Cheesy Salsa Chicken Chowder Recipes

CHEESY CHICKEN CHOWDER RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbs cooking oil in a Dutch oven or large pot.
• Add chicken and cook until chicken has been cooked through, about 5 minutes. Take out and set aside.
• Pour in an additional 1 Tbs oil to the same pan and cook onion, carrots, and bell pepper until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, potatoes, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.
• Bring to a boil. Once boiling, turn down heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add chicken back into the pot and allow to heat through.
• In a separate bowl, combine cornstarch with heavy whipping cream and whisk until all the lumps are gone or mostly gone. Pour cornstarch mixture into chowder and stir.
• Take off heat and stir in cheese until melted and the mixture has thickened.
• Serve warm and garnish with parsley, shredded cheese, and bacon crumbles (optional).

TEX-MEX CHEESY CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 6-quart Dutch oven, cook and stir onion, celery and garlic in hot oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until onion is tender; add chicken and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or till no longer pink; add broth and potatoes; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 12-15 minutes or till potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
• In a medium bowl, dissolve gravy mix into milk; stir milk mixture into soup mixture; stir in cheese, salsa and green chilies, reduce heat to low; cook and stir till cheese is melted.
• Serve with corn chips.