Hearty Chicken And Vegetable Chowder Food

CHICKEN AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in thyme until fragrant, about 1 minute. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in chicken broth and milk, and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in potatoes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12-15 minutes. Stir in chicken and cheese, a handful at a time, until smooth, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. If the chowder is too thick, add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

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.

HEARTY VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Saute carrots and onions in butter.
• Add chicken broth, thyme and sage.
• Bring to a boil; add potatoes, corn and half-and-half.
• Reduce heat to mnedium and simmer 15 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
• Mix corn starch with sherry (add a little bit of your soup liquid in it to thin it a bit) and stir into soup.
• Add salt.
• Garnish with chives.

CHICKEN VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large slow cooker, combine everything up to the chicken. Then layer the chicken on top. Lastly pour the stock over all of it, and let cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
• When the chicken is cooked and the potatoes are soft, remove the chicken bones and fat. Then, remove about a third of the vegetables and some of the broth and blend them until smooth. Return the blended mixture to the chowder, and stir well. This should act as a thickener of sorts.
• Now add the cubed zucchini and continue to cook for about twenty minutes until the zucchini is soft.
• Stir in the sour cream and serve.