Poblano Corn Chowder With Chicken Recipes

ROASTED POBLANO CHICKEN AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut poblanos in half and remove seeds. Place cut side down on a lightly greased baking sheet. Spray poblanos with non-stick cooking spray and roast for 8-10 minutes or until skins begin to blacken. Remove from oven and cool slightly.
• In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook for 3-5 minutes or until tender.
• Dice roasted poblanos and add them to the pot along with chili powder and cumin and cook a few minutes longer.
• Add 4 cups of chicken broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until potatoes are just tender. Stir in cooked chicken and corn.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the half and half, remaining 1/4 cup broth and 4 tablespoons of flour.
• Whisk the broth/flour/half and half mixture into the soup until smooth. Add sour cream and stir until well blended. Simmer for 5-10 minutes to allow soup to thicken.
• Stir in the crumbled bacon and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve with optional toppings, if desired.

POBLANO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, puree the onion and celery; drain.
• Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and celery puree and the poblano chile pepper. Stirring constantly, cook about 5 minutes, until tender. Mix in heavy cream, half-and-half cream, sugar, and lobster base. Season with chile de arbol and black pepper. Stirring often, bring to a gentle boil.
• Melt 1/2 cup margarine in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Mix in the flour, and stir constantly until thickened. Remove from heat, and gradually mix into the large saucepan. Cook and stir until the mixture is well blended and thickened.
• Mix cream-style corn and whole kernel corn into the large saucepan mixture. Stir in the shrimp, and cook 2 minutes, or until opaque. Season with salt and sugar.

ROASTED POBLANO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place poblano peppers cut-side down in a baking dish. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil on top.
• Bake poblano peppers until skin starts to blacken and blister, about 15 minutes. Allow peppers to cool until easily handled, about 10 minutes. Remove and discard skins; coarsely chop peppers.
• Cut corn kernels off the cobs. Spread on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle with salt.
• Bake corn kernels in the preheated oven, stirring every 5 minutes, until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in chopped poblano peppers, creamed corn, chicken broth, cilantro, and cumin. Blend soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Bring soup to a gentle boil. Stir in potatoes, baked corn kernels, and milk. Season with salt. Simmer until flavors combine, 5 to 10 minutes.

CHICKEN POBLANO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, saute carrots, onion, celery, garlic, poblanos, salt, pepper, cumin and thyme until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Add stock, cilantro and chicken and cook several minutes more.
• In a saucepan, melt butter and add flour.
• Cook flour, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, over low heat, but do not brown like a roux.
• Add a cup of the soup to the flour and whisk briskly, then add two more, one at a time, whisking briskly after each addition.
• Pour the mixture into the soup pot and stir, cooking and stirring the soup constantly until the soup thickens, about 3-5 minutes more.
• Blend in the cream and hot sauce, remove from heat, and serve.

POBLANO CORN CHOWDER WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, add the chicken breasts and 2 cups of water; bring to a boil and cook until chicken is tender; approximately 10 minutes.
• Shred the chicken reserving poaching liquid.
• Puree 2 cups of the corn kernels in a blender with the milk; set aside.
• In a soup pot, heat the olive oil; add the diced chilies, onion and garlic; sauté 4 to 5 minutes.
• Measure the poaching liquid and add enough water to make 2 cups, add to soup pot along with the chicken.
• Add remaining corn and seasonings bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in pureed corn, tomato and cheese; simmer to heat through and melt cheese, about 3 minutes.
• Ladle into servings bowls and garnish as desired.

ROASTED POBLANO CORN CHOWDER WITH CHICKEN & SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Toss diced pepper, thawed corn, & minced garlic with olive oil in a bowl. Spread onto a large seasoned baking sheet. Season with salt & pepper. Bake at 375*F for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove from oven & set aside.
• Meanwhile, brown sausage in a large non-stick stock pot, breaking up sausage with a spoon. Drain all but a couple teaspoons of fat. Add chicken to the pot & cook in the fat saved from the sausage until the chicken is no longer pink. (If you are using reduced fat sausage: I didn't drain the sausage, I just added the chicken to the pot.)
• Once all the chicken is cooked, return sausage to the pot & add the chicken broth, creamed corn, sugar, diced potato, & the roasted pepper, corn, & garlic set aside from before. Bring the chowder to a simmer & cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add heavy cream & fresh cilantro & stir. Bring just to a boil, then turn off heat & remove pot from the stove top. Adjust seasonings if needed. Serve hot.