This rich and creamy Chicken Bacon Chowder is the ultimate in low carb comfort food. Tender, juicy chicken breast, smokey bacon, onions, celery, leeks, mushrooms, garlic, herbs and spices, slow cooked in a rich creamy broth.
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Chicken Bacon Chowder
- Yield: 8 Servings 1x
Ingredients
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- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1 small leek, cleaned, trimmed and sliced
- 2 ribs celery, diced
- 6 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 4 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 cups chicken stock, divided
- 1 pound chicken breasts
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 pound bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Heat slow cooker on low setting. To slow cooker, add garlic, shallot, leek, celery, mushrooms, onions, 2 tablespoon butter, 1 cup chicken stock, sea salt and black pepper. Cover, and cook vegetables on low for 1 hour. Complete this next step while the vegetables are cooking – In a large skillet over medium-high heat, pan-sear the chicken breasts in the remaining 2 tablespoon butter until they are browned on both sides. – About 5 minutes each side. (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 heavy cream, cream cheese, garlic powder, and thyme to the slow cooker. Stir until well combined and there are no longer any visible chunks of cream cheese.
- Once the chicken has cooled, cut it into cubes and add it to the slow cooker, along with bacon. Stir until all ingredients are well combined. Cover and let cook for 6-8 hours.
- Category: Soup Recipes
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cup
- Calories: 355
- Fat: 28g
- Carbohydrates: 6.4g
- Fiber: 1.7g
- Protein: 21g
Emily says
Made this in my instant pot. Sweated the veg on the hob in the butter for 5 to 10 mins (left the garlic whole to keep the flavour), moved to the IP. Cooked the bacon, then seared the diced chicken in the bacon fat. Added the herbs, a few cubes of frozen chicken stock and cooked on high pressure for 20 mins. Quick released the pressure, stirred through the cream and cream cheese on sauté... Done! Cannot describe how delicious it was, thanks so much for the recipe!!!
Peace Love and Low Carb says
Yay! So happy you enjoyed it. and I have been curious how this would work out in an Instant Pot. Good to know!
Cynthia Kaler says
I started off making this chowder for MYSELF> that lasted until my 17 year old son had just a taste of "Mom's soup"..he couldn't stop eating it. As a previously successful low carb eater I've come back to this site after regaining weight and not able to stick to the "no variety" meals I was having. I needed to go back to cooking meals and fun good tasting meals this chowder fits the bill.
I began my journey purchasing the Instant Pot mentioned here previously and this time I'm determined to make the crockpot meals and try them all. I admit I didn't have mushrooms or leeks and I was determined to not go back to the store so I used an entire bunch of celery instead of a few stalks, an entire medium onion, along with a small amount of "purple" onion for color, a leftover 1/4 or a red pepper, and a bulb of garlic. This recipe is is very flexible and forgiving, different spices, adding different ingredients, all works.
Janet says
Hi! This is in my cockpot as I type for tomorrow's supper. I'm going to fully cook it tonight then put it in the fridge and re-heat tomorrow. How long would you recommend to re-heat in the cockpot on low?
Connie says
Just made this for dinner....it's so yummy!! Even my picky eaters like it. 🙂 Thanks for a great chowder!
Marilyn says
I've looked for the printer friendly button and can't seem to find it. Heck, I can't even find a print button! Am I looking through, over or around the darn thing? Has anyone else had this problem? I hope it isn't just me being a bit dense!
Peace Love and Low Carb says
There is a printer friendly bottom at the bottom of every post. In the share bar - It is the light green icon that looks like a printer with a leaf on it.
Maria says
Mouthwatering photo's! I'm going to have to copy and paste the text for the recipe as I too do not see a print button here. I've gone back to look 3x and no printer friendly button anywhere on the entire page. Just an FYI.
Peace Love and Low Carb says
Yes, it is there. At the bottom of every recipe is a share button. On that button is a print friendly button. It looks like a printer with a leaf. I'm sure you have seen this icon on 100's of sites before but just didn't know what it was.
Lora says
You are precious and patient with everyone 🙂 just wanted to point that out in case you needed a “yay me!” Moment today 🙂 thanks for all you do for the low carb community!
Kyndra Holley says
Thank you so much! Have a wonderful weekend.
Madeleine says
I would really like to print out this recipe but I don't consider 11 pages to be printer freindly! Is there a version I can print without the pictures?
Peace Love and Low Carb says
That is why there is a printer friendly button at the bottom of each post 🙂
June says
Living in the DC area we had a blizzard this weekend and trying to stay true to my low carb diet while being trapped! This was unbelievably tasty. Do wish the carb count was included but will put it in MyFitnessPal. Assuming that everything in the cookbook is this amazing, so I will be ordering!
Kay says
Made this today, as we are having a blizzard here in Long Island NY today, and the whole family loved it! Did not have leek but otherwise had all other ingredients and followed directions. Forget having leftovers, was eaten till it was gone. Will be making again. Thanks for this recipe.
Maria says
I just turned the three cups of leftovers into a delicious quiche!
The richness of the chowder filled our bellies and with three cups leftover, I added four eggs, poured into a low carb pre-baked crust and popped it into the oven. I didn't need to add anything besides the eggs into the filling. Gorgeous and very tasty.
Thank you for this excellent recipe!
Peace Love and Low Carb says
WHOA! That is an amazing idea. I feel like I need to get a batch of this in the crock pot right now just so I can try it.
Sherry Hovencamp says
I doubled the batch the first time I made it so I'd have leftovers. I found that it freezes well and smells and tastes heavenly! I am trying to eat more veggies, so this is a nice addition. I wanted to incorporate broccoli, but did not want it to fall apart completely in the crock pot. I cooked some separately, put them in the bowl, and poured the chowder over them. Delicious! Great recipe! I've got my dad and friend hooked too.
Liz says
How big is your crockpot that you were able to double the recipe?