White Bean Chowder

"A lovely, filling soup with sweet and spicy flavors from the sweet corn and spices. I found this in a Dairy Favorites card at the grocery and made a few tweaks for our preferences. You can also sub white cannellini beans for the great northern - I just find it easier to locate the great northerns in my area."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
16
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat and saute the onion and garlic until onion is softened.
  • Add one can of beans and mash roughly.
  • Stir in remaining can of beans, green chilies, corn, carrots, celery, and broth.
  • Bring soup to a simmer and stir in the cumin, chili powder, and cayenne pepper.
  • Combine milk and cornstarch, stirring well.
  • Stir the milk mixture into the soup, bringing it gradually to a boil.
  • Reduce heat and allow soup to simmer until veggies are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir frequently.
  • Stir in 3/4 c of the cheese, reserving the remainder for use as garnish, and remove from heat.
  • Serve garnished with cheese and cilantro.
  • Note: I usually serve with some hot sauce on the table for those who like to add some heat.

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Reviews

  1. This soup was adapted for the slow cooker as follows: cooked the dry beans in the morning. Sauteed onion, garlic and celery in a small amount of olive oil. Added all ingredients except for can of green chilies to the pot and cooked on LOW 4 1/2 hours. Milk was added the last ten minutes of cooking and heated through. Fresh chilies were sliced up and served on the side along with Recipe #212782. Reviewed for Veg Swap #19.
     
  2. Very good soup. Made it as is. A couple a little tweaks, extra garlic. My preference, I used chicken broth vs veggie, but you mentioned either. I used white cheddar again because I had it on hand, but no difference in taste and I used 1/2 cream, and 1/2 milk because the milk I had was 2%. It worked out fine. And the carrot, I just fine diced, but again no change in flavor. I used cannellini vs great northern, but either or, basic same flavor and texture; besides that way I didn't have to go to the store. I loved it, very hearty, great flavors that all blended very nicely. Loved the cumin, spice and the cilantro to finish it off.<br/><br/>I did do mine stove top as I was in a hurry, but sauteed the veggies, added the broth beans, seasoning and just simmered. Very very easy to put together.<br/><br/>I will definitely be making this again. I love to have an all veggie soup sometimes for a change. It was excellent!!
     
  3. Great taste and easy to make. If you don't have a lot of time, get Mirepoix (a mix of chopped carrots, onions, and celery) either in the produce or frozen vegetables section. Then you only need to throw everything together, a matter of minutes.<br/>And I just realized another advantage...this recipe can be low-sodium. There is some salt in the beans and cheese but when you rinse the beans that removes some of the salt. Just use low-sodium broth and you're on your way!
     
  4. This was even better than I thought it would be! Even DH liked it a lot! Made exactly as directed using white cannellini beans since I couldn't find great northern beans and wouldn't change another thing. Thanks, StarryNews! Made for Veggie Recipe Swap 29, December 2010.
     
  5. Very nice soup! I took Cookgirl's lead and sauteed the veggies stovetop then dumped everything in the crockpot for about 3 hours on low. I then put it on the stove again and brought it to a boil then simmered for about 5 minutes to get it really thick. The only sub I made was to use lowfat Velveeta for the cheddar. I also added salt and some Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute for extra flavor at the end. I ended up using 3 cans of beans instead of 1 and next time I would add more carrots too. I HIGHLY recommend making this a day ahead to give it time for the flavors to develop fully - it is SO much better on day two!!! Hubby actually went back for seconds. Served this with a side of garlic bread topped with goat cheese/tomato and broiled. Thanks for posting!
     
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  1. Very nice soup! I took Cookgirl's lead and sauteed the veggies stovetop then dumped everything in the crockpot for about 3 hours on low. I then put it on the stove again and brought it to a boil then simmered for about 5 minutes to get it really thick. The only sub I made was to use lowfat Velveeta for the cheddar. I also added salt and some Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute for extra flavor at the end. I ended up using 3 cans of beans instead of 1 and next time I would add more carrots too. I HIGHLY recommend making this a day ahead to give it time for the flavors to develop fully - it is SO much better on day two!!! Hubby actually went back for seconds. Served this with a side of garlic bread topped with goat cheese/tomato and broiled. Thanks for posting!
     
  2. Easy, warm, filling. I made this on a snowy, cold day, paired with cornbread muffins. I adapted it for dried beans; I didn't have any carrot; and I subbed 1 Tbsp flour for the cornstarch. I didn't add the spices til it had simmered awhile, b/c I ladled out some for my toddler before spicing it up. I'd make this again.
     

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