes, until soft.
- Add the flour and cumin and cook, stirring, for another minute.
- Stir in the stock, potatoes, and beans and bring to a simmer.
- Reduce the heat, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
- Stir in the corn, chicken, and cream and allow the chowder to return to a gentle simmer.
- Add the cheese and stir just until it melts.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve hot, topped with crumbled bacon.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
I love to try new recipes, and this is a wonderful site to find new additions. I rarely make the same thing twice because it's so much fun to try something different. My life long dream is to travel the world and eat my way around it.