Iowa Chicken Corn Chowder

Submitted by PugGrannie

"Cut this from a magazine many years ago. It's my family's favorite cold weather soup. Oftentimes I make a double batch as it seems to disappear quickly and does reheat well. I have only tried it with frozen corn which has been thawed."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 11 cups

ingredients

• 3 slices bacon, diced
• 1 lb boneless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 3⁄4 cup onion, finely chopped
• 3⁄4 cup celery, finely chopped
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 4 cups whole kernel corn, divided
• 2 cups potatoes, diced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper

directions

1. In Dutch oven over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings.
2. Add chicken, onion, and celery. Cook 10-15 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
3. Meanwhile, in blender container combine 1 cup chicken broth and 2 cups corn. Blend on high speed until smooth, scraping sides occasionally.
4. Into Dutch oven stir pureed corn, remaining corn kernals, potatoes, remaining chicken broth, and salt.
5. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
6. Stir in cream, parsley, and pepper; simmer 2-3 minutes.
7. Taste for seasoning.
8. Stir in bacon.

Reviews

[parkerjunkmail]

Wow!! I just got done making this soup! I only made one mistake...I let my children taste it an hour before suppertime!! I think they are going to eat it all before their dad gets home! I made this soup with left-overs: rotisserie chicken, grilled corn on the cob, and boiled potatoes! I even had fresh cream! Couldn't have been better! THANKS for the post!

 

[buckeye1953]

This soup was very good! I appreciate the fact that it does not call for canned soups other other processed ingredients. The only thing I would change is to add more bacon. I think it needs a little more of that smoky flavor. (I sprinkled a little ground chipotle pepper on my bowl to accent the smokiness - it was good, but I don't really want that "heat" in my corn chowder. More bacon!)

 

[Needles]

Really enjoyed this one! Thanks for a great and simple recipe.

 

[Imagenie]

I was going to enter this recipe but you beat me to it !!! We must read the same magazine. I've been making this exact recipe for years. Everyone try this, you'll like it.

 

[DurangoJan]

Oh my! Is this ever yummy on a cold Colorado evening....Easy and quick to make...The kids loved it..Used imitation bacon bits and substituted vegetable oil, because my husband is vegetarian..It was still great.....I will definitely make this one again and again all winter...Thanks PugGrannie for posting!