Chicken Asparagus Corn Chowder Food

ASPARAGUS CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place chicken, water and bouillon in a Dutch oven or soup kettle. Cover and slowly bring to a boil; skim foam. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from broth; let stand until cool enough to handle. Remove 1 cup broth and set aside., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels to drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Saute the carrots, onion and asparagus in drippings over medium heat until crisp-tender. Add to kettle along with the potatoes, salt, thyme and pepper; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Combine flour and reserved broth until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove chicken from bones; discard bones and skin. Cut chicken into thin strips; add to soup along with cream and parsley. Heat through (do not boil). Sprinkle with bacon just before serving.

CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Add the bacon to the bottom of a large heavy soup pot set over medium heat. Stir until the bacon is crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove to a paper-towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon. Add the butter and once melted, toss in the garlic, celery, carrots and onions, and saute until nice and tender, about 6 minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper, and sprinkle in the flour and stir until light colored and pasty, another 2 minutes. Slowly pour in the chicken stock, and then stir in the corn, potatoes and thyme, and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook the potatoes and corn kernels until just tender, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
• Pour in the milk and simmer for 20 minutes more. Taste for seasoning and adjust accordingly before serving.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN TACO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix potatoes, frozen corn, diced tomatoes, green chiles and onion. Stir in broth, chicken, taco seasoning mix and red pepper. Cover; cook 5 to 6 hours on Low heat setting or until potatoes are tender.
• Increase heat setting to High; stir in cream. In small bowl, beat cornstarch and water. Beat cornstarch mixture into soup. Cover; cook about 15 minutes or until bubbly and thickened.
• Add 3 cups Cheddar cheese to slow cooker; stir until melted. Serve soup with remaining ingredients.

CHUNKY CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut the flaps from the thighs and cube the meat, leaving some meat on the bone. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter and the oil to a large stock pot on medium-high heat. When the butter is melted and oil is hot, add the chicken thigh bones and cubed thigh meat. Brown on all sides, then remove the meat to a plate. Lower the heat slightly and add the onions, thyme and bay leaves. Season onions with salt and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until the garlic is tender, about 4 minutes more. Stir the chicken back into the pot and add the stock. Raise the heat, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the potatoes and frozen corn and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, make a paste with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and the flour, in a small bowl and set aside. When the potatoes are tender remove the thyme sprigs and the bay leaves. Lower the heat and add the milk, cream and the flour paste in bits. Stir to mix and allow the flour to blend into the chowder. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Transfer the chowder to a serving bowl and spritz with lemon before serving.
• Cook's Note: Don't remove the bones from the soup. They have tasty morsels of chicken that you'll want to savor for the entire chowder experience.

CHICKEN, ASPARAGUS & CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add asparagus and onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-4 minutes., Stir in flour, salt, garlic powder and pepper until blended; gradually stir in broth and half-and-half. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until slightly thickened, 3-5 minutes. Add chicken and corn; heat through.

CORN AND BELL PEPPER CHOWDER

Steps:

• Blend 2 cups corn and 1 cup broth in blender until almost smooth. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add next 3 ingredients; sauté 5 minutes. Add 2 cups corn, 1 cup broth, and puree from blender. Bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Mix in cream. Season chowder with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls; sprinkle with onions.

CHICKEN-MUSHROOM CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; add in the onions, garlic, basil, thyme and cayenne and mushroom slices and saute for about 5 minutes or until the veggies are tender.
• Add in the chicken broth, corn, cooked chicken, cream of chicken soup and sugar; mix to combine and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl whsi together the half and half cream with flour; add to the simmering soup; cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened, season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into bowls and top with grated cheddar cheese if desired.
• Delicious!

CREAMY ASPARAGUS CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, melt butter; saute onions, celery and garlic until tender. Stir in flour.
• Add potato, milk, broth, thyme and marjoram; cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the potato is tender and soup is thickened, about 20-30 minutes.
• Add asparagus, salt and pepper; heat through.
• To serve, sprinkle with almonds, cheese and chopped tomato.

CHICKEN AND CORN CHOWDER WITH THYME

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from the pan, and set aside. Drain all but 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat from the pan.
• Saute the onions in the bacon fat. Add broth and the potato to the pot. Cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add corn, chicken, and thyme. Cover. Simmer until the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Stir half and half into the soup, and simmer for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls, and sprinkle with the bacon and scallions. Serve.