Corn Chowder (Classic)

Name: Corn Chowder (Classic)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 ears of corn, kernels cut off, or 2 tins corn; 4 rashers thick-cut bacon, diced; 1 large onion, diced; 3 medium potatoes, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 3 cups chicken stock; 1 cup cream; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp plain flour; 1 tsp thyme; salt and cracked pepper to taste; chives and hot sauce to serve

A thick, creamy American corn chowder with bacon and potato. Mashing some of the cooked potato directly in the pot thickens the chowder naturally, without relying on extra cream.

Total time

45 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

5ears of corn, kernels cut off, or 2 tins corn

4 rashersthick-cut bacon, diced

1large onion, diced

3medium potatoes, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

3 cupschicken stock

1 cupcream

2 tbspbutter

2 tbspplain flour

1 tspthyme

salt and cracked pepperto taste

chives and hot sauceto serve

Instructions

Cook bacon until crispy. Remove. Leave fat in pan.

Sauté onion and garlic in bacon fat with butter. Stir in flour.

Add stock and potatoes. Simmer 15 minutes.

Add corn and cream. Simmer 10 more minutes.

Mash some potato for creaminess. Season. Serve with bacon, chives and hot sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

214

Protein

Fat

18.3g

Carbs

11.9g

Fiber

Sodium

694mg

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