Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Chicken Corn Chowder!

The chicken corn chowder recipe is really really easy (and really good if you're in need of some comfort food).
You'll need:
1 can of creamed corn
1 can of sweet corn
1 can of chicken broth
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1 packet of instant mashed potatoes (either sour cream & garlic, or cheddar)
3 medium sized chicken breasts (boneless)
2 cups of water
1/2 cup of milk
Salt, pepper, and powdered garlic - to taste.

First - you want to get a pot and fill it half way full of water, bring that to a boil and then put your chicken breasts in (you can also add some spices if you would like the chicken to have a zing - I find that adding lemon zest works really well). Also, poaching the chicken keeps it especially nice and juicy. Let that boil away until the chicken is done - should take about 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken breast.

Next - while your chicken is taking a nice relaxing spin in the 'hot tub,' combine the creamed corn, sweet corn, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, instant mashed potatoes, milk, and water in a crock pot - set it to high heat and give it a good 2 minutes of stirring, to insure that all the ingredients are mixed well. Let that simmer away. The reason why you use the instant potatoes is so you give it a nice potato soup base... if you find that the mix is too thick - add more water.

Once your chicken is done, take it out and place it on a cutting board, then with two forks shred the chicken in to bit-size shreds, add the chicken to the chowder base and let it simmer for 15 minutes and then enjoy. If you have more time to let it simmer - creamier it will taste.

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