Chicken Corn Chowder Ole

• 1 teaspoon butter or margarine
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 pounds red potatoes cut into 1/2" diced
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 2 cups (fat free) half and half or 2% milk
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• (I used Jarlsberg)
• 2 * 10-12 ounce cans chicken breast
• (I boiled my own and diced up)
• 2 * 14 ounce cans cream style corn
• 1 * 4 ounce can of diced green chiles with juice
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• chopped cilantro
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Combine butter or margarine, onion, potatoes and garlic and microwave on high for appx. 6 minutes or until softened. Spoon into a Dutch oven and add half & half or milk, cheese, chicken, corn, chilies with liquid, hot sauce, salt, pepper and cumin and heat on low, stirring often, for 15 minutes. Stir in cilantro and serve immediately.