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
Monica says
3/10/2017 - I made a double batch of this recipe on my stove for a church lunch function. It was a complete hit. I felt kinda bad for the other ladies who also brought soup because everyone was raving about this chowder. One question though, I had trouble getting the cream cheese to thoroughly melt. I ended up microwaving the second brick because I had so much trouble with the first. Why?
Monica says
Thank you, I love this recipe. I have made it twice, the second time with ghee. So much richer with the ghee.
Jenna says
You may want to inform people that they should wash the leek after slicing it. The first time I made this MOST EXCELLENT chowder, I washed the leek like I wash green onions and I ended up with a bit of sand in my soup! I still ate every bite of it!
The next time I made it, I washed the slices in a bowl and got all the sand out of the leek. (^.^)
Laura norton says
I realise this is an old post but I found this recipe on Pinterest last year and we have it all the time!! It's delish! Tasty as something that's really bad for you when it's not bad!! Just put some in the slow cooker for later and can't wait! Thanks!
Lauren Ollivierre says
i LOVE LOVE this recipe!!! I have a bit of a dairy issue so i skipped the cream and cream cheese and just used a heck of a lot of coconut milk and it still came out awesome! the flavors are just delish...and my fam now demands it in regular rotation!!
Marilyn says
Amazingly yummy! Everyone in my quilting group loved it enough to ask for the recipe.
Carol Flanagan says
Can I use low fat cream cheese and light cream or skim milk to lower the calories???
Marnie says
So yummy! I have my second batch in the crockpot right now. It was a huge hit around here..even among those who are not low carbers. Thank you for sharing!
Kim Sheets says
I just made this recipe for my office. We do recipe Tuesdays, and my office staff LOVED it! I can't thank you enough for the amazing recipes that you post on here. You are such a blessing!
Peace Love and Low Carb says
Yay. So happy that everyone enjoyed it. Thank YOU!
Leah says
Lawd have mercy!! This was amazing! I had been looking for a low carb chowder/soup and this one hit the spot. Even my hubby, who isn't a fan of soups, was impressed and went for seconds. He said this one was a "do it again". Thanks for sharing!