Simple Corn And Chicken Chowder

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces boneless chicken (either breasts or thighs are fine)
• 4 ears corn
• 32 ounces chicken broth
• 1/2 cup green bell peppers (about 1) or 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped (about 1)
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/4 cups instant potato flakes
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• paprika (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, combine chicken, corn and broth; bring to a boil, over high heat, then lower heat and simmer until chicken is no longer pink, about 12 minutes.
• 2 remove chicken and corn to a cutting board to cool slightly.
• 3 add, to the dutch oven, half the green peppers; stir in milk and potato flakes.
• 4 shred chicken and return to pot.
• 5 cut corn from cobs and return to pot.
• 6 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 serve in individual bowls and garnish with remaining green pepper and crushed red pepper flakes and/or paprika, if desired.