Mexican Chicken Chowder/Peach Cobbler
Our wonderful church has a fellowship meal after worship every single Sunday, and we love it! We used to enjoy our quiet, restful Sabbaths at home after worship: naps, occasional visitors, favorite family movies, etc. But we were glad to give up that routine for the all-day-fun-and-fellowship that happens after church every Sunday now. We leave for church at 8:30 and rarely make it home before 6:00. The socialization is so refreshing for all of us poor, lonely homeschooling families . Our dog, on the other hand, probably isn’t enjoying the Sabbath so much anymore…
Here’s what we took for the meal yesterday. Both dishes were well received, and I was encouraged to share the recipes.
Mexican Chicken Chowder
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 clove garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cubes chicken bouillon
- 1 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 cups half-and-half or 2 cans evaporated milk
- 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 2-3 cans corn or cream corn
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles (or rotel - omit fresh tomato)
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce
- 1 tomato, chopped
- fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
In a 4 qt. pot, brown chicken, onion, and garlic in butter until chicken is no longer pink.
Dissolve the bouillon in hot water; Pour into pot, and season with cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in cream, cheese, corn, chilies, and hot pepper sauce. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cheese is melted. Stir in chopped tomato. Garnish with cilantro.
To make this fast and easy for church, I cheated :
- I boiled the chicken the night before, deboned, and used the juice instead of hot water for extra flavor. No butter needed this way. I still added the bouillion.
- I used minced, dried onions and the minced garlic that comes in a small jar.
- I added all remaining ingredients except evaporated milk and cheese, so it wouldn’t spill on the way to church.
- I stored it all in my 5 qt. crock pot in the fridge (just the removable crock, of course: not the part you plug in).
- During church, we added the milk and heated it on low.
- A little before the meal, we stirred in the cheese.
Peach Cobbler
a recipe I learned from my dear mother-in-law. She, in turn, learned it from her mother-in-law.
Fruit filling:
- 2 large cans peaches, undrained
- 1 Tbs. vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 Tbs. flour
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
Stir together and warm on stove. Mixes in easier if you first combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon, but don’t worry if they lump a little - they’ll dissolved as they heat. Pour into 9×13 or 2 qt. casserole dish.
Topping:
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
Combine butter and sugar. Stir in egg, then flour. Drop by spoonfuls onto fruit filling. Bake at 350 degrees, 45 minutes or til bubbly and beginning to brown. Serve warm or cold. Delicious alone but ice cream is always a nice touch!
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Mmmm! These sound like keepers. Just wondering–roughly how many people would the chicken chowder serve? Could the leftovers be frozen for a small family like mine?
I think all the recipes you post are so do-able! Thank you for the Mexican recipes–we love them!
We just visited a new church yesterday (1 hr, 40 min away which we found on the VF family-integrated church website). They had the main service at 10 followed by a meal (every Sunday it sounded like) and followed by Family School. Interesting. We enjoyed the fellowship, but we headed home after the luncheon as our dog could never have made it w/o being taken out til 6!
Ooh, YUM! That sounds SO good! Thanks for sharing these recipes. The cobbler sounds like I make it except for the vinegar — I have to say I wonder about putting vinegar in it!
Deb,
Are you by any chance in Oregon? Or is this a CRE church? We used to go to a church that had Sunday school after the meal. They also served communion at the table, after the meal, with each family sharing a real glass of real wine. Very “authentic” - I remember that church with much fondness!
Joan,
I know the vinegar sounds strange, but there’s no vinegar flavor in the finished product. It just adds a bit of tartness, cutting the sweetness of the canned peaches.
If it makes you feel better, I’ll bet you could substitute lemon juice.
The chowder will feed our 9 generously.
I’m not sure about freezing it - you might be better off to cut it in half.
Does anyone else know?
Kim, no, we’re in Virginia. This was a Baptist church. (I’m drawing a blank on what CRE is…I probably should know!) They had mentioned the Lord’s Table on the website, but we didn’t see any indication they would have it while we were there.
Made the chowder for lunch…it was great! We’ll be adding that to our regular menus. Thanks.
Mmm…now I have something good to make for tonight’s supper! I just happen to have the last bit of a chicken carcass in my fridge, waiting to be put to use!
I made the cobbler last night. It was very good. I used whole wheat flour, my crust was not bumpy and crumbly like usual cobbler, but more flat and crisp. Is that how it turns out for you? Anyhow I liked it this way and it’s going in the recipe book. Thanks.
The soup sounds great. I’ll be making that tonight!
Thanks, Kim! I’m so glad I get to try your recipes firsthand, and then beg you to share!
The Chowder was awesome!
Kim, you should can that stuff and sell it.
It was better-than-mmm-mmm-good. 
Simon’s Queen,
Yes, our cobbler top comes out flat and crisp. I like the crunchy, oatmeal type toppings too, but this makes a nice change - and it’s fun to use old family recipes!
By the way, your profile looks a lot like mine: “crazy” kids who married young (we were engaged at 17 and married at 19 to our parents’ delight), had children soon and close together, and never regretted a minute of it!
Hello…
After seeing the recipe for the Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder on your blog, I was anxious to try it and today I made it for supper…and it was one of the best soups I’ve ever tasted! It was so good that, if you didn’t mind, I was planning on putting the recipe on my blog…though I’ll make sure to link to you so you get the credit!
Have a glorious day!
~Jessica (saoirse_lily)
Jessica,
Feel free to share the recipe - I’m delighted that everyone seems to love it as much as I do!
I just had a craving one day and knew exactly what I wanted (a creamy cheesy chicken soup, a little spicy), so I searched and googled and combined several recipes to make it.