Papa Dar'S Green Chile And Chicken Corn Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 pound smoked bacon, chopped
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
6 (4 ounce) cans chopped mild green chile peppers
2 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, cubed
1/4 cup butter
2 (16 ounce) cans cream-style corn
1 pint heavy whipping cream
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Place bacon in a large stockpot; cook and stir over medium-high heat until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add onion and saute until onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
Stir green chiles into bacon-onion mixture and bring to a simmer; add chicken. Simmer mixture until chicken is almost fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Add potatoes and butter to green chilies-chicken mixture and reduce heat to medium; cook until potatoes are almost tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Stir corn and cream into mixture and reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring frequently and scraping bottom of pot with a wooden spoon, until potatoes are tender, about 10 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper.