Recipes

[MissButtercup]

Made this for tonites dinner and mmmm mmmm is it good! Was very easy too!

Farmhouse Chicken Chowder
Cook's Country

Serves 4-6

6 slices bacon , chopped

6 scallions , white parts chopped fine and green parts sliced thin

2 carrots , peeled and sliced thin

1 celery rib , sliced thin

Salt and pepper

6 tablespoons all-purpose flour

5 cups low-sodium chicken broth

1 pound red potatoes , scrubbed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 rotisserie chicken , skin discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (about 3 cups)

1 cup half-and-half


1. Cook bacon in Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot. Cook scallion whites, carrots, celery, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in bacon fat until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes.

2. Stir in broth and potatoes and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Add chicken and half-and-half and simmer until chicken is heated through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with bacon and scallion greens. Serve.