Sami's chicken corn chowder

This one was seriously a good one. SO good.

4 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 savory rotisserie chicken(we used lemon pepper)
3 medium sized Idaho potatoes
3 medium sized carrots
1 large onion
2 garlic cloves
2 cans chicken broth
1 tsp dried thyme
4 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. flour
1 qt. container half and half
3-4 c. fresh corn(cut off the cob)
salt and pepper to taste

Chop up the onion into relatively small bite size pieces. Place in a large pot on medium high heat with the olive oil and saute. Chop up carrots into about 1/4 inch pieces and add to the pot. Continue sauteing for about 5 minutes or until onions are translucent. About the last minute add the garlic and stir so it doesn't burn. Pour in the all of the chicken broth. Dice the potatoes into 1/4 inch pieces and add to the pot. Add salt to taste. Bring the stock to a boil. At some point while it is boiling add the thyme. Boil for about 10 minutes or until the carrots and potatoes are tender to the fork.

While the pot is boiling in a separate sauce pan melt the butter. Once the butter is melted add add the flour to make a roux. Whisk for a bout a minute and add the half and half. Stir until the half and half gets warm and then pour into the pot. The chowder should now look really creamy. If you haven't already remove the corn from the cob(probably about 6 ears of corn) and add to the pot. Remove the meat from the breast of the rotisserie chicken, shred and add to the pot. Add salt and pepper to taste. Let the chicken and corn heat through with the rest of the contents for about 10-15 more minutes. Serve immediately. This would be good with some crusty french bread.

Because this was inspired by two recipes I found on the food network I'm going to go ahead and rate this. You can find those inspiration here and here. I love that I added chicken to the recipe. I think it is great. I really haven't had corn chowder before this but I was completely in love with this dish. I think I'd give it a 9.9. I hesitate to give anything a 10 unless it is absolutely the BEST thing I ever ate of that particular dish but I don't think there is to much I could personally do to improve this. I loved it.