Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"I haven't tried this yet, but it looks like something my family would enjoy. I got the recipe from Family Circle magazine."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 14.79 ml vegetable oil
• 2 medium carrots, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 large idaho potato (about 1 pound, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes)
• 709.77 ml low sodium chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 3.69 ml dried thyme
• 0.61 ml paprika
• 946.36 ml frozen corn kernels
• 473.18 ml milk
• 44.37 ml cornstarch
• 29.58 ml white wine
• 14.79 ml fresh thyme, chopped
• 3.69 ml salt
• 5 slice ready-to-serve bacon, prepared according to package directions and crumbled

directions

1. Place oil in a 4-6 quart stovetop-safe slow cooker bowl over medium-high heat on stovetop (use a skillet if your slow cooker bowl is not stovetop safe!).
2. Cook carrot, celery and onion for 7 minutes or until softened.
3. Transfer to a slow-cooker base and add potatoes to bowl.
4. Pour broth over top and add bay leaf, dried thyme and paprika.
5. Cover and cook on high for 1 1/2 hours or low for 3 hours, or until potatoes are cooked through.
6. Stir in corn and milk; cover and cook for 1 hour or until heated through.
7. In a small bowl, stir together cornstarch and wine and whisk into soup; cook an additional 10 minutes.
8. Stir in fresh thyme and salt.
9. Using a potato masher, gently mash the soup until slightly thickened.
10. Sprinkle each serving with a generous 1/2 T crumbled bacon and serve immediately.

Reviews

[Maito]

This was really good! The bacon on top really makes it. I used less salt and 1.5 cups less liquid, and did not mash it (personal preference). We ate this as a meal, so it served 3. It was satisfying and hearty!

 

[Lorrie in Montreal]

Made for Everyday is a holiday tag. Super simple and super yummy! My boys loved it and with the smoky bacon garnish it was delicious.

 

[ellie_]

This was good but a bit too watery for us -- maybe I should have used more potatoes (I didn't weigh it - but I doubt it was 1 pound). Next time I will use less liquid, so it will be creamier. Thanks for sharing this very easy soup recipe!