The Secret Recipe Club: Comforting Soups and Chicken Corn Chowder
The Secret Recipe Club:
Comforting Soups and Chicken Corn Chowder
How can it be that time again, I mean it seems like only yesterday that I was revealing my secret blog partner’s recipe for last month, The Secret Recipe Club visits Scotland & Seattle with Cullen Skink (Scottish Fish Soup), and here we are again, four weeks later, and how time has flown by…….this month I was delighted to be paired up with Jenni, from The Gingered Whisk, a blog that I know quite well, as from time to time I have perused all of the lovely recipes over there, for North American inspiration. Here’s what Jenni says about her blog……..”Welcome to The Gingered Whisk! These are tales of the adventures that happen in my kitchen, however messy they might be. This is the food that we actually eat, in the house that we actually eat it in, and the stories that go along with them. It isn’t fancy, but its mine, and I would like to share it with you!”
I wanted to tell you more about Jenni, but her site is right-click disabled, so, why not pop over there to read more about here…….About Jenni, and let her know that I sent you! Anyway, she has LOTS and LOTS of lovely recipes, and I had difficulty in choosing just one, but, finally I plumped for SOUP again, but, it is the season for soups and stews, and I really loved the look of Jenni’s Chicken Corn Chowder, so the decision was made and the soup was made one day last week AFTER I had cooked a roast chicken here: Lazy Blue and White Lunch: Garlic Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables Recipe.
I adore creamy chowders, and although I LOVED the ingredients in Jenni’s soup, I prefer mine to be liquidised for a really creamy finish; so, I made exactly to her recipe, but then pulsed it in my new Kenwood Titanium Chef liquidiser for a thick and creamy finish. Below is a photo of Jenni’s soup and mine is shown above and also again just below Jenni’s photo…..
Chicken Corn Chowder – Photo Copyright The Gingered Whisk
The Secret Recipe Club: Comforting Soups and Chicken Corn Chowder
I have shared Jenni’s recipe below, but PLEASE respect her copyright and credit her if you use the recipe elsewhere and if you make it, so let her know by visiting her site!
Chicken Corn Chowder
by Jenni
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Keywords: soup/stew carrots chicken corn fall winter
Ingredients (12 servings)
1 medium white onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 stalks celery, chopped
2-3 carrots, chopped
2 cans low sodium chicken broth – (I used Essential Cuisine chicken stock)
2-3 potatoes, chopped
2 cans creamed style corn – (I used whole corn on the cob)
1-2 bay leaves
shredded chicken – either three cooked breasts, or 1 rotisserie chicken (I used left over chicken from a roast)
milk
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a large stock pot, saute the onions and celery until tender and the onions are slightly translucent.
Add the chicken broth and the carrots. Cook until carrots are soft.
Add the potatoes and bay leaves and cook until the potatoes are soft (but not mushy!)
Add corn and shredded chicken and let simmer for 10 minutes.
Add milk to desired thickness.
Salt and pepper to taste.
*If you would like the base of the soup to be a little thicker, more gravy like, remove some of the broth from the pot, place it in a cup, and whisk in some flour or cornstarch. Add this back to the pot and let simmer for a few minutes, until it is incorporated and the broth becomes thicker.
Chicken Corn Chowder – My way! Liquidised in my Kenwood Blender
The soup was delicious and full of hearty flavours and I served mine with fingers of home-made bread for a comforting lunch the other week. Again, I have had such a great time with my Secret Recipe Club partner, surfing through Jenni’s blog and drooling over all her recipes, it’s such a wonderful club to be part of, and I have discovered so many lovely new blogs and made new friends too. As this is a soup recipe, obviously (!!), I am also entering this recipe into the lovely Linzi’s (over at Lancashire Food) Season of Soups and Stews challenge, such a great idea, and DO add your soups and stews to her linky, plus, I used Essential Cuisine chicken stock in my recipe!
That’s it for today, I hope you have enjoyed meeting Jenni and that you may make her soup recipe……see you later with a CHOCOLATE review and a new GIVEAWAY! Have a wonderful week…….Karen.
Previous Secret Recipe Club Posts:
The Secret Recipe Club, Homemade Thin Crust Pizza with Bacon and The Fearless Homemaker
The Secret Recipe Club: Without Adornment – Slow Cooker Coconut Chicken Curry
Scottish Smoked Salmon, Home-Made Pizza and The Secret Recipe Club
The Secret Recipe Club: A Sweet Treat with Chocolate Fondue and Fresh Fruit Dippers
SallyBR says
Hello there! Just a quick hello to say I’ve got your blog!!!!
Loved it! Happy Reveal Day for you!
Karen says
I have just seen your post and you MADE my day Sally, such kind words and such a LOVELY photo of my cake too! THANKS so much, I feel I have met a new friend! Karen
SallyBR says
Same here! Although as I said, I’ve visited your blog before many times, the name is so enticing and beautiful!
You have an amazing site indeed!
Karen says
More thanks and I DO need to be able to leave the room Sally, my head may be too big for the door! I am visiting you properly later, need to make supper now, see you later, et merci encore! Karen
katie says
I made corn chowder for this month’s SRC as well, it is by far my favorite soup.
Karen says
It is the season for SOUP Katie, I shall be over to see yours as soon as supper is over…..Karen
Megan says
This looks so warm and comforting — perfect for the cold weather!
Karen says
Thanks Megan, a perfect meal for a cold day as you say! Karen
Cindy Harris says
I do love soup and this recipe looks just delicious! I lile the addition of the bay. Great SRC pick.
Karen says
Thanks Cindy! The bay does add a lovely flavour, Karen
Lancashire Food says
Thanks Karen for the lovely recipe for the Soups and Stews Challenge, its looks delicious and I love a chowder.
Karen says
You are welcome Linzi, I am confident that I will have several more recipes to add before the challenge ends! Karen
Laura Loves Cakes says
Your chicken corn chowder looks so inviting…especially with temperatures set to plummet this week. I could certainly enjoy a bowl or two of this on a cold day…it looks so creamy and inviting! 🙂
Karen says
Thanks Laura, it was a hearty soup and as it was liquidised, lovely and creamy too!
Sarah E says
I love corn in soups – not sure why, but probably because I grew up surrounded by cornfields and it is just a staple in my diet 🙂 Your chowder turned out fantastically!
Happy reveal day!
Karen says
Thanks so much Sarah! I love corn too, even though I didn’t grow up surrounded by cornfields!
Jenni says
Oh, I’m glad you liked it! 🙂 It is one of my favorite soups! It does look good blended together! I am usually too lazy to make more dirty dishes in the kitchen, so my food is mostly “rustic” LOL. And yes, I disabled the right click option because sometimes I put pictures of my little one up and I don’t want people to steal them! 🙂 Thanks for all the super kind words you wrote about me!
Karen says
I understand about the right-click and it was NO problem as I did manage to say something about you! I love rustic soups too, but I also LOVE creamy chowder an I have just received and early Christmas present, a Kenwood Chef, so I HAD to play with the liquidiser! Karen
bakingaddict says
Karen your corn chowder looks really warming and delicious. I love a good corn chowder especially in the winter months. Creamy chowder are my favourite too 🙂
Karen says
Thanks Ros, I DO love a good chowder on a cold day as you say! Karen
April @ Angel's Homestead says
I’ve made corn chowder in the past, but what a great way of making it heartier by adding chicken! I love how creamy yours looks.
Also, I am in LOVE with your blue plate up there, beautiful.
Karen says
Thanks so much April! I love SRC and always look forward to seeing what everyone else has made! Karen
Asiya @ Chocolate and Chillies says
Oh….so comforting…could use a bowl of this on this cold night. Great SRC pick!
Karen says
Thanks Asiya, it hit the spot one cold day!
Kirstin says
Yum! This sounds really good. I love chowders.
Hollie Adlam says
Yummy, this sounds and looks gorgeous!
Fiona Matters says
mmm, that soup looks so good!
Maya Russell says
I prefer the liquidised soup too. I love chicken soup too.
Lisa Williams says
this looks beautiful and so warming 🙂