Corn Chowder

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Potatoes and bacon make this chowder soup recipe hearty enough to be considered a main dish. Especially delicious when prepared with fresh ears of corn.

Corn Chowder
Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
45 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
5 1/2 cups

Ingredients

  • 6 ears of fresh corn or 3 cups frozen whole kernel corn

  • ½ cup chopped onion (1 medium)

  • ½ cup chopped green sweet pepper

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil

  • 1 14 ounce can chicken broth

  • 1 cup cubed, peeled potato (1 medium)

  • 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

  • 1 ½ cup milk

  • 3 slices bacon, crisp-cooked, drained, and crumbled or 2 tablespoons cooked bacon pieces

  • 2 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley (optional)

Directions

  1. If using fresh corn, use a sharp knife to cut the kernels off the cobs (you should have about 3 cups corn). Set corn aside.

  2. In a large saucepan cook onion and sweet pepper in hot oil until onion is tender but not brown. Stir in chicken broth, potato, and corn. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.

  3. In a small bowl combine flour, salt, and pepper. Stir milk into flour mixture; add to corn mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Add bacon; heat through. If desired, garnish each serving with parsley.

  4. Makes 6 servings (5 1/2 cups)

Corn and Crab Chowder:

Prepare as above, except omit bacon. In Step 3, after cooking for 1 minute, stir in one 6- or 6-1/2-ounce can crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed. Heat through.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

192 Calories
7g Fat
29g Carbs
8g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 192
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 9%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 9mg 3%
Sodium 572mg 25%
Total Carbohydrate 29g 11%
Total Sugars 8g
Protein 8g
Vitamin C 18.9mg 95%
Calcium 80.8mg 6%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Potassium 515mg 11%
Folate, total 56.4mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.4mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.2mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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