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Creamy Bacon Chicken and Potato Chowder

This Creamy Bacon Chicken and Potato Chowder is fresh, hearty, and bursting with comfort food flavor the whole family will love.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 579 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ½ lb Bacon strips extra thick
  • 1 lb chicken diced into small bites
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 tbsp garlic diced
  • 1 bell pepper diced
  • 2 Russet potatoes diced into small 1/2" squares
  • 12 oz beef stock or ale-style beer
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp Italian herbs seasoning
  • 1 cup heavy cream sub whole milk if needed
  • 2 tsp celtic sea salt
  • 2 tsp Fresh cracked pepper

Instructions

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  1. In a large dutch oven, fry bacon on medium high heat until crunchy.
  2. Remove bacon from pan and set aside.
  3. Add chicken to pan and toss in bacon grease.
  4. When chicken has browned and is cooked through, add diced onion and garlic, cook with chicken until slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
  5. Add diced pepper and potato, stir into chicken and onion.
  6. Cook until vegetables release liquid and reduce by half, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
  7. Add in beer or stock and bring back to boil, stirring occasionally to prevent burning, about 10 more minutes.
  8. When potatoes are soft, take a masher and softly mash in the pan. You won't mash up all the potatoes - but this will release some of their starch into the soup and thicken it without crushing the chicken.
  9. Add in bay leaves, salt and pepper, and herbs.
  10. Turn heat off to stir in cream.
  11. Slowly swirl in cream and whisk or stir vigorously while adding tto incorporate.
  12. Turn heat back on and let come to a rolling boil, then remove from stove.
  13. Generously season with salt and pepper until happy with seasoning.
  14. Crumble bacon on top.
  15. Serve immediately

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 579kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 26g (9%) Protein 34g (68%) Fat 34g (52%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Polyunsaturated Fat 18g Cholesterol 139mg (46%) Sodium 1466mg (61%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 5g (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 579

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 579kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Protein 34g 68%
Fat 34g 52%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Polyunsaturated Fat 18g 106%
Cholesterol 139mg 46%
Sodium 1466mg 61%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 5g 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.