Chicken & Wild Rice Corn Chowder

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast*, cooked and shredded
• 2 cups cooked wild rice*
• 8 slices bacon*, cooked and crumbled
• 1/4 cup butter, diced into 4 pieces
• 1 large red bell pepper*, diced (1 1/2 cups)
• 1 medium yellow onion*, diced (1 1/4 cups)
• 1 – 2 jalapeños*, seeded for less heat if desired, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic*, minced
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 3 medium potatoes*, peeled and diced slightly less than 1/2-inch thick (3 cups)
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn*
• 1 1/2 cups half and half
• Green onions* and seeded, finely chopped jalapeños*, optional for serving