Thursday, November 6, 2008

Chicken Corn Chowder

When the weather starts getting colder, I start craving soups. I found this recipe for a chicken corn chowder and thought it sounded great. The recipe was adapted from here.


Chicken Corn Chowder

Ingredients
1/4 cup margarine

1/2 cup onions, diced

1/2 cup carrots, chopped

2 cups corn

1/2 Tablespoon garlic (I used 3 small cloves)

1/4 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon ground thyme

48 oz chicken broth

1 1/2 cups potatoes, cut into small cubes

2 cups chicken, cooked and shredded


Directions

Melt margarine in large pan. Add onions, carrots, corn, garlic and thyme. Cook for 3 minutes or until tender.
Add flour, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Slowly add broth while continuing to stir.

Add potatoes and simmer for 25 minutes. Add chicken and continue to cook until heated through.

Amanda's Analysis:
I thought this soup was really good. It was easy to make and most ingredients I had on hand. The original recipe called for leeks and I would be interested to try it with them as an addition. I did find the soup to be slightly bland so I think some added seasoning such as scallions or pepper would help. Overall I thought this was a great dish and will definitely make it again. I give this soup 6 spoons!


John's Jibba-Jabba:

This soup turned out well although I would have liked it to be a bit more chowdery (creamier). Also, the broth was a bit bland and could have used more seasoning other than garlic. This soup gets 4 spoons.

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