Best Southwest Chowder Recipes

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large nonstick saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender., Stir in the broth, soup, chicken and chilies until blended. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; stir in the corn, milk, chili powder and cumin. Heat through (do not boil). Sprinkle each serving with cheese and cilantro.

SOUTHWEST STYLE CREAMY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place sugar, corn, cream cheese, Mexican cheese, milk, chicken broth, celery, garlic, bacon, and pepper into a slow cooker. Cook on High for 1 hour, then reduce heat to Low and cook for an additional 2 1/2 hours.

CREAMY SOUTHWEST CHICKEN AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook frozen vegetables as directed on bags, using minimum cook time.
• In 6-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion in oil until tender. Add remaining chowder ingredients including cooked vegetables with sauce. Heat just to boiling, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered about 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Serve hot with toppings.

SPICY SOUTHWEST CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion, jalapeno peppers, and garlic in the hot oil until the onion is tender, 5 to 7 minutes; season with cumin and cayenne pepper. Add corn, chicken broth, and diced chicken.
• Bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low, place a cover on the saucepan, and cook at a simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and let soup cool.
• Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return pureed soup to the saucepan.
• Place saucepan over low heat; warm soup, stirring occasionally, until hot, about 5 minutes. Garnish servings with lime wedges, cilantro, and sour cream.

SOUTHWEST POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, place potatoes. Add water just to cover. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and boil gently (simmer) about 15 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender. Drain. Reserve 1 cup potatoes; return remaining potatoes to saucepan. In small bowl, mash reserved potatoes with fork.
• Stir reserved mashed potatoes back into remaining potatoes in saucepan, along with broth, sugar, garlic salt, pepper, ground red pepper, corn and roasted red bell pepper. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In small bowl, stir flour into milk with whisk until well mixed; stir into potato mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens and boils. Stir in cheese until melted. Remove from heat; stir in yogurt, cilantro and green onions. Serve topped with bacon and, if desired, additional green onions.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN BARLEY CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and onion; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or just until onion is tender., Stir in squash, barley, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-12 minutes or until barley is tender., Add beans, corn, cream, salsa and cilantro; heat through, stirring occasionally. If desired, serve with avocado and tomatoes. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or milk if necessary.

SOUTHWEST CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the tomatillos, and boil for 10 minutes; drain.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onions, and cook until they have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the hominy, marjoram, and thyme, cook and stir 5 minutes more. Pour in the milk, parsley, and half of the corn kernels, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Puree the tomatillos with the remaining half of the corn until smooth in a blender, then stir into the soup along with the roasted peppers. Simmer the soup for 10 minutes, then remove the parsley sprigs, and sprinkle with cilantro before serving.

SOUTHWEST TORTELLINI CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine broth, salsa and orange peel.
• Bring to a boil then reduce to low and simmer 3 minutes.
• Stir in tortellini and vegetables.
• Raise heat and cook over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until tortellini and vegetables are ender.
• Stir in milk and salt to taste.
• Heat a few more minutes until nice and hot, but do not boil.
• Serve garnished with fresh cilantro.
• Note: If you use frozen tortellini, add before the vegetables and cook for 4 to 5 minutes before you add vegetables and then cook until vegetables are done.

SOUTHWEST SHRIMP AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell pepper and serrano chile to pan; saute' 2 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add canned chiles to pan; cook 1 minute. Add flour to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in milk and next 5 ingredients (through corn); bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes or until slightly thick. Stir in shrimp; cook 1 minute or until shrimp are done. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. saute chopped onion and celery with butter in large soup pot over medium heat until onions are translucent and celery is tender.
• 2. add chicken stock, potatoes, poultry seasoning, chili powder, and salt and pepper (to taste). Bring to boil, about ten minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• 3. lower heat and add corn, cook until corn is heated through.
• 4. remove roughly 2 cups of soup mixture and puree in blender, add back to cooking pot.
• 5. add raw chicken, green chiles, roasted red pepper, half and half, cheese and cilantro. cook until chicken is cooked.
• 6. add hot sauce to taste and serve topped with mexican cheese.

SOUTHWEST TORTELLINI CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine broth, water, salsa and tomatoes.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to low and simmer.
• Meanwhile, saute onions and green pepper until tender. About 3-4 minutes.
• Add onions, green pepper, pinto beans, corn, tortellini and cumin to saucepan.
• Simmer on low for 30 minutes.
• Add half and half.
• Heat a few more minutes. Do not boil.
• Garnish with cilantro.

SOUTHWEST-STYLE POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in oil in large saucepan until tender, about 5 minute Add broth, potatoes, bay leaf, thyme, and mustard; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered until potaoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add milk and corn; heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 5 minute or until corn is cooked.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Process half the vegetables and liquid in food processor or blender until smooth; return to saucepan.
• Stir in Canandian bacon and simmer, covered, 5 minute.
• Season to taste with salt and white pepper.

SOUTHWEST CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, saute onion and bacon until crisp.
• Stir in the flour, cumin, chili powder and garlic powder.
• Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened.
• Stir in hashbrowns, broth, cream corn, Mexicorn and chilies.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 10 mintes or until heated through.
• Garnish with sour cream if desired.

SOUTHWEST TORTELLINI CHOWDER

Steps:

• In Dutch oven or large saucepan, combine broth, salsa and orange peel. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low simmer 3 minutes.Stir in tortellini and vegetables cook over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until tortellini and vegetables are tender. Stir in milk and salt cook 1 to 2 minutes or just until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. DO NOT BOIL. Top each serving of chowder with cilantro. Serve immediately.*TIP: One 16-oz. pkg. frozen tortellini can be substituted for refrigerated tortellini. Add frozen tortellini to simmered broth mixtures cook 4 minutes. Add vegetables: cook an additional 6 to 8 minutes or until tortellini and vegetables are tender.Nutrition Per Serving (1 1/2-cup): Calories 400 Protein 20g Carbohydrate 52g Fat 12g Sodium 1750mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

SOUTHWEST SHRIMP AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell pepper, and serrano chile to pan; sauté 2 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add canned chiles to pan; cook 1 minute. Add flour to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in milk and next 5 ingredients (through corn); bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes or until slightly thick. Stir in shrimp; cook 1 minute or until shrimp are done. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro. Quesadillas: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Place 2 (6-inch) flour tortillas in pan. Top each tortilla with 2 1/2 tablespoons preshredded reduced-fat Mexican blend cheese, 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped green onions, and 1 tablespoon chopped pickled jalapeño peppers. Cook 1 minute or just until cheese melts and tortilla is toasted. Arrange 1 (6-inch) flour tortilla over top of each quesadilla. Flip quesadillas; cook 30 seconds. Cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges, and serve with a small bowl of salsa.

CREAMY SOUTHWEST CHICKEN VEGGIE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Add 3-4 chicken breasts to a large stock pot. Cover chicken with cold water and add 1T salt. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for approximately 20-25 minutes to cook chicken through. Remove chicken from stock pot let cool enough to handle then remove skin & bones. Shred chicken or cut into bite size pieces and set aside. You may also use any precooked chicken you have leftover.
• In another large stock pot melt butter and saute onion & celery until opaque. Add carrot, parsnip & zucchini. Stir in flour and cook off for 2-3 minutes.
• Slowly stir in chicken stock and add potatoes, creamed corn, rotel, cream of chicken soup, bay leaf & dried thyme. Simmer for 20-25 minutes until potatoes are softened.
• Shut heat off and ladel about 1/2 of the soup into a large mixing bowl (reserving for texture).
• Using an emersion blender cream together the remaining soup in the pot until very smooth. (you can also use a regular blender or food processor) just be very careful it will be hot!
• Once creamed together you may add 1 can evaporated milk and return the reserved soup back to the pot. *The evaporated milk is purely optional*
• Add the drained green beans and stir gently bringing back to a very slight simmer then serve. If the chowder is too thick you can add water or broth to thin it down a bit.
• I like to serve with crusty bread or garlic breadsticks.

SOUTHWEST CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. In a large stock pot saute all vegetable.
• 2. Add garlic, corn blend, liquid smoke, chicken base and water.
• 3. Bring to a simmer for 20 minutes.
• 4. Add all remaining ingredients, except roux.
• 5. Bring to a low simmer and add roux and cook 15 minutes or until soup thickens.Stiring constantly.

SOUTHWEST CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Shuck corn, remove silk, and cut kernels from cob.
• 2. Set aside 3/4 cup.
• 3. Heat oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• 4. Stir in reamining corn kernels and onions.
• 5. Saute for about 10 minutes or until onions are soft and juices have cooked down--do not brown.
• 6. Add garlic, 1 chopped poblano, 1 chopped serrano chile and chicken stock.
• 7. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• 8. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 9. Stir in cream.
• 10. Return soup to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes or until slightly reduced.
• 11. Remove from heat.
• 12. Pour soup into a blender and blend until very smooth.
• 13. Season to taste with salt and lime juice.
• 14. Set aside and keep warm.
• 15. Fill a large pot three-quarters full with water.
• 16. Season lightly with salt.
• 17. Bring to a boil.
• 18. Add potato and cook for 2 minutes.
• 19. Add reserved 3/4 cup corn kernels and cook for 2 minutes.
• 20. Add jicama, bell peppers and remaining diced poblano and serrano chiles; cook for 2 minutes.
• 21. Drain vegetables and immediately fold into warm soup.
• 22. Pour equal portions into six warm soup bowls.
• 23. Sprinkle an equal amount of chopped cilantro on each and serve immediately.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN BARLEY CHOWDER RECIPE

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and onion; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or just until onion is tender.
• Stir in squash, barley, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-12 minutes or until barley is tender.
• Add beans, corn, cream, salsa and cilantro; heat through, stirring occasionally. If desired, serve with avocado and tomatoes. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or milk if necessary.
• Yield: 8 servings (2-1/2 quarts).