Chipotle Chicken Chowder

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A rich, creamy low carb chowder recipe with the smoky kick of chipotle peppers. Make it with fresh chicken or leftover turkey. Either way, it will be delicious!

Thanksgiving is over and now it’s back to real life. You might have the day off, you might have to work. You might have kids home for a long weekend, bored and restless because it’s too cold outside to play. Or it’s beautiful and warm and you’re wondering how best to use your time off.

But perhaps it’s chilly in the evenings where you are and you’re craving some warm comfort food. Because even in the desert, it gets chilly at night at this time of year and you crave soup. I know, I used to live in the desert. I am an expert in comfort food in any climate.

I no longer live in the desert. In fact, I live in a climate where comfort food is required for a good 7 or 8 months out of the year. Soups and stews and chowders are almost always in style in New England. When that old Nor’easter blows in, you hunker down and warm yourself up over a steaming bowl. It’s just what you do around these parts.

The inspiration for this came from Campbell’s of all places. My husband loves stocking up on canned soup when it’s on sale, a habit I am determined to change. I am not against canned soup in general, but the typical can contains many things I don’t want my family consuming on a regular basis.

Beyond the gluten and the carbs, there are insane amounts of sodium and additives I think we could happily do without. Soup is so easy to make from scratch and if you make a nice big batch, you can get several dinners and lunches out of it.

It was only after I made this and everyone loved it that I realized it would also have been really good with leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Simply add the cooked turkey along with the cream and you’ll have a delicious low carb turkey chowder.

Chipotle Chicken Chowder

A rich, creamy low carb chowder recipe with the smoky kick of chipotle peppers. Make it with fresh chicken or leftover turkey. Either way, it will be delicious!

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 433kcal

Ingredients

• 6 slices of bacon chopped
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 4 cups cubed jicama or daikon radish
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 3 cups chicken stock low sodium
• 1 ¼ lbs boneless,,skinless chicken thighs cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 teaspoon salt ½
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo minced
• 2 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper-towel lined plate.

• Add onion and jicama or daikon radish to bacon grease and cook until onions are tender, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.

• Add chicken stock and chicken and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and simmer 10 minutes, until chicken is just cooked through. Season with salt and pepper.

• Add cream and minced chipotle and simmer gently for another 5 minutes.

• Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and reserved bacon bits.

Notes

To make this with leftover turkey, omit chicken and add cooked turkey along with the cream and chipotle.

Nutrition Facts

Chipotle Chicken Chowder

Amount Per Serving (1 bowl)

Calories 433
Calories from Fat 315

% Daily Value*

Fat 35g54%

Cholesterol 159mg53%

Sodium 767mg32%

Carbohydrates 12g4%

Fiber 4g16%

Protein 20g40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.