QUICK CHICKEN AND CORN CHOWDER

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Healthy chicken and corn chowder! Vegetable broth can be used instead of chicken broth. Canned corn can be used instead of frozen corn.

Provided by drrckbr

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders Corn Chowder Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped red bell pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 ½ cups frozen corn
1 cup skim milk
1 tablespoon cornstarch, or more as needed
1 cup white beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; saute chicken, onion, red bell pepper, and garlic until chicken is no longer pink in the center and onion is tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken broth and corn to chicken mixture.
Whisk milk and cornstarch together in a bowl until dissolved; stir into soup. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes. Stir white beans, Cheddar cheese, salt, and pepper into soup; simmer until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.7 calories, Carbohydrate 24.1 g, Cholesterol 42.8 mg, Fat 10.1 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 20.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 423.8 mg, Sugar 5.3 g