February Pinterest Challenge-- Cheesy Chicken Chowder in a Bread Bowl

Welcome to the February Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to make it happen!

I have been eyeing Simply Stacie's Cheesy Chicken Chowder pin for a long time and finally decided to make it one cold day last month.  It was AH- MAZE-ING!!!

I did have to make a few adjustments; mostly because I really need to go grocery shopping and partly because I wanted to make it just a bit healthier.  I added a bit more vegetables and cut back on the cheese.  I also wanted to get the chowder started while we were out hiking and prepared part of it in the crock pot.



Ingredient list:

3 cups chicken broth
1 Tablespoon onion flakes
1 cup celery, sliced
2 1/2 cups potatoes, diced (though I think I had closer to 3)
1- 12 oz bag frozen mixed vegetables
3 cups diced, cooked chicken
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
2 cups milk, skim
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
individual bread bowls (We used 3 but the chowder made enough for 5 or 6 of them easily).

In the crock pot I combined the chicken broth, onion flakes, celery, potatoes and frozen mixed veggies and cooked it on low for 7 or 8 hours.


Once we arrived back home and the potatoes were fork tender I added the chicken.


My intent had been to cook up the cream sauce and add it to the crock pot but the cream sauce was quite thin and I wanted to thicken it up so I ended up pouring everything from the crock pot into my pan.  Luckily I had used one big enough to hold it all.

In a large sauce pan I melted the butter and added the flour to make a roux.  I poured in the milk slowly making sure to dissolve the roux.  I added the shredded cheese and all the contents of the crock pot.



Over medium high heat I brought the chowder to a low boiling stirring frequently to prevent any burning or anything sticking to the bottom of the pan.  Once it had thickened up nicely I took the pan off the burner to cool for a bit while I prepared the bread bowl.

I cut a hole in the top of each loaf and scooped out enough of the bread to make room for the chowder.


Then I ladled the soup into each bowl and served with the pieces of bread I had cut/ scooped off.  It made for a delicious and hearty winter meal!







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In January we tried making our own marshmallows

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Comments

  1. My fellas would love this and so would I! Anything with a roux is bound to be good. I have admired those warm soups served in a bread bowl too but never done it. I am inspired. Looks delicious!

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  2. That bread bowl looks amazingly delicious. What a great dinner!

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  3. I'm sitting wishing we were have your chowder for dinner tonight! I like how you added more veggies and less cheese and it didn't take away from the taste.

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    1. Well, my husband and kids would say I should have used all the cheese and cut back on the veggies but I honestly just loved it!

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  4. This would be a great dish for cold winter evenings. It looks delicious!

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    1. It was the perfect way to warm up on a cold winter's night.

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  5. That does look amazing! Wish I could eat cheese because I would definitely make this!

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  6. I'm thinking I should make this tomorrow night as the weather is calling for more snow. I'm pretty sure I have everything on your list except for the bread bowls. Hmmm...

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    1. We're supposed to be getting more rain and snow too. I'm sure it would be just as yummy in a bowl with some crackers or bread served beside it.

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  7. I love a good chowder, and this one looks delicious, especially on a cold winter's day! I'll have to try this!

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  8. Ooo...I could use a bowl of this. It's so cold and I've been making soups a lot lately. In fact, I'm eating stew as I'm typing this out :-)

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    1. I have been making lots of soups and stews this winter too!

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  9. This recipe sounds perfect for a cold winter day! February seems to go on forever, doesn't it? ;-) Thanks for the recipe! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

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    1. It really does; I'm always amazed that such a short month seems to last so long.

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  10. Looks really yummy! Thanks for sharing and I will have to try sometime soon!

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  11. This soup looks fabulous. Found you at Classy Flamingos.

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  12. Thanks for sharing this yumy recipe, will pin this to my recipe board.

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  13. This is a great comfort food recipe! Thanks for sharing!

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  14. Oh, nice! This is such a warm and scrumptious comfort food for all this snow and cold. I can tell using skim milk is just fine.

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  15. Love the idea of using the crock pot for this. It does look delicious for sure.

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  16. My kids and I love cheddar broccoli soup. This looks quite similar. I may try to add some other veggies next time I make it, just to get some variety in them.

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    1. Good luck; if they're anything like my kids just a few new veggies incites a whole new struggle. I hope they like it.

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  17. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday, we hope you have a great week & come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  18. I learned about chowder on a trip to the US - specifically around San Fransisco area. It's a delicious meal and I love your idea of the bread bowl

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  19. This looks delicious! Perfect comfort food! Pinned!!

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    1. Thank you so much for the pin! It is wonderful comfort food.

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  20. Nice looking chowder! I'll bet it was wonderful in the bread bowls. I'm hoping to try making them myself at some point this year and your chowder would be perfect served inside!

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    1. Thanks; it was amazing. I too thought I'd like to try making my own bread bowls soon too.

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  21. That looks delicious! What time should I be over for dinner? lol

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  22. Thanks so much for linking up with me at #AThemedLinkup 28 for Soup Recipes, open until September 27.

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