Creamylicious slow cooker New England chicken chowder is loaded with savory chicken, bacon, and veggie goodness all made in your crockpot for an easy, tasty dinner.
Soups and slow cookers were a match made in heaven. You’ll love Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff Soup, Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie Soup, and Slow Cooker Tomato Basil Parmesan Tortellini Soup.
I really thought that our Summer was going to make a rebound, but it appears that the cooler weather here is officially here to stay. While I’m not quite ready for Winter, I’m definitely in a cozy soup mood and this Slow Cooker New England Chicken Chowder is hitting the spot this week.
To whip up this tasty soup, just add bacon, chicken, chicken broth, and veggies to your crockpot and set it to low for 4 hours or high for 2 hours. Your carrots and potatoes should be nice and tender and the chicken should be fully cooked through.
Remove the chicken from the crockpot and shred it with a couple of forks. Personally, I prefer larger pieces of chicken in the soup but shred to your own heart’s content. Return the chicken to the pot and combine corn and milk and blend until smooth.
Blending sweet yellow corn with Promised Land Whole Milk is what gives this soup its creamy, texture and rich flavor. I just might have to add this quick step to all of my corn chowder recipes from now on!
Stir that creamed corn back into the pot and let it heat up for another 10 minutes or so, then serve with grated parmesan cheese, black pepper, and fresh basil. Let your slow cooker do the work and enjoy a delicious dinner with minimal prep! This soup is so easy to make and has incredible flavors you’ll crave all season long.
What people are saying about this Slow Cooker New England Corn Chowder
“Excellent! This is a great main course!” – Suzanne
“Really good 🙂 Just made it. My crockpot cooked it on low for about 6 hours.” – Vita
Slow Cooker New England Corn Chowder
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon - chopped and cooked til crisp
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 cups chicken broth
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup chopped or sliced carrots
- ½ yellow or white onion - diced
- 2 celery stalks - chopped
- 2 cans yellow corn - drained
- 1 pound baby red potatoes - quartered
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- fresh basil or thyme - for garnish
Instructions
- Combine bacon, chicken, broth, carrots, onions, celery, half of the corn, potatoes in your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 2 hours. Uncover, transfer chicken to a plate, and shred with two forks into chunks. Return to slow cooker.
- In a blender or food processor combine remaining corn and milk and blend until smooth. Add to slow cooker along with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.
- Cover and cook for 10 -15 minutes longer. Garnish with black pepper, grated parmesan cheese, and fresh basil or thyme and serve hot.
Would using canned creamed corn instead of creaming it at the end make a lot of difference? Also, if shredding cooked chicken, use a stand mixer. Cut chicken into big chunks. Place in mixer. Takes about 1 minute.
I think it could work with canned cream corn but I cannot give any specific notes as I have not tested it myself. Would love to hear your results!
Love this! Made it with (sorry…) 1 lb of bacon and used half n half instead of milk. 3 cloves fresh minced garlic instead of powder. 1 lb. chicken breast cooked in 4 hours on low and shredded easily with 2 forks. Delicious!
How many ounces is each can of corn? Thank you
About 30 oz.
I plan on cooking this today for our family Christmas on Friday. Should I wait to add the potatoes until the day of so they don’t get mushy? What would be the best method to cook Ahead?
You should be fine making it and reheating the next day as is or if you prefer the potatoes more fresh, you can add them in the next day 🙂 it’s really up to you and what you prefer!