Corn Chowder
Corn chowder is a creamy, comforting soup celebrating sweet summer corn with tender potatoes. It is rich and satisfying yet bright with fresh corn flavor. Whether made with fresh or frozen corn, it is an easy one-pot meal for any season.
- ⏱ 40 min
- 📊 easy
- 🍽 Family
Ingredients
- 4 cups corn kernels
- 3 potatoes, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
- Melt the butter and saute the onion and garlic until soft.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the potatoes, corn, and broth and simmer until the potatoes are tender.
- Blend about a third of the chowder and stir it back in for creaminess.
- Stir in the milk and warm through without boiling.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve.
💡 Chef's tip
Blend a portion of the chowder and stir it back in for a creamy base while keeping plenty of whole kernels for texture.
Simmering the stripped corn cobs in the broth extracts extra sweet corn flavor and natural starch, giving the chowder more body and a deeper taste.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 300 kcal
- Protein: 8 g
- Carbs: 46 g
- Fat: 11 g
