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Creamy Corn Chowder Recipe

This recipe for Creamy Corn Chowder is packed with buttery potatoes, tender sweet corn, smoky bacon, and lots of veggies - all in one pot! It's a super easy recipe to make that's packed with flavor and is hearty enough to be a complete meal on its own!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 472 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 strips bacon (cut into small pieces)
  • 1 cup yellow onion (diced)
  • 3 celery stalks (diced)
  • 2 carrots (peeled and diced)
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp garlic (minced)
  • 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup milk
  • 4 cups frozen or fresh corn
  • 1 lb Yukon gold potatoes (peeled and cut into ¼" pieces)
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Over medium-high heat, cook bacon pieces in a large soup pot. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Remove and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside.
  • Remove all but two tablespoons of grease from the pot. Then, add onions, carrots, and celery to the pot. Cook for 5-7 minutes or until soft.
  • Stir in garlic and flour and continue to cook for 1 minute. Stirring occasionally.
  • Pour in chicken broth and give a good stir. Then, add heavy cream, milk, corn, potatoes, thyme, paprika, black pepper, salt, and half the cooked bacon. Stir until well combined.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for covered. Cook 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
  • Serve while hot and garnish with remaining bacon.

Nutrition

Calories: 472kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 14gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 432mgPotassium: 1019mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 4128IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 2mg

*All nutrition information provided is automatically calculated and is an estimate and will vary based on ingredients, brands, and changes in cooking methods listed in the recipe. If you need exact numbers on your ingredients, I would recommend calculating them with your prefered nutrition calculator.

Keyword Corn Chowder, Creamy Corn Chowder
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