Boston Chicken Chowder

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons corn oil or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 -3 celery ribs, peeled and diced
• 2 -3 potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh savory or 1 teaspoon dried savory (optional)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup light cream
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups diced cooked chicken
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup fresh corn kernels or 1 cup canned corn or 1 cup frozen corn kernels

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large pot and stir in the onion and celery, continuing to stir for about 5 minutes, before adding the potatoes.
• 2 cover and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes, and stir in the herbs.
• 3 mix the flour with the milk to make a thin paste, then add the milk and broth to the soup pot and stir in the chicken and corn, and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 cook gently for 5 minutes and serve very hot.