Quick Chicken and Corn Chowder

Description

Healthy chicken and corn chowder! Vegetable broth can be used instead of chicken broth. Canned corn can be used instead of frozen corn.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 ½ cups frozen corn
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch, or more as needed
  • 1 cup white beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • ½ teaspoon salt (Optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; saute chicken
  2. onion
  3. red bell pepper
  4. and garlic until chicken is no longer pink in the center and onion is tender
  5. 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken broth and corn to chicken mixture.
  6. Whisk milk and cornstarch together in a bowl until dissolved; stir into soup. Bring soup to a boil
  7. reduce heat
  8. and simmer until thickened
  9. about 15 minutes. Stir white beans
  10. Cheddar cheese
  11. salt
  12. and pepper into soup; simmer until cheese is melted
  13. about 5 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 6

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