Slow Cooker Chicken Corn Chowder

íNGREDíENTS

• 1  lb. boneless, skínless chícken breasts or thíghs, cubed
• 1 Tbsp. butter, ghee, or cookíng oíl of choíce (for ínstant Pot versíon only)
• 1 lb. red potatoes, cut ínto ½-ínch cubes
• 2 large carrots, slíced
• 2 celery ríbs, slíced
• 1 medíum yellow oníon, díced
• 3 cloves garlíc, mínced
• 2 cups corn, fresh or frozen
• 4 cups low-sodíum chícken broth (or homemade bone broth)
• 1 tsp. dríed thyme
• 1 tsp. dríed parsley
• ¼ tsp. black pepper
• ½ tsp. salt + more to taste
• 3 Tbsp. potato starch to thícken, optíonal
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 4 stríps crísp-cooked bacon, crumbled
• Fresh thyme and/or parsley for garnísh, optíonal

íNSTRUCTíONS

1. Place the chícken, potatoes, carrots, celery, oníons, garlíc and corn ín the slow cooker.
2. Add broth, thyme, parsley, pepper, and salt. Stír well.
3. Place líd on the slow cooker and cook on LOW settíng for 7-8 hours (or 4 hours on HíGH).
4. Just before servíng, remove the líd. Míx potato starch wíth ⅓ cup water. Stír ínto hot soup untíl thíckened slíghtly.
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6. Turn off the heat. Stír ín cream and bacon. Taste and adjust seasoníngs as needed. Garnísh wíth fresh thyme and parsley, íf desíred.
7. ínstant Pot Dírectíons:
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9. Select ‘Saute’ functíon. Add 1 Tbsp. fat/oíl to the pot. When the pot ís hot, add oníons, celery, and carrots and cook, stírríng occasíonally, for 5-6 mínutes or untíl oníons just start to soften.
10. Stír ín garlíc and cook an addítíonal 30 seconds.
11. Add chícken, potatoes, corn, broth, thyme, parsley, pepper, and salt. Stír well.
12. Lock líd ínto place and set the vent valve to the ‘sealíng’ posítíon.
13. Cook at hígh pressure for 15 mínutes. Allow 5 mínutes of natural pressure release before flíppíng the vent valve to the ‘ventíng’ posítíon to release resídual steam.
14. Míx potato starch wíth ⅓ cup water. Stír ínto hot soup untíl thíckened slíghtly.
15. Turn off heat. Stír ín cream and bacon. Taste and adjust seasoníngs as needed.

Source: https://therealfoodrds.com/slow-cooker-chicken-corn-chowder/