Description
Mexican chicken corn chowder brings hearty comfort to winter dining tables. Rich layers of spices and tender meat combine with creamy broth, offering you a satisfying meal that warms from within.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 can whole corn (do not drain)
- 2 cans cream-style corn
- ½ cup (120 ml) chicken broth
- ½ cup (120 ml) salsa verde
- 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilis (10 oz / 280 g)
- 2 cups (480 ml) heavy cream
- 2 cups (226 g) Monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 2 tsps cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tsps minced garlic
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine chicken breasts, broth, corn kernels, cream-style corn, Salsa Verde, diced tomatoes with green chilis, ground cumin, kosher salt, black pepper, and minced garlic in a 6-quart slow cooker, gently mixing to distribute ingredients evenly.
- Initial Cooking: Seal slow cooker and simmer on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours, allowing flavors to develop and chicken to become supremely tender.
- Chicken Transformation: Extract cooked chicken, shred into delicate morsels using two forks, then reintroduce to the simmering mixture.
- Creamy Finale: Pour heavy cream and sprinkle Monterey Jack cheese over the chowder, thoroughly integrating to create a rich, velvety texture.
- Final Heating: Continue cooking on high for 15-20 minutes, ensuring cheese melts completely and cream blends seamlessly with the existing ingredients.
- Serving: Ladle the steaming chowder into bowls, garnishing with optional fresh cilantro, green onions, or additional cheese, and serve immediately while piping hot.
Notes
- Optimize Cooking Time: Choose low temperature for deeper flavor development or high temperature for quicker meal preparation, ensuring tender chicken and rich taste profile.
- Perfect Shredding Technique: Use two forks to pull cooked chicken apart, creating consistent bite-sized pieces that absorb the chowder’s delicious seasoning.
- Cheese Melting Hack: Add heavy cream and cheese during final cooking stage to prevent separation and achieve smooth, creamy texture without graininess.
- Customize Toppings: Experiment with fresh garnishes like cilantro, green onions, or extra cheese to elevate presentation and add personal flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 468
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 905 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 112 mg