Corn And Chicken Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 3/4 cups diced red potatoes (with or without skins)
• 1 envelope goya jamon flavored ham seasoning (from 1.41oz box in the mexican or spice section of store)
• 2 1/4 cups frozen corn kernels
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in a soup pot until crisp.
• 2 remove bacon from pot.
• 3 crumble bacon; set aside.
• 4 add chicken, onion, bell pepper and garlic to bacon fat in pan.
• 5 saute 5 minutes.
• 6 stir in chicken broth, potatoes and goya ham seasoning.
• 7 bring to a boil.
• 8 cover pot, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• 9 add corn; stir well.
• 10 place flour in a bowl.
• 11 gradually whisk milk into flour.
• 12 stir milk and flour mixture into soup pot.
• 13 cook over medium heat 15 minutes, or until thick, stirring frequently.
• 14 stir in cheese, bacon, salt and pepper.