Cheery Chowder Food

CHEESY CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Sauté the onion, mushrooms, garlic, and thyme until the vegetables tender, about 5 minutes.
• If using raw chicken thighs, push vegetables to the side of pan, and add chicken. Cook on each side 3-4 minutes to sear. Remove chicken, chop coarsely, and return to pan. If using a rotisserie chicken, coarsely chop the chicken and add to the sautéed vegetables in the soup pot.
• Sprinkle the flour over the chicken and vegetables and stir to coat. Add Swanson® Chicken Broth and bring to a boil.
• Add the milk, frozen corn, and diced potatoes. Bring to a boil and cook for about 10 minutes, until the potatoes and the corn are soft and heated through.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper to your taste. Add the cheese and chopped fresh parsley (if desired) and stir until melted. Serve with crusty bread or croutons and additional shredded cheddar cheese on top, if desired.

CHEERY CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil in large, heavy bottomed pot over med-high heat.
• Cook potato, carrot, onion and mushrooms until tender.
• Add garlic & cook another 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour over & stir to coat.
• Slowly add the half & half and chicken broth.
• Add all remaining ingredients & turn down heat. Let simmer for 10 minutes.

CHEESY CHICKEN AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Thaw frozen dorn.
• Dice or shred the cooked chicken.
• Dice the Velveeta cheese and pour the chicken broth over the cubes.
• Next melt the mixture in the microwave, stirring ever 45 to 60 seconds until its completely melted.
• Using a nonstick stock pot, mix all the liquid ingredients (do not add any water to the condensed soup) and using low heat bring to a simmer.
• Next add the rest of the ingredients and continue to cook on low until thoroughly heated.
• CAUTION: Keep a watchful eye on this for it will stick and or scorch if heated to fast or on too high a temperature.
• This goes great with my Recipe #125510 or my Recipe #44959 that are in my published recipes. Enjoy!

CHEESY POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine water, potatoes, celery and carrot in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until veggies are tender (about 10 minutes).
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook and stir onions in butter until onions are tender but not brown (about 2 minutes).
• Stir in flour, salt and pepper (and cayenne if using). Cook and stir about 1 minute.
• Stir in milk and potato mix.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly.
• Stir in cheeses and caraway seeds.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until cheeses are melted and mixture is hot, stirring constantly.

CHEESY CORN & HOT DOG CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan on medium heat. Add franks, green peppers, onions and garlic; cook and stir 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Bring to boil; simmer on low heat 10 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and soup is heated through, stirring occasionally.

CHEESY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter. Add onion, potato, bay leaf, cumin and sage. Cook stirring for about 5 minutes.
• Blend in flour and then whisk in stock and cream. Bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, stirring often.
• Add corn, parsley, onions, nutmeg, and wine. Simmer for another 5 minutes until heated through. Remove bay leaf. Stir in cheese and heat until melted (DO NOT BOIL). Garnish with bacon bits.

CHEESY CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 4-quart saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil. Reduce heat; add the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender., Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium saucepan; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; add cheese, stirring until melted; add to broth along with chicken. Cook and stir until heated through.

CHEESY CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In large saucepan, combine chicken breast, onion and celery with 1/2 cup water.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer 15-20 minutes.
• Remove chicken. When cool enough to handle, dice or shred the meat.
• Return meat to broth.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Cook, covered, for 10 minutes.

CHEESY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• On medium heat, melt butter and simmer onion and celery until soft, but not brown (about 5 minutes).
• Add water, potato, corn and seasonings.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• or until potatoes are barely tender.
• Whisk flour into 1 cup of half-n-half and stir into soup.
• Let thicken.
• Add remaining half-n-half.
• REDUCE HEAT to Low.
• Stir in cheese, parsley, and crumbled bacon until cheese is melted.
• Simmer for about 15 minutes.
• ,stirring on occasion until the soup has thickened to a creamy consistency.
• Add additional salt and pepper to taste as needed.
• Simmer additional 5 to 10 minute.
• Serve Hot.

SOUTHWESTERN CHEESY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut all vegetables to size-- I cut all of mine into approximately 1/2" pieces-- I found that it reduced the cooking time for them all to be similar in size.
• In soup pot, melt 2 T butter and brown the ground turkey.
• Add garlic& sauté until done.
• Add onions, green& red peppers, and zucchini-- sauté a few minutes until vegetables are limp.
• Stir in 1 T butter& flour.
• Add chicken stock, peas, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, salt, sage, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce,& black pepper.
• Bring to boil-- Reduce heat to simmer.
• Cover & let cook until all vegetables are tender, (approx 25 minutes).
• Ladle 2 cups of soup into mixing bowl-- SLOWLY stir in the half & half to prevent it from separating.
• Pour it SLOWLY back into soup pot, stirring frequently.
• Add both cheeses-- stir until cheese is melted and chowder is thickened.
• Taste & adjust salt/pepper if needed.

CHEESY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over medium heat, stirring frequently, until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a small bowl.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat. Add onion, carrots, celery, and bell pepper to pot and cook, stirring, until onion is softened, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add Yukon gold and sweet potatoes, broth, and water, and simmer, covered, until potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes. Add corn and cream and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat, then stir in cheese until melted. Season soup with salt and pepper and stir in bacon and basil. Garnish with fresh chives, scallions, or paprika (if desired).