This is one of those recipes that is so good I don’t know how to even describe it to you. I’m serious! I had it bookmarked at the Kitchen Cafe for awhile now because it looked so yummy to me. When I finally made it I was shocked at just how yummy! It’s phenomenal!! Definitely my favorite soup now. I made some minor changes to it – basically less chicken and more sweet potatoes. I love sweet potato in soups and the corn mix makes this soup base thick and tasty. I didn’t even use homemade chicken stock (I was out) and had to resort to water and chicken bouillon and it was still absolutely amazing! I can’t wait to share this recipe with more people… you are going to love it! Thanks to Melanie from the Kitchen Cafe!
Chicken Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes
submitted by Brittany ~ Sisters Cafe
3 cups 2% milk
1 cup corn muffin mix (example: Jiffy)
2 T. butter
1 onion, chopped fine
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
2 quarts chicken broth
2 small chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 ” cubes
2 large sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and cut into 1/2″ pieces
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
3 cups frozen corn (not thawed)
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley (or 2 Tb dried parsley)
salt and pepper, to taste
Mix milk and muffin mix in bowl until well combined. Meanwhile, heat butter in large pot over medium heat until foaming. Add onion and cook until softened, about 8 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin and oregano and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add broth, chicken (raw) and sweet potatoes. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is cooked and sweet potatoes are just tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in milk and muffin mixture and simmer until soup thickens (can take up to 10 minutes although mine thickens immediately) Add cheese and corn and cook until cheese begins to melt, about 2 minutes. Stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper. *Does not freeze well – ruins the texture!
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Thisw is one of my FAVORITE soups too! Thanks Melanie! It really is amazing!
Oh BOY… an incredible soup… love the photography
This looks sooo yummy and comforting!! I'm printing it!!
This really does sound delicious. I'm adding this to my "to try" list! Thanks
Brittany – I'm so glad you liked this! It is one of my favorites, too.
I LOVE cooking blogs! I seriously love all the yummy new things that I am motivated to make after seeing one of my sisters or cute friends like Melanie post about them. This is no exception, Baba. Looks wonderful!!!!
This soup looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing your cooking tips and recipe.
I love Sweet Potatoes! They have become my new addiction so I will definitely be trying this recipe! I came upon your blog by accident and absolutely love it! I just started my own recipe blog a few weeks ago. Feel free to check it out. http://betterthanburgers.blogspot.com/ We're having a giveaway this week so make sure to enter that =)
I am new to your site but I am loving it. You asked for any good recipes to share with you. Here is one from a friend's blog that I think you will LOVE!
http://hilshealthblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/peanut-ginger-chicken-recipe-from.html
This looks really yummy – do you think it would freeze okay? I'm getting ready for another baby and am looking for some freezer friendly meals to make in advance. I tried the honey lime enchiladas and they were FABULOUS!!!
Hi Alisa, I actually froze this for when I had a baby too! I unthawed it last night and it was good. It changed the texture a little – not as good as fresh of course but I thought it was still yummy. Good luck with the new baby!! Brittany
im so sad that your egg salad recipe post isnt working….do you know what happened?
This chowder looks scrumptious and rich. Bookmarked!
I made this for dinner last night, it was SOOOOOOO good!!! Thank you!!!
Wow, I made this the other night and it was SO TASTY. I really loved it. I especially loved the sweet potatoes in it. This was delicious! Thanks!
I made this too and it was wonderful! I agree with Erin, the sweet potatoes are my favorite part!
I make this soup ALL the time! Its one of my Fall Favorites!
I made this soup last week and was disappointed. I love sweet potatoes and all the other ingredients, but it was just too sweet for my taste. I think the corn bread mix makes it too sweet. I may try it again without the corn bread mix.
I LOVE this recipe! It is perfect for this fall time of year ;) Thanks for sharing!
This makes a TON of soup! just so y'all know….but it's pretty good. Very filling.
I just wanted to let the author know that is a FABULOUS soup recipe, and that it does in fact freeze GREAT! The trick is, to just reheat it over the stove (after you thaw it out in the microwave or air thaw) in a large pan until the consistency comes back (10-20 minutes depending on how thawed it is)…and it does, just as good as the day you served it the first time. Such a great soup!
Tracie, thank you for letting us all know! I will be sure to try freezing it sometime, now that I know you've had success with it. Thanks!
What a great soup! I tried it out for the first time last night and entered it into our neighborhood chili, chowder, soup cookoff. It was a huge hit! Thanks again and I can't wait to try more ideas from ya'lls site. Which I Love the fact that you sister do together!
I made this last week again, but this time I didn’t have the corn muffin mix. So instead of adding the combined mix & milk, I added 4 ounces of cream cheese along with about half of the Monterrey jack cheese (1/2 c.) and it turned out delish. I absolutely LOVE the idea of sweet potatoes in soup. Thanks for opening up this new world! :)
I made this soup today, and we thought it was fantastic. Thanks so much!