Rainy Day Food-Chicken Corn Chowder

It’s been raining cat and dogs all day. The wind is howling so I figured we needed some nice soup. Always good for a raw,rainy day. This recipe for Chicken Corn Chowder came from Newsday many years ago. It’s quick and extremely good.



Chicken Corn Chowder


Ingredients:

2-3 large boneless Chicken cutlets(not thin cut) + 2 tlbs marg.
1 stick Margarine
3/4 cup diced onion
3/4 cup diced red pepper
8 tablespoons flour
1/4 tsp crushed dried thyme
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
1 bag or 2 boxes frozen corn
6 cups chicken broth(3 small cans of College Inn)
2 cups heavy cream


Melt the 2 tablespoons of margarine in a frying pan. Brown chicken cutlets. Remove from pan. Save the juices to add to the soup. Cube up the chicken to add to the soup.


Melt the stick of margarine in the bottom of a 6-8 quart pot. Saute onion,peppers and spices over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Stir in flour to make a paste.Cook 2-3 minutes,stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and stir in cicken broth gradually.
Stir in corn and chicken. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes.
Stir in heavy cream and heat through.
Serve with bisects and a salad for a hearty meal.