Cold Winter’s Day Corn Chowder
A nice, tummy-warming, thick soup for those cold winter days. We eat this in summer too, to show how much we love it!
When the wind is howling outside your kitchen window and all the kitties are hunkered down in the garden hay keeping warm, we can be very grateful that we have our cozy kitchen to take comfort in. A lot of us browse through our cookbooks, sipping a nice hot cup of tea, trying to find a nice warming dinner for our families who are at work or school. Corn chowder is just one of these comfort foods. This recipe is easy to make and it goes a long way!
1/2 block real butter-(here is where I am related to Paula Deen!)
2 slices of bacon, diced
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3-4 ribs of celery, sliced, but not too thin
Saute’ this until all are wilted and bacon is lightly browned. Add to this:
6-8 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 can chicken broth
and enough water to cover the potatoes and simmer until just tender. Add to this:
2 cans cream corn
1 can corn niblets
1 large can mushroom soup
salt and pepper to taste
1 can evaporated milk or heavy cream
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Gently simmer until all are blended and cheese is melted and dispersed, stir. Do not boil as milks will change consistency. If soup is too thick, add a bit of milk or water and if you get it too thin-you can add mashed potato flakes to thicken it up. This is one soup that can go either way sometimes.
Garnish with:
Chopped green onion, crumbled bacon and cheddar cheese. Set these three garnish bowls next to the soup tureen. Chowder may be accompanied with oyster crackers, fresh dinner rolls, cornbread muffins or garlic bread.
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# 1 by ceegirl
November 9th, 2009 at 2:23 pm #
yummy, yummy
# 2 by Authoress Terry E. Lyle
November 9th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Sounds good, can I come over for dinner.LOL
# 3 by mo hoyal
November 9th, 2009 at 5:08 pm #
Cee,
Thanks for coming by, I truly appreciate this!
# 4 by mo hoyal
November 9th, 2009 at 5:10 pm #
Authoress T!
You come on, but tonight was roast beef, ha!
I’m enjoying what I’ve read so far, you really have a tremendous spirit and personality, and I welcome you as my friend!
# 5 by Jane Benitez
November 9th, 2009 at 9:05 pm #
Wow! Sounds yummy. I really appreciate all your easy recipes. I will be able to really impress my husband with this Corn Chowder – he will think I have been in the kitchen all day cooking this wonderful soup. LOL!
# 6 by Christine Ramsay
November 10th, 2009 at 2:46 am #
That sounds just the job for these cold winter days.
Christine
# 7 by shanthu
November 10th, 2009 at 5:01 am #
sound good…
# 8 by diamondpoet
November 10th, 2009 at 8:20 am #
This really sounds like a good recipe and I am really going to try it.
# 9 by mo hoyal
November 10th, 2009 at 9:43 am #
Hi Jane,
This is an old family recipe and I have enhanced it with a few of my own ideas but it is easy and filling. Hope you like it and thanks so much for coming by, I truly appreciate it!
# 10 by mo hoyal
November 10th, 2009 at 9:45 am #
Hi Christine,
Thank you so much for coming by to read. Like I told Jane, this is a tried and tested recipe and I would love coming home from school to see a pot of it on the stove, only bested by Mama’s apple pie that I never got the hang of making crust like her.
Best from me!
# 11 by mo hoyal
November 10th, 2009 at 9:48 am #
Shanthu, thank you so much for coming by, I truly appreciate it, best from me!
# 12 by mo hoyal
November 10th, 2009 at 9:50 am #
Hi diamond-you’re shining as ever and I thank you so much for coming by. This recipe is easy and just has the charm from an older world type meal. Hope you enjoy!
# 13 by Valerie Curtiss
November 15th, 2009 at 4:16 pm #
Can I come for dinner? Sounds delish as usual
# 14 by mo hoyal
November 16th, 2009 at 1:51 pm #
Thanks so much for coming by to see this recipe, it is so easy to fix and is a comfort food in our family.
Love you!
# 15 by drelayaraja
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:51 pm #
Good one friend.
# 16 by mo hoyal
November 26th, 2009 at 8:58 pm #
Thank you dre! I appreciate your coming to read, this is an easy soup to make and nourishing!