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Easy Chicken and Corn Chowder

Easy Chicken and Corn Chowder

This easy chicken and corn chowder recipe combines rotisserie chicken and corn for a quick, delicious meal.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 443 kcal

Equipment

  • large saucepan
  • soup pot

Ingredients
  

Base

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 small onion finely diced
  • 1 small carrot finely diced
  • 1 stalk celery diced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour

Main Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken stock divided
  • 2 half cooked rotisserie chicken breast shredded
  • cups white corn kernels
  • cups yellow corn kernels
  • 4 cups russet potatoes diced
  • cups half-and-half
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in hot butter until slightly softened, about 2 minutes.
  • Stir flour into mixture to make a paste; cook until lightly browned and flour gives off a slightly toasted smell, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
  • Meanwhile, stir together potatoes, chicken, white and yellow corn, and 3 cups stock in a large soup pot over medium heat.
  • Whisk remaining 1 cup stock into vegetables and flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir mixture into the soup pot; bring to a simmer. Cook and stir until thick, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir half-and-half, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper into chowder. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

Notes

You can make this chowder in a slow cooker, follow the steps above, then cook on Medium for 5 hours.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 443kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 15gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 489mgPotassium: 937mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 118mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken chowder, comfort food, Corn Chowder, easy chowder, quick recipes, soup recipes
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