Quick Chicken and Corn Chowder

Quick Chicken and Corn Chowder

Ingredients:
chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw
corn, sweet, white, raw
onions, raw
water, bottled, generic
carrots, raw
peppers, jalapeno, raw
spices, oregano, dried
spices, thyme, dried
soup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry
milk, fluid, 1% fat, without added vitamin a and vitamin d
salt, table

Directions:
Spray large nonstick saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot.
Add chicken; cook and stir about 10 minutes or until browned and no longer pink in center.
Remove chicken.
Add corn and onion to saucepan; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
Place 1 cup corn mixture in food precessor or blender with 1 to 2 tablespoons water and process until finely chopped; set aside.
Add carrots, jalapeno pepper, if desired, oregano and thyme to saucepan; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until corn begins to brown.
Return chicken to saucepan.
Stir in broth, milk, reserved corn and salt; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 15 to 20 minutes.