• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Simply Southern GirlSimply Southern Girl

Home, Travel, Food - Simply Southern Girl

  • Home
  • Meet + Connect
    • About
    • Connect
    • Disclosure Policy
  • Food + Drink
    • Drinks
    • Appetizers
    • Soup
    • Cheese
    • Meat
    • Vegetables
    • Sweets
    • Holiday
    • Restaurant Reviews
  • Travel
    • United States
      • South
      • Midwest
      • West
      • Northeast
      • State & National Parks
    • Canada
    • Europe
      • England
      • France
    • Guatemala
    • Hotel Reviews
    • Restaurant Reviews
  • Weddings & Parties
  • Shop with me!
  • Our Home
  • Weddings
  • Recipes
  • Home
  • Travel

Cheddar Chicken Chowder

My bestie, Amy Z servers this each year at the annual cookie party! It is one of my FAVORITE soups! Truly she mentioned changing it up to a new soup, and I protested. The soup is a counterpoint to all the
delicious sweetness of the cookies and frosting. Amy denoted that the original recipe is from Cooking Light. Since I love it sooo much. I decided to give it a try, the results = amazing as always..

 

Ingredients:
2 slices bacon
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup diced red bell pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 1/2 cups fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth
1 3 /4 cups diced peeled red potato
2 1/4 cups frozen whole-kernel corn
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups 2 percent low-fat milk
3 /4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions:

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove
bacon from pan; cool and crumble. Set aside. Add chicken , onion, bell
pepper and garlic to drippings in pan; saute 5 minutes. Add broth and
potatoes; bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or
until potato is tender. Add corn; stir well. Lightly spoon flour into a
dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place flour in a bowl. Gradually
add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended; add to soup. Bring to a
boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, simmer 15 minutes
or until thick, stirring frequently. Stir in cheddar cheese, salt and
black pepper. Top with bacon.

Makes 7 servings, each 306 calories, 7.5 grams fat, 25 grams protein,
33.7 grams carbohydrates, 2.9 grams fiber, 58 milligrams cholesterol,
1.6 milligrams iron, 376 milligrams sodium, 193 milligrams calcium.

Notes from Amy

  • when making this in large volumes, be sure to minimize
    the amount of liquid you add. For the 2 double batches I made this week
    I used 7 cups each of chicken broth (rather than the 9 cups the recipe
    listed) and 3 cups of milk rather than 4.
  • a 3-pound bag of red potatoes yields just over 7 cups
    of peeled diced potato. And a 2-pound bag of frozen whole kernel corn is
    just about 7 cups so you’ll need 2.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Danielle Pientka says

    January 7, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    Mm looks great! I wish my kids would eat chowders and soups. Someday 🙂

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Let’s Connect!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Meet Britain

Search the site!

Born and raised south of I-10, I am a “Simply Southern”gal. I love Southern Cooking, Southern Football, & Southern Etiquette. From finding the perfect stationary to finding the perfect monogram; I am always looking for that something new “every Southern Gal has to have.”

LEARN MORE

Get the latest!




Insta love

Disclosure: SimplySouthernGirl partners with affiliate platforms where commission may be earned based on clicks and or purchases. by those who visit this site and SimplySouthernGirl Social Media platforms. From time to time, SimplySouthernGirl receives gifted items to review for consideration and when featured, products will initially be marked as c/o (courtesy of). Note, All views expressed on SimplySouthernGirl are my own. Read our full privacy policy here.

Copyright © 2021 · Simply Southern Girl. Design by Great Oak Circle.