Corn Chowder

Name: Corn Chowder
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 -3 cups chicken broth; 3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped; 2 carrots, peeled and diced; 1 celery rib, diced; 1 medium onion, diced; 1/2 red bell pepper, diced (optional); 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced; 10 ounces corn kernels, frozen; 14 3/4 ounces creamed corn; 2 cups cooked ham, chopped (or turkey ham); 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1 cup whole milk; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; salt and pepper

Submitted by Kaarin

"I found the original recipe in Babytalk magazine-a yummy healthy recipe for busy moms! It can be made ahead of time and reheated, and the ingredients can be changed to suit your kids' tastes. I cut everything in bitesized pieces for my kids-they like picking out all the colorful vegetables! Also good without the ham, or with bacon instead. I make this a lot, and recently tried it in the crockpot-it took about 7 hours on high."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

2 -3 cups chicken broth
3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 carrots, peeled and diced
1 celery rib, diced
1 medium onion, diced
¹⁄₂ red bell pepper, diced (optional)
2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
10 ounces corn kernels, frozen
14 ³⁄₄ ounces creamed corn
2 cups cooked ham, chopped (or turkey ham)
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
salt and pepper

directions

In a large saucepan combine potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, pepper and garlic. Add broth to cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, or until veggies are fork tender.
Add corn, creamed corn, ham, mustard, milk and butter; simmer another 5 minutes, uncovered.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Garnish with chopped scallions, bacon or shredded cheese.

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Reviews

Loved this! Easy, fast and delicious. I used 3 cups of broth. I didn't peel the potatoes and I didn't have celery or red pepper. For the ham, I subbed real bacon bits. I had frozen corn but I love Trader Joe's canned corn, so I used that. I topped each bowl with grated cheddar and fresh chives from our herb garden--they made a wonderful melted topping (I didn't stir it in and I could taste flavors better that way). I'll definitely keep a can of creamed corn on hand at all times so I can make this wonderful recipe whenever I'm in a pinch...or just in the mood for corn chowder--it's healthy, tasty and versatile.

Marla Swoffer

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Kaarin

I'm a stay at home mom with 3 adorable children-an 8 year old daredevil son, a 5 1/2 year old princess and a wild little 2 year old girl! I love to cook, and like having my little helpers in the kitchen! I usually love recipes that are completely from scratch (I still love them actually) but right now my focus is on having any kind of food ready by mealtime! It's a little crazy here lately. Every summer we have a huge organic garden, apple orchard and raspberry and blueberry patches, along with a woods full of wild foods waiting for me to learn what they are so I can collect them. I'm learning about wild mushrooms first, so if anyone has any tips, let me know. We also eat wild venison which my husband and I hunt ourselves. It's our favorite meat, since it's lean, organic and cheap! Some of my hobbies are: hiking, biking, rock climbing, gardening, playing in the water with my kids, or just swinging in the hammock with a good book. I go stir crazy if I spend too much time inside.

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