Creamylicious slow cooker New England chicken chowder is loaded with savory chicken, bacon, and veggie goodness all made in your crockpot for easy dinner.
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 4 hourshours
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Total Time: 4 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
4slicesbacon, chopped and cooked til crisp
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 cups chicken broth
½cupwhole milk
½cup chopped or sliced carrots
½yellow or white onion, diced
2celery stalks, chopped
2cansyellow corn, drained
1poundbaby red potatoes, quartered
1 ½teaspoonssalt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
½teaspoonsmoked paprika
1teaspoongarlic powder
½teaspoonItalian 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.
Notes
Flavor tip: add a sprinkle of shredded parmesan cheese to finish off this soup!