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Chicken Bacon Chowder is for Soup.

Chicken Bacon Chowder takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Chicken Bacon Chowder takes 480 minutes to cook.

Chicken Bacon Chowder makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Chicken Bacon Chowder are:

16 ounces chicken breast, no skin
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp. shallots, sliced
1 leek, chopped
2 stalk celery, raw, chopped
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
4 oz sweet onion, sliced
4 tbsp. butter, salted
3 cup chicken broth or bouillon
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup heavy whipping cream, fluid
1 lb bacon, crispy and chopped
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder

Here is how you make Chicken Bacon Chowder:

Heat slow cooker on low, add garlic, shallot, leek, celery, mushrooms, onions, 2 Tbs. butter, 1 cup chicken stock, and salt and pepper. Cover, and cook vegetables on low for 1 hour. Complete this next step while the vegetables are cooking ? In a large skillet over medium-high heat, pan-sear the chicken breasts in the remaining 2 Tbs. butter until they are browned on both sides. ? About 5 minutes each side. (Chicken will not be fully cooked during this stage.)Remove chicken from pan and set aside. De-glaze the pan with the remaining 1 cup of chicken stock. Using a rubber spatula, scrape up any bits of chicken that may be stuck to the pan.Add chicken stock to slow cooker.Add heavy cream, cream cheese, garlic powder, and thyme to slow cooker. Stir until well combined and there are no longer any visible chunks of cream cheese.Once chicken has cooled, cut into cubes and add to slow cooker, along with bacon. Stir until all ingredients are well combined. Cover and let cook for 6-8 hours.Yields 8 cupsServing Size: Makes 8, 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user A.JALEA.

The nutritional information for Chicken Bacon Chowder is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 375.5

• Total Fat: 30.6 g
• Cholesterol: 129.9 mg
• Sodium: 860.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 7.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
• Protein: 19.6 g