Mushroom Chicken Chowder Recipes

CHUNKY CHICKEN & MUSHROOM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 3 quart pot, bring chicken breast, broth, and water to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer about 20 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink inside.
• Remove the chicken from the broth and set aside the pot with the broth.
• Remove and discard chicken skin and bones.
• Tear chicken meat into large pieces; set aside.
• To the broth in the pot, add potatoes, carrot, 3/4 teaspoon of the salt, the thyme, and black pepper.
• Cover and simmer about 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
• Add milk, cream, mushrooms, and the reserved chicken meat.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 5 minutes.
• Taste and add the remaining salt if needed, along with the Worcestershire sauce.
• Serve with crusty French bread.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, to taste. Add chicken to the stockpot and cook until golden, about 2-3 minutes; set aside. Melt butter in the stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic, mushrooms, onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in thyme until fragrant, about 1 minute. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Whisk in chicken stock, bay leaf and chicken thighs, and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 4-5 minutes. Stir in half and half until heated through, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. If the soup is too thick, add more half and half as needed until desired consistency is reached. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley and rosemary, if desired.

CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cover mushrooms with boiling water and set aside for 20 minutes.
• Cook bacon in a dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes; crumble into pieces and set aside.
• Add onions to dutch oven, cook until softened, about 3 minutes; add garlic, cook 1 minute; add chicken and cook, stirring often, until it turns white, about 4 minutes; add potatoes, corn, broth and tomatoes, cook 4 more minutes.
• Slice spinach leaves into thin strips; add spinach, bay leaf, thyme, herbs de Provence, salt, pepper flakes, allspice and black pepper to chowder; drain mushrooms and add to the pot.
• Increase heat to medium-high; cook until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes; adjust seasoning, stir in parsley and cilantro into chowder.
• Garnish with bacon.

CHICKEN-MUSHROOM CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; add in the onions, garlic, basil, thyme and cayenne and mushroom slices and saute for about 5 minutes or until the veggies are tender.
• Add in the chicken broth, corn, cooked chicken, cream of chicken soup and sugar; mix to combine and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl whsi together the half and half cream with flour; add to the simmering soup; cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened, season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into bowls and top with grated cheddar cheese if desired.
• Delicious!