Poblano Corn Chowder With Chicken Recipes

POBLANO CHICKEN & CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook and dice the baking potatoes.
• Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a large pot.
• Drain the canned chicken and add to the pot.
• Add all other ingredients except for hot sauce, let simmer for 40 minutes.
• Add hot sauce and simmer 5 more minutes.

POBLANO CORN CHOWDER WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, add the chicken breasts and 2 cups of water; bring to a boil and cook until chicken is tender; approximately 10 minutes.
• Shred the chicken reserving poaching liquid.
• Puree 2 cups of the corn kernels in a blender with the milk; set aside.
• In a soup pot, heat the olive oil; add the diced chilies, onion and garlic; sauté 4 to 5 minutes.
• Measure the poaching liquid and add enough water to make 2 cups, add to soup pot along with the chicken.
• Add remaining corn and seasonings bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in pureed corn, tomato and cheese; simmer to heat through and melt cheese, about 3 minutes.
• Ladle into servings bowls and garnish as desired.

ROASTED POBLANO CHICKEN AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut poblanos in half and remove seeds. Place cut side down on a lightly greased baking sheet. Spray poblanos with non-stick cooking spray and roast for 8-10 minutes or until skins begin to blacken. Remove from oven and cool slightly.
• In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook for 3-5 minutes or until tender.
• Dice roasted poblanos and add them to the pot along with chili powder and cumin and cook a few minutes longer.
• Add 4 cups of chicken broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until potatoes are just tender. Stir in cooked chicken and corn.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the half and half, remaining 1/4 cup broth and 4 tablespoons of flour.
• Whisk the broth/flour/half and half mixture into the soup until smooth. Add sour cream and stir until well blended. Simmer for 5-10 minutes to allow soup to thicken.
• Stir in the crumbled bacon and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve with optional toppings, if desired.

POBLANO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut up the potatoes and remove the kernels of corn from the cobs with a knife. Set aside in a large bowl, or wherever you have room. (I held the corn IN a bowl while I cut so the kernels didn't fly everywhere so much.).
• In a large pot (this recipe makes about 14 cups, so pretty large), boil the broth and the corn cobs together for about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove the cobs and let cool. Scrape the remaining corn bits into the pot of broth. You can use a butter knife or spoon. Let this pot rest for a moment.
• In a large skillet, melt butter or use non-fat cooking spray and saute the chopped onions and bell peppers until just tender.
• Add to this skillet the garlic and poblanos and continue to saute until poblanos are tender too.
• Dump the onion/pepper/garlic mixture into the broth pot. Add the chipotle(s) (whole so they can be removed if you like) and some of the adobo sauce (2 T. is a rough estimate).
• Bring to a boil and simmer about 5 minutes.
• Add potatoes and corn and simmer until potatoes are al dente ;) Maybe 20 minutes?.
• Turn off the heat. Add cream.
• Ladle about half of the soup into a blender (you may have to do this in batches) and blend with the cheese. (I do 2 batches, so I use half the cheese in the first batch and half in the second.).
• Call everyone to dinner.
• You can offer cilantro as a garnish (or even add a bit to the soup pot if everyone likes it.).

SLOW COOKER POBLANO CORN CHOWDER WITH CHICKEN AND CHORIZO

Steps:

• Stir the broth, sugar, canned corn, potato, chiles, thawed corn, chicken and sausage in a 6-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours or high 4-5 hours or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the cream and cilantro.
• To enhance the flavor of the chowder, roast the chiles and thawed frozen corn before adding to the cooker. Place the chiles and thawed corn in a single layer in a roasting pan. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Toss to coat. Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes.

CHICKEN POBLANO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, saute carrots, onion, celery, garlic, poblanos, salt, pepper, cumin and thyme until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Add stock, cilantro and chicken and cook several minutes more.
• In a saucepan, melt butter and add flour.
• Cook flour, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, over low heat, but do not brown like a roux.
• Add a cup of the soup to the flour and whisk briskly, then add two more, one at a time, whisking briskly after each addition.
• Pour the mixture into the soup pot and stir, cooking and stirring the soup constantly until the soup thickens, about 3-5 minutes more.
• Blend in the cream and hot sauce, remove from heat, and serve.