Cheddar Chicken Chowder

Title:
Cheddar Chicken Chowder

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Cheese,
Healthy,
Poultry,
Soups




Ingredients:





     2 sl Turkey bacon


          Vegetable cooking spray


     1 lb Skinless boneless chicken


          -breast; cut in 1" pieces


     1 c  Chopped onion


     1 c  Red bell pepper; diced


     2    Cloves garlic; minced


 4 1/2 c  Chicken broth


 1 3/4 c  Red potatoes; peeled and


          -diced


     2 c  Whole kernel corn; frozen


   1/2 c  Flour


     2 c  1% low-fat milk


   3/4 c  Cheddar cheese; shredded


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/4 ts Pepper






 1. Cook bacon in a dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium high


 heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan. Crumble; set aside. Add chicken,


 onion, bell pepper, and garlic to bacon fat in pan; saute 5 minutes. Add


 broth and potatoes; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20


 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add corn; stir well. 2. Place flour


 in a bowl. Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended; add to


 soup. cook over medium heat 15 minutes or until thick, stirring frequently.


 Stir in cheese, salt and pepper. Top with crumbled bacon.


 


 Recipe by: Cooking Light Nov/Dec 1996 p. 85


 


 Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Katherine Rodman 
on Feb


 02, 1998