Creamy Corn Chowder
Creamy Corn Chowder might be just the soup you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 8g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 249 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have potatoes, onion, celery, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
In a 4-quart soup pot, cook bacon over medium-high heat, stirring, until brown and crispy, about 5 minutes.
Pour off all but 2 Tbsp. fat.
Add onion, celery and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes.
Add potatoes, corn, thyme, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir until thickened and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
Slowly pour in broth, stirring constantly until smooth.
Add bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until potatoes are tender, 25 minutes.
Remove bay leaf and stir in half-and-half. Cook until warmed through.