Description
Crockpot Chicken Corn Chowder is creamy, hearty, and incredibly comforting, made in a slow cooker with tender chicken, sweet corn, potatoes, carrots, and a velvety broth. This hands-off soup is perfect for busy nights, yielding a family-favorite 6 servings. Finish with halal turkey bacon, shredded cheese, or sour cream for extra richness. Perfect for chilly nights, it reheats beautifully for quick lunches all week. It’s easy, economical, and customizable for your crowd.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 3 cups corn (fresh, frozen, or canned)
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour (optional for thickening)
- Optional toppings: halal turkey bacon (cooked & crumbled), shredded cheese, green onions, sour cream
Instructions
- Add chicken, corn, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, broth, thyme, paprika, salt, and pepper to the crockpot.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- Remove chicken, shred it, and return it to the slow cooker.
- Melt butter in a small pan, whisk in flour, and cook 1 minute.
- Slowly add milk to create a slurry.
- Stir this mixture into the crockpot along with the heavy cream.
- Cook for an additional 15–20 minutes until thickened and creamy.
- Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve warm with toppings like halal turkey bacon, cheese, or green onions.
Notes
- For a thicker chowder, whisk flour into butter before adding to the pot, or use a 1-2 tsp cornstarch slurry as a gluten-free thickener.
- Adjust salt to taste, especially if using a salty broth.
- Leftovers refrigerate well for 3-4 days; reheat gently on the stove or in the microwave.
- To keep it dairy-friendly, swap heavy cream with dairy-free alternatives and use dairy-free butter.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-7 hours (low) or 3-4 hours (high)
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
Keywords: Crockpot Chicken Corn Chowder, slow cooker chowder, creamy corn soup, chicken soup, comforting soup, easy weeknight dinner, halal toppings, potato corn chowder