Crock Pot Chicken & Bacon Chowder (180 calories)

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  • bambi2578
    bambi2578 Posts: 155 Member
    Bump! Looks awesome!
  • strawberry1969
    strawberry1969 Posts: 1,476 Member
    bump
  • vmckinzey
    vmckinzey Posts: 98 Member
    Sounds delish. . .thanks for sharing!
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
    Wow, that sounds delicious!
  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    Another one added to your AWESOME recipes. Sounds like everything we love. Thanks so much for sharing..
  • ceron1234
    ceron1234 Posts: 19 Member
    I love, love…love, love, LOVE Chicken & Bacon Chowder. So, over the weekend, I found a ‘Peace, Love & Low Carb’ recipe, made a few calorie-friendly alterations, and made some. The end.

    How’s that for a beautiful story?

    Good!!! And I’ll tell you another one. Once upon a time, there was a person. And that person just so happened to be you. And you made this chowder. And you were happy. The end. *Burp*

    Here’s how you make it:

    Crock Pot Chicken & Bacon Chowder

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    Ingredients:
    4 cloves garlic, minced
    1 shallot, finely chopped
    1 leek, sliced
    2 celery ribs, diced
    6 oz. sliced mushrooms
    1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
    4 tbsp. light butter, divided
    2 cups chicken stock, divided
    1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
    8 oz. light cream cheese
    1 cup half and half
    ½ lb. bacon, cooked crisp & crumbled
    1 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. pepper
    1 tsp. garlic powder
    1 tsp. thyme

    Directions:
    Heat slow cooker on low setting. To slow cooker, add garlic, shallot, leek, celery, mushrooms, onions, 2 tbsp. light butter, 1 cup chicken stock, salt and pepper. Cover, and cook vegetables on low for 1 hour. While the vegetables are cooking - in a large skillet, over medium-high heat, pan-sear the chicken breasts in the remaining 2 tbsp. light butter just until they are browned on both sides (chicken will not be fully cooked during this stage). Remove chicken from pan and set aside. De-glaze the pan with the remaining 1 cup of chicken stock. Using a rubber spatula, scrape up any bits of chicken that may be stuck to the pan. Add chicken stock to slow cooker. Add half and half, light cream cheese, garlic powder and thyme to slow cooker. Stir until well combined (no visible chunks of cream cheese). Once chicken has cooled, cut into cubes and add to slow cooker, along with prepared bacon. Stir until all ingredients are well combined. Cover and let cook for 6-8 hours.

    Nutrition Info (calculated using MFP’s Recipe Builder):
    Servings: 16
    1 Serving: 1 cup
    Calories: 180
    Carbs: 4 g
    Fat: 11 g
    Protein: 14 g

    Sounds Yummy but with only 2 cups chicken stock and 1 cup half and half, I don't see any way this makes 16 cups (1 gallon). I don't see more than about 8-10 1 cup servings.

    If I were to make this, I would count out all of my servings and then calculate the calories. Total Calories for recipe 2880.

    Just be careful
  • funfang
    funfang Posts: 200 Member
    oh.... I can see myself eating this... have to wait until this weekend.

    Thanks!
  • sarieth05
    sarieth05 Posts: 313 Member
    Sounds great!
  • Healthy_Hunnie
    Healthy_Hunnie Posts: 60 Member
    OMG *salivating*
  • heatherv89
    heatherv89 Posts: 20 Member
    replying to keep handy too! will prob sub out with some turkey bacon instead :)
  • cindyj7
    cindyj7 Posts: 339 Member
    Boom diggity!! Sounds awesome!
  • Kidominos
    Kidominos Posts: 1,249 Member
    Bump, looks delicious!
  • Karissa_Clohan
    Karissa_Clohan Posts: 126 Member
    Thank you, OP! My husband and I are extremely anxious to try this recipe!
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  • bump - looks amazing !
  • jbuc07
    jbuc07 Posts: 914 Member
    Yum! Can't wait for it to cool off to try!!!
  • Jenni129
    Jenni129 Posts: 692 Member
    Gonna try this soon, thanks for sharing :smile:
  • pronetocrash91
    pronetocrash91 Posts: 125 Member
    bump
  • glory2Him
    glory2Him Posts: 28 Member
    Bump
  • SandyBVTN
    SandyBVTN Posts: 367 Member
    Looks awesome - thank you!
  • chopsart
    chopsart Posts: 123 Member
    Looks wonderful! thank you!
  • Alliwan
    Alliwan Posts: 1,245 Member
    Looks very yummy! Id switch out the light cream cheese for regular cream cheese and the half and half for whole whipping cream but other than that, YUMMY!!
  • Ainesilver
    Ainesilver Posts: 72 Member
    Bumping to save. Sounds delicious!
  • Pattie74
    Pattie74 Posts: 85 Member
    Sounds delish! Thanks for sharing!
  • MollyMS77
    MollyMS77 Posts: 12 Member
    Will have to try this! Love great soups. Thanks for sharing!:smile:
  • Yummo!
  • coolcucumbers
    coolcucumbers Posts: 10 Member
    Love soup. Thanks for sharing!
  • 78105234a
    78105234a Posts: 41 Member
    bump
  • socialone74
    socialone74 Posts: 85 Member
    Bump
  • HipsterWhovian
    HipsterWhovian Posts: 195 Member
    Bump!