Chris Creamy Chunky Chowder Recipes

CHUNKY SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add cream and canned chowder; bring to a boil. Stir in potatoes, salt and pepper. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Stir in crab and heat through.

CHUNKY VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook bell peppers and green onions in butter 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in water, potatoes, thyme and salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients; cook about 1 minute or until hot (do not boil).

CHUNKY CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut the flaps from the thighs and cube the meat, leaving some meat on the bone. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter and the oil to a large stock pot on medium-high heat. When the butter is melted and oil is hot, add the chicken thigh bones and cubed thigh meat. Brown on all sides, then remove the meat to a plate. Lower the heat slightly and add the onions, thyme and bay leaves. Season onions with salt and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until the garlic is tender, about 4 minutes more. Stir the chicken back into the pot and add the stock. Raise the heat, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the potatoes and frozen corn and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, make a paste with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and the flour, in a small bowl and set aside. When the potatoes are tender remove the thyme sprigs and the bay leaves. Lower the heat and add the milk, cream and the flour paste in bits. Stir to mix and allow the flour to blend into the chowder. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Transfer the chowder to a serving bowl and spritz with lemon before serving.
• Cook's Note: Don't remove the bones from the soup. They have tasty morsels of chicken that you'll want to savor for the entire chowder experience.

CREAMY CHUNKY CLAMMY CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, melt butter. Add celery, celery leaves, onion, carrots and garlic; cover and cook about 10 minutes (stirring occasionally) to soften veggies.
• Add wine and potatoes. Add in the juice from ALL the canned clams (should be about 2 cups total); set clams aside. Add water, sugar, pepper, salt, paprika and parsley; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for about 15 minutes (stirring occasionally) or until potatoes are tender.
• Add the clams.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together half and half with the flour until smooth; pour into soup pot. Stir well. Heat through and serve.

CHRIS' CREAMY CHUNKY CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place frozen large pieces of chicken, or cube fresh pieces of chicken, in large saucepan with the broth and all spices (also add 1 dash McCormick's Hot Shot! and 1 teaspoons Mrs. Dash Garlic Herb Table Blend) but not the garlic yet. Put the heat on high; once boiling, lower the temperature to medium. Cut up the vegetables while the chicken cooks and add to the pot. Cook for 15 minutes and check doneness of chicken and vegetables. Once chicken is just about cooked, take the big pieces of chicken out and cut into cubes and add uncooked pasta to the pot. Put chicken back in pot with the minced garlic. Let cook for a few more minutes and turn off heat when pasta is soft enough. Add sour cream and milk just before serving - do not let them boil.