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Chicken, leek and sweetcorn chowder
Recipe by:
Brenda Houghton
Sweetcorn is added to the traditional pairing of chicken and leek, to make a hearty, chunky soup for all the family to enjoy.
Ready in 55 mins
Saved by 33 cook(s)
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 350 g (12 oz) chicken breasts
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 black peppercorns
- 350 g (12 oz) sweetcorn, canned, or defrosted if frozen
- 250 g (9 oz) leeks, thinly sliced
- Salt and black pepper
- To serve: crusty wholemeal bread, optional
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Preparation method
Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 35 mins1.
Remove the skin and any fat from the chicken breasts and place them in a large saucepan. Add 800 ml (1 pint 9 fl oz) of water, the bay leaf and the peppercorns. Bring to the boil and skim off any foam that comes to the top, then cover the pan and let the chicken simmer for 20 minutes, or until the meat comes off the bones easily. Leave it to cool for 5 minutes.
2.
Lift the chicken from the liquid and slice the meat, or shred it with two forks, and set it aside. Strain the liquid and measure 150 ml (5 fl oz) into a bowl or jug. Add half the sweetcorn and purée it in a food processor or with a hand-held mixer. Return the purée to the pan, whisk in the remaining liquid and bring it to the boil.
3.
Add the leeks to the pan, then cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes until they are tender.
4.
Add the cooked chicken to the chowder with the remaining sweetcorn and simmer for 2-3 minutes to heat both through. Taste and adjust the seasoning then serve hot, with crusty wholemeal bread, if you like.
5.
Variation: for a quicker version, substitute ready-cooked, skinned chicken breasts and use chicken stock instead of water, to enhance the flavour.
Last updated:
29 Jan 2013
Reviews & comments
Easy
I didn't add the peppercorns or the bay leaf and found it only made 3 portions. (I'm not sure if I used all the corrects amounts though). The chowder was nice but maybe I used to many leeks as these were a bit over-powering. Lovely recipe though
Posted:
04 Mar 2012
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