Buffalo Chicken Chowder

On the top of that list of soup ideas was a buffalo chicken chowder! 
The buffalo chicken chowder turned out really well! A spoonful of this soup really does have
all of the flavours of buffalo chicken wings and it's on the healthier side so there are less worries about having a bowl of this soup than polishing off a plate full of chicken wings.

Buffalo Chicken Chowder

A hearty and creamy chowder with all of the flavours of buffalo chicken wings!

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/4 cup flour (rice flour for gluten free)
• 3 cups chicken broth or chicken stock
• 1 pound cooked chicken, diced or shredded
• hot sauce to taste (I used 1/4 cup Franks Red Hot sauce)
• 1 large yukon gold or other boiling potato, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled

directions

1. Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, add the onion, carrots and celery and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes.
2. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
3. Mix in the flour and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the chicken broth, chicken, hot sauce and potatoes, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
5. Season with salt and pepper, mix in the cream and blue cheese and remove from heat when the cheese has melted.

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