Chicken-Corn Chowder

By MarieR

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup onion chopped
• 1/4 cup celery finely chopped
• 1 fresh jalapeno seeded and minced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 2 cans cooked chicken (or 1 10-12 oz. canned)
• 1 1/2 cups (about 12-ounces) frozen corn
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 14 3/4 ounce (Can) cream-style corn

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Makes 6 servings Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: about 15 minutes

Melt butter or margarine in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
Add onion, celery and jalapeno pepper; cook 4 minutes or until softened, stirring often.
Add flour and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Stir in milk, chicken, frozen corn, thyme, cayenne pepper, salt and cream-style corn.
Bring to boil; cook 5 minutes or until thickened.