Recipe

Tortellini Chowder Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mark555 / All my dishes 10 months, 1 week ago Keeping with truth in advertising, this recipe started life in a Comforts of Home cookbook compiled form Midwest living Magazine. Yes, like everyone else out there I can't leave well enough alone so it is a bit different. Very tasty great chowder ...... More Prep:20m Cook:45m Servings:8	Mark555
	really fairly easy with lots of flavor

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Ingredients

2 Cups refrigerated or frozen cheese filled tortellini

1 Cup onion chopped

1/3 Cup chopped fresh green chile pepper (Anaheim or Poblano) seeded

2 TBS minced garlic

1 fresh Jalapeno pepper chopped and seeded

1 chicken breast cubed about a cup more if you like

2 TBS butter or margarine or vegetable oil

4 potatoes cubed and peeled

2TBS butter or margarine

3 Cups chicken broth

1 Can corn (15 1/4oz)

1 Cup half and half

1 Cup skim milk (or use 2 Cups half and half, just trying to cut down on some of the fats)

3 TBS all purpose flour

1 tsp ground cumin

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/8 ground red pepper (optional)

broken tortilla chips

Directions

Cook tortellini according to package directions set aside (no hurry on these as you add them towards the end)

In a Dutch oven cook onion, chile peppers, garlic and chicken until vegetables are tender and chicken is cooked.

Carefully stir in broth potatoes, corn, cumin. black pepper, and red pepper.

Bring to boil and reduce heat.

Simmer until potatoes are tender (25-30minutes) depending on how fine a cube you used!

In a small bowl stir together the flour and 3TBS butter; add to soup mixture.

Stir and cook over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.

Reduce heat add tortellini, milk and half and half.

Heat through and top with broken tortilla chips to serve.

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Comments

minitindel 10 months, 1 week ago said:
OMG!!!!!!!!!! HE LIVES!!!! I THOUGHT YOU WERE STUCK IN THAT RABBIT HOLE SOMEWHERE IN THE LAND OF OZ !!!!! HAHAHA
OK MARK I LOVE THIS RECIPE SAVING IT COPIED IT THE WHOLE NINE YARDS HAHA
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND GLAD TO SEE ELMERS BACK YEAH!!!!!

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lasaf 10 months, 1 week ago said:
11 Degrees ? That's jackets optional weather around here. The soup sounds great. I have to try it. Say hi to Dorothy for me.-Lori

juels 10 months, 1 week ago said:
Mmmmmm.....how hearty and comforting does that sound! Love that tortilla topping, too!

modelsmom 10 months, 1 week ago said:
Oooh, yummy! Remove about half the pepper & I think we have a winner! Thanks for the great idea.

22566 10 months, 1 week ago said:
A really nice sounding recipe,thank-you for sharing.

Kind Regards

krumkake 10 months ago said:
I like the anaheim and jalapeno peppers in here - we need all the "warmth" we can get this winter!

fizzle3nat 8 months, 1 week ago said:
Hell yeah! I don't know how I missed this one. This is a definite keeper. You've got five forks before I even try it. This is a definite must-try. Thanks, Mark! - Natalie

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