Chicken Corn Chowder

Creamy chicken corn chowder starts with pan-seared chicken, simmered with corn, onions, garlic, celery, and potatoes in a bone broth, then swirled with cream. Packed with a sweet and savory corn flavor, this is the ultimate comfort food for a cool night. 

Fall gets me excited for all the soups. Soup is probably one of my favorite recipes to make, and you really can’t get much healthier. Bone broth is simmered with vegetables, protein, herbs, and the result is a perfect combination of healthy and cozy.

Even though it’s still a bit warm outside, I’m dreaming of the shorter days to come and the warm glow of the wood burning stove. After a busy summer full of adventures, farm work, and gardening, fall is welcome.

The darker evenings, paired with cooler temperatures and the garden coming to a close, gives us a well-deserved break. Summer can’t be beat, but the slowness of fall and winter are lovely in their own ways. It’s another season that offers opportunity to be outdoors and spend time together, enjoying the fruits of our labor and the closeness of cozy evenings at home.

This chicken and corn chowder has flavor on a whole new level. The seared chicken, homemade bone broth simmered with fragrant herbs, corn, and potatoes, plus heavy cream to add richness, and a variety of toppings to suit your family… it’s definitely comfort food.

Pair this with some homemade cornbread, sourdough dinner rolls, or einkorn biscuits. Is there anything better than dipping a fresh, warm, buttered roll into creamy soup? I think not.

Everyone absolutely loved this recipe, and it’s one that will be made over and over all fall and winter long.

Warm, cozy, comforting. It’s all the good things. 

Tips:

• Pan-searing the chicken seems like an unnecessary step, but I promise you, you don’t want to skip it. The searing adds so much flavor and gives the chicken a better texture.
• I use frozen corn in this recipe, since it is really convenient and easy, but you could easily substitute it with fresh corn cut from the cob.
• Since the flour can’t be fermented, I like to use einkorn flour, but regular flour will work to help thicken the soup.

Chicken Corn Chowder Toppings

• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Sour cream
• Bacon- cooked and diced
• Avocado

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Tools you may need:

Dutch oven or large stock pot

Instant Pot (if making your own homemade broth)

Cutting board

Knife

Can you make this recipe dairy-free?

Yes, you can substitute butter for olive oil or avocado oil, and either eliminate the cream or swap out for cashew milk or almond milk. It will not be as creamy, but should still be very flavorful.

How to make gluten-free chicken corn chowder:

Skip adding the flour and make a cornstarch slurry instead: add a little bit of cornstarch with a little cool water, mix, then slowly add to the soup once it is simmering, but before adding the cream. Bring to a simmer and check consistency. Add a bit more if too thin. Add cream, stir, and serve.

How To Make Chicken Corn Chowder

Preheat cast iron dutch oven or soup pot over medium/high heat. 

Add butter and allow to melt.

Place chicken into the buttered and hot dutch oven (or cast iron skillet) and brown chicken for a few minutes on each side. 

Remove from heat and cut into 1” chunks. Return to the pot and cook until no longer pink. Set chicken aside.

Add onions, celery, and potatoes to the pot. Sauté for five minutes until the onions and celery start to become translucent.

Stir in flour and cook for another minute or two. Continue stirring so the flour doesn’t burn. You want to cook out the taste of the flour.

Add garlic, chicken stock, corn, and cooked chicken. 

Reduce heat and simmer with the lid on for about 15 minutes, until the veggies are soft. 

Add cream, salt, and pepper. Bring to temperature, being careful not to scald the bottom.

Ladle into bowls and top with your favorite chicken corn chowder toppings: cheese, sour cream, bacon, and avocado.

Serve with cornbread.

Find More Of My Favorite Soup Recipes:

• Tomato Soup From Scratch
• Homemade Creamy Chicken And Gnocchi Soup
• Chicken Marsala Soup
• Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup
• Cheeseburger Soup Recipe
• Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
• Sausage Sauerkraut Soup
• Roasted Red Pepper And Tomato Soup

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