Corn Chowder
This Creamy Corn Chowder Recipe is topped with bacon, chives, red pepper flakes, and cracked black pepper. It's old fashioned corn chowder with a twist, and so simple to make!
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Prep Work: Measure out all ingredients prior to beginning.
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3 cups frozen corn or 4-5 ears of fresh corn may also be used. Canned corn or fresh is ideal as it’s sweeter in taste.
You may choose to eliminate the Ranch seasoning if desired, but I like the subtle additional flavor that it adds. If preferred, you could use 1/4 tsp dried thyme, 1/4 tsp paprika, a bay leaf, and perhaps a little salt and pepper.
Cooked chicken, shrimp, or crab make nice additions to this soup as well.
Crock Pot Instructions:
Prepare the bacon, set aside.
While the bacon cooks, gently boil cubed potatoes. Drain and combine with 1 TBS butter and a splash of half and half. Mash gently.
Saute the onions, carrots, and celery in 1 TBS bacon drippings + 1 TBS Butter. Add garlic and red bell peppers and cook for 1 more minute. Toss with flour, cook for 1 more minute.
Transfer the vegetables to the Slow Cooker. Add the chicken broth, 2 cups of corn, Ranch seasoning, and mashed potatoes. Stir until well combined.
Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 7-8.
Temper the half and half in the microwave until warm. Slowly add it to the Crock Pot, stirring as you do so. Use an immersion blender to mix until smooth and well-combined.
Add the remaining cup of corn along with the red pepper flakes.
Remove from heat. Slowly sprinkle in the shredded cheese and stir to combine until smooth.
Garnish with bacon, chives, red pepper flakes, and freshly cracked pepper. Serve!
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This was AMAZING!!!! Everyone in my household had multiple bowls. It was a little thick for us so I added more stock and I added jalapeño. I mixed the bacon through and used the cheddar cheese as a topper. I’ve had this recipe open in a tab on my phone for so long and I finally made it and boy was it worth the wait! Can’t wait till summer to make it with fresh corn. This will forever be a staple in our house now. Thanks for a wonderful recipe.
Made this soup for dinner last night. My husband tried very hard not to try it but ended up having 3 bowls full. Yummy soup will make it again👍
Our new favorite soup recipe!! Turned out great, added chicken and we didn’t use the immersion blender because we like it more chunky vs creamy
Wowwww... this was sooooo delicious! Really excited to finally have an amazing chowder recipe ❤
This sounds so delicious, however I have recently discovered that I am gluten intolerant!
Is there a gluten free flour option?
Ill be honest, I was never really a big corn chowder fan, until I used this recipe! This is by far the smoothest, and creamiest corn chowder out there. I used Yukon Gold Potatoes, and instead left out the red pepper flakes. I'll definitely be making again!
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