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Cheddar Chicken Chowder

November 2, 2009 by Amy 7 Comments

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I hope everyone had an awesome Halloween! I can’t believe we are already less than a month away from Thanksgiving. Since the weather’s changing, I asked my husband if he was up for a soup. I already had a recipe in mind, after seeing it on Dinner Delish. It sounded like a new way to use up chicken, besides grilling or baking it, and it was, most importantly, SKINNY!

This soup definitely did not taste skinny, and my husband and I gobbled it up! It was delicious and not too hard to put together either!

Cheddar Chicken Chowder
Source: Cooking Light (originally found on Dinner Delish)

Ingredients:

  • 2  bacon slices
  • Cooking spray
  • 1  pound  skinned, boned chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1  cup  chopped onion
  • 1  cup  diced red bell pepper
  • 2  garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 1/2  cups  fat-free chicken broth
  • 1 3/4  cups  diced peeled red potatoes
  • 2 1/4  cups  frozen whole-kernel corn
  • 1/2  cup  all-purpose flour
  • 2  cups  2% low-fat milk
  • 3/4  cup  (3 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/4  teaspoon  pepper

Directions:

  1. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan. Crumble; set aside.
  2. Add chicken, onion, bell pepper, and garlic to bacon fat in pan; sauté 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Stir in cheese, salt, and pepper. Top with crumbled bacon.

The Skinny – serves 6, Serving Size is 1.5 cups

Calories: 306
Fat: 7.5 g
Fiber: 2.9 g

Filed Under: Poultry, Skinny, Stews/Soups

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Comments

  1. Penny says

    November 2, 2009 at 1:57 am

    This looks delish! I will have to make it…

    Reply
  2. eminemilie says

    November 4, 2009 at 3:54 am

    Oh my. I want that soup. Delish.

    Reply
  3. Emily says

    November 4, 2009 at 5:04 am

    This definitely does NOT look skinny! Which makes it really appealing 🙂

    Reply
  4. Holly says

    November 4, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Looks yummy! I’m gonna have to try this one 🙂

    Reply
  5. Missy says

    November 9, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    YUM – that soup looks amazing. I’m going to have to make it – maybe this weekend!

    Reply
  6. Shannon says

    September 11, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    Made this tonight, it was a big hit! My kids loved it and they are usually hard to please. Yum!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      September 15, 2013 at 8:26 pm

      So happy to hear that you and your family enjoyed it! Thanks for reading!

      Reply

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