Slow Cooker Chicken & Vegetable Chowder

Here is a soup recipe we love at our house! This recipe comes from a friend of mine, Kim, and when I saw it on her website I knew that I had to try it. She has some amazing healthy recipes ... make sure you check them out on her Average Pantry Gourmet!

-1.5lbs chicken breast meat cut in 1/2" pieces
-1/2 onion, chopped
-2 garlic cloves, minced
-4 celery ribs, cut fine
-3 carrots, sliced
-2 c frozen corn kernels
-2 cans cream of potato soup
-1 can low sodium chicken broth
-1 tsp dried dill
-1 tsp curry powder (optional, this isn't enough to make it taste like curry, but does add a richness and depth to the chowder - I recommend it!)
-pepper to your liking
-1/2 c fat free half-and-half

Using a little cooking spray, brown the chicken breast pieces with onion and garlic in a skillet over med-high heat. Put in slow cooker. Next add celery and carrots to pan and sauté with a little water for a few minutes until just tender, then add to slow cooker. Next add corn, soup, broth, curry, pepper and dill to slow cooker. Cook on low for 5-6 hours, stirring ingredients together after half the time. During the last ten minutes, stir in the half-and-half.

I usually double this recipe (it takes a bit longer to make with all the chopping) and freeze the second half. It changes the consistency a little, but I haven't had any complaints!

Taken from Kim at justamomha.com