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Easy Corn Chowder

Genevieve Jerome
Easy Corn Chowder takes no time at all and is the best comfort food. All you need for this recipe is a Dutch Oven, sweet corn, bacon, and a few other key ingredients. My Easy Corn Chowder can be made in less than 30-minutes and tastes great as leftovers the next day!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 26 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Course Fall Recipes, Soup recipes, Easy Dinners Chowder recipes
Cuisine American
Calories 599.89 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6-8 strips bacon
  • 1- red onion chopped
  • 4- russet potatoes cut into small cubes
  • 1- package of fresh beef or chicken bone broth
  • 2- cups heavy cream
  • 3-4 cups of fresh or frozen corn not canned
  • 3- cups shredded white cheddar cheese
  • 2- teaspoons arrowroot powder for thickening (optional) or 1-tablespoon bacon grease
  • 1- bunch fresh chives chopped
  • Sea-salt and black pepper

Instructions
 

  •  Prep the bacon by cutting the strips into small pieces. Simmer on low in the Dutch oven for 8-10 minutes. 
  • Once the bacon is cooked through, remove it from the Dutch oven and leave the bacon grease in the Dutch oven. 
  • Simmer the chopped red onion in the bacon grease until translucent. 
  • Add the diced russet potatoes and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Simmer the potatoes for about 15-minutes until they are tender. 
  • Whisk in the corn starch and add the heavy cream, fresh corn, and shredded cheese and simmer for another 10-minutes. 
  • During the last two minutes of cooking add half of the bacon to the corn chowder. 
  • Garnish with more bacon bits, shredded cheese, fresh chives, and sea salt and black pepper. 

Nutrition

Calories: 599.89kcalCarbohydrates: 12.38gProtein: 22.74gFat: 52.11gSaturated Fat: 30.97gCholesterol: 163.02mgSodium: 562.67mgFiber: 1.03gSugar: 4.49g
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