Looking for a tasty side dish, starter or light lunch? You can't go wrong with classic Corn Chowder! Smooth, creamy and oh-so-delicious, this soup is sure to find a place in your regular recipe rotation. Get a bowlful of Corn Chowder on the table in 35 minutes, and eat up!
Corn Chowder
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound bacon, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (14.75 oz) cream-style corn
- 1 can (15 oz) tiny whole potatoes, drained and diced
- Chopped fresh parsley, if desired
- Paprika, if desired
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Drain fat, reserving 3 tablespoons in saucepan. Drain bacon on paper towels; set aside.
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Step2Cook onion and celery in bacon fat over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in flour. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly; remove from heat.
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Step3Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.
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Step4Stir in pepper, corn and potatoes. Heat until hot and slightly thickened. Stir in bacon. Sprinkle each serving with parsley and paprika.
Nutrition
270
Calories
9g
Total Fat
12g
Protein
34g
Total Carbohydrate
12g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: About 1 cup
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 18%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 560mg
- 23%
- Potassium
- 650mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 15%
- Sugars
- 12g
- Protein
- 12g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 1 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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