Side Pannel
Cheddar Chicken Chowder
Ingredients List
- 2 Bacon slices
- Cooking spray
- 1 lb Skinned and boned chicken
- -breast halves, cut into
- -bite-size pieces
- 1 c Chopped onion
- 1 c Diced red bell pepper
- 2 Garlic cloves, minced
- 4 1/2 c Fat-free chicken broth
- 1 1/4 c Diced peeled red potatoes
- 2 1/4 c Frozen whole-kernel corn
- 1/2 c All-purpose flour
- 2 c 2% low-fat milk
- 3/4 c Shredded cheddar cheese (3
- -ounces)
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1/4 ts Pepper
Directions
TiP. Buy skinned, boned chicken breasts and preshredded cheese.
1. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium 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 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. Yield: 7 servings
(Serving size: 11/2 cups).
CALORIES 306 (22% from fat): FAT 7 5g (sat 4g, mono 2.2g, poly 0.6g);
PROTEIN 25g; CARB 33.7g; FIBER 2.9g; CHOL 58mg; IRON 1.6mg; SODIUM 376mg;
CALC 193mg
1. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium 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 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. Yield: 7 servings
(Serving size: 11/2 cups).
CALORIES 306 (22% from fat): FAT 7 5g (sat 4g, mono 2.2g, poly 0.6g);
PROTEIN 25g; CARB 33.7g; FIBER 2.9g; CHOL 58mg; IRON 1.6mg; SODIUM 376mg;
CALC 193mg
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