Chunky Chicken & Mushroom Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced or quartered
• 1 (1 1/4 lb) whole bone-in chicken breasts
• 2 cups ready-to-serve chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• 6 red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into one inch chunks
• 1 carrot, cut into 1/4 slices
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 in a 3 quart pot, bring chicken breast, broth, and water to a boil over high heat.
• 2 reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer about 20 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink inside.
• 3 remove the chicken from the broth and set aside the pot with the broth.
• 4 remove and discard chicken skin and bones.
• 5 tear chicken meat into large pieces; set aside.
• 6 to the broth in the pot, add potatoes, carrot, 3/4 teaspoon of the salt, the thyme, and black pepper.
• 7 cover and simmer about 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
• 8 add milk, cream, mushrooms, and the reserved chicken meat.
• 9 bring to a boil.
• 10 reduce heat, cover, and simmer 5 minutes.
• 11 taste and add the remaining salt if needed, along with the worcestershire sauce.
• 12 serve with crusty french bread.