Name: Instant Pot Chicken Corn Chowder with Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 strips of thick-cut bacon, diced; 1 medium yellow onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 7oz can diced green chilies; 4 cups frozen corn, divided; 3 chicken breasts (approx. 1lb) diced; 3/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth; 2 medium red potatoes, diced; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 cup cream, half-and-half or milk

Description

Super creamy, fast and easy Instant Pot Chicken Corn Chowder is hearty and comes together in under an hour.

Ingredients

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4 strips of thick-cut bacon, diced
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 7oz can diced green chilies
4 cups frozen corn, divided
3 chicken breasts (approx. 1lb) diced
3/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth
2 medium red potatoes, diced
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 cup cream, half-and-half or milk

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Instructions

Set the Instant Pot to ‘sauté’ and add the diced bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until crispy. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease from the pot. (Dispose of excess grease properly; see note below.)
Keep the Instant Pot on ‘sauté.’ Add diced onion, minced garlic, reserved bacon grease, and cooked bacon. Sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and fragrant.
Add diced green chilies (7 oz), 2 cups of frozen corn, 3 diced chicken breasts, 3/4 cup chicken broth, 2 diced red potatoes, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning, and 1/2 teaspoon cumin. Set Instant Pot to manual (high pressure) for 10 minutes. After cooking, allow natural pressure release for 10 minutes—leave the pot undisturbed as pressure gradually decreases. Then, flip the switch to release any remaining pressure and open the pot.
In a blender, combine the remaining 2 cups frozen sweet corn and 1/2 cup cream or milk until chunky-smooth. Add this mixture to the Instant Pot, stirring to combine.
Set Instant Pot back to ‘sauté’ for 5 minutes to heat everything through.
Keep the Instant Pot on ‘warm’ for up to two hours until ready to serve.

Notes

To dispose of bacon grease, let it cool and solidify, then scrape it into a container or wrap it in a piece of foil. You can then throw it in the trash. Alternatively, you can pour the warm (not hot) grease into a heat-safe container, like a glass jar, and dispose of it when it’s full.