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Chunky Corn Chowder with Sweet Corn and Bacon

This Chunky Corn Chowder with Sweet Corn and Bacon is a quick and easy soup that is filled with flavor and perfect for anytime of year!
4.60 from 5 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 360 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 strips bacon fried and crumbled
  • 4 ears corn about 3 cups of kernels
  • 1/2 yellow onion diced
  • 4 cloves garlic pressed or minced
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 lb yukon gold potatoes cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 tbsp ground paprika
  • 1 tsp kosher salt plus more to taste
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper plus more to taste
  • 1/4 tsp ground cayenne
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 green onions thinly sliced

Instructions
 

  • In a large heavy bottomed pot, fry the bacon until crispy. 5-8 minutes. Set bacon on a paper towel to drain. Wipe out most of the bacon grease from the pot, leaving about 1 tsp.
  • Meanwhile, cut the kernels off the stalks and reserve the stalks. Use the kernels from about 3 of the stalks in the soup, reserving the last kernels for topping.
  • Add the garlic and onion to the pot with the bacon grease on medium heat. Cook for about 3-5 minutes until onions have softened.
  • Add the corn and flour to the pot and stir until everything is well combined.
  • Put the potatoes into the pot with the reserved corn stalks, paprika, cayenne, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Pour broth over everything and stir. Cover and let cook over a low boil for about 15 minutes until potatoes are tender.
  • Remove corn stalks and discard. Using an emersion blender, blend about half of the soup. Alternatively, remove about half of the soup and blend in a blender until smooth and add back to pot.
  • Remove soup from heat and stir in cream. Taste and add salt if needed.
  • Divide into bowls and serve with crumbled bacon, green onions and fresh corn kernals on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 6gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 615mgPotassium: 619mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1873IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Chowder, Corn
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