Low Fat Creamy Corn Chowder Food

SUMMER CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a Dutch oven over low heat. Add onion; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle flour over onion; cook and stir until onion is coated, about 5 minutes.
• Stir vegetable broth and potatoes into the onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook partially covered until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Add corn, red pepper, green pepper, half-and-half, ground black pepper, and salt. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir until corn is softened, about 8 minutes.

CREAMY VEGAN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions and celery; cook until just slightly golden. Stir in carrots and garlic; cook until garlic is slightly golden.
• Meanwhile, bring water to a boil over high heat. Stir in bouillon, and reduce heat to medium. When bouillon cubes have dissolved, add corn and the vegetables from the skillet. Cook until vegetables are tender. Add water, if necessary. Reduce heat to low, and pour in 1 cup soy milk. Stir soup well, then stir in remaining 1 cup soy milk. Quickly whisk in flour. Stir in parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until chowder thickens, about 15 to 20 minutes.

GRANDMA'S CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat, and cook until crisp. Drain and crumble, reserving about 2 tablespoons drippings in the pot.
• Mix potatoes and onion into the pot with the crumbled bacon and reserved drippings. Cook and stir 5 minutes. Pour in the water, and stir in corn. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover pot. Simmer 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until potatoes are tender.
• Warm the half-and-half in a small saucepan until it bubbles. Remove from heat before it boils, and mix into the chowder just before serving.

CREAMY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large pot of salted water and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, about 30 minutes; drain.
• To the potatoes add corn, bell pepper, onion, red pepper flakes and vegetable broth. Boil for about 15 minutes; remove from heat.
• In a food processor or blender puree all but 1 1/2 cups of the vegetable and broth mixture with the tofu. Process in batches if necessary. Combine the pureed mixture with the remaining 1 1/2 cups vegetable and broth mixture, and cook over low heat for 5 minutes; do not boil. Season with salt to taste.

LOW-FAT CORN AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy in a large dutch oven or pot. Remove the bacon using a slotted spoon, but leave the drippings.
• Add the onion and saute for about 2-3 minutes or until translucent. Add the potatoes and the carrots to the pot followed by the cumin, salt, pepper, and the flour. Stir until everything is well-coated with the flour. Pour the broth in. Lower the heat and bring to a simmer. Let the vegetables simmer for about 15 minutes or until mostly cooked and slightly thickened. Stir in the corn and let cook for another 10 minutes. Stir in the milk and half and half and let cook for another 5-10 minutes until the vegetables are cooked and the soup is heated. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired.
• Sprinkle some of the bacon on top of each individual bowl. Garnish with fresh chopped green onion or parsler or shredded cheese!

MEXICAN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown chicken, onion, and garlic in butter until chicken is no longer pink.
• Dissolve the bouillon in hot water; Pour into Dutch oven, and season with cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in cream, cheese, corn, chilies, and hot pepper sauce. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cheese is melted. Stir in chopped tomato. Garnish with cilantro.

CREAM OF POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Mix soup and milk in large saucepan. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Bring to boil on medium heat; simmer on low 10 min. or until soup is heated through and vegetables are tender, stirring frequently.

LOW FAT CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Spray a dutch oven with butter-flavored cooking spray.
• Sauté chicken until all pink is gone.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Sauté onions until tender.
• Add potatoes and water.
• Cover and simmer 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except cheese.
• Add cooked chicken.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until thoroughly heated.
• Portion chowder into bowls; top each portion with 1 Tsp cheese.

LOW-FAT CREAMY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In large saucepan add water, onions, carrots, celery and pepper.
• Cover and cook on high heat until water comes to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in corn, milk, and cheese and return soup to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.

LOW-FAT CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or stockpot, sauté onion in a small amount of the chicken broth over medium heat 5 minutes, or until onion is tender.
• To the Dutch oven, add remaining chicken broth, corn, chicken, cream of chicken soup, orzo, rosemary, basil, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil and turn heat to low; simmer 10 minutes or until orzo is tender.
• In a small bowl, stir together milk and flour until smooth.
• Slowly add to pot and simmer 5 more minutes.

CREAMY HOMESTYLE CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• With sharp knife, cut the kernels from the corn cobs. Refrigerate kernels.
• Place the stripped corn cobs in small stockpot and add the poultry stock, bayleaf, spices, and parmesan rind. Cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat then reduce heat to low and slowly cook mixture for about an hour. Strain mixture in fine wire mesh sieve. Discard cobs and solids.
• While the stock is cooking, fry the bacon until crisp. Blot bacon on dry paper towel. When cool break into bite-sized pieces. Set aside for chowder garnish. Remove all but 1½ tablespoons of bacon fat from frypan.
• Cut up onion, celery, carrot, and red pepper. Mince the garlic cloves. When stock is almost done cooking, melt butter in the frypan with the bacon fat over medium heat. When butter is melted, add the onions, celery, and carrot. Cook, stirring briskly, for 3-4 minutes then add the red pepper. Cook for another 1-2 minutes, until onion starts to become translucent and the vegetables are slightly softened. Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring continuously, for about 30 seconds, just until the garlic becomes fragrant.
• Transfer the sautéed vegetables to a medium-sized stockpot. Add the corn kernels and diced potato. Stir in all of the strained stock except for ½ cup which will be used to mix with the cornstarch to thicken the chowder. Cover stockpot and bring mixture to a boil over high heat then reduce heat to medium low and cook for about 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are just barely fork tender.
• Whisk 2½ tbsp cornstarch into the reserved ½ cup of poultry stock until somewhat smooth. Add 2-3 tablespoons hot mixture from the stockpot to temper the cornstarch mixture then add the thickener into the stockpot, stirring until mixture starts to thicken.
• Transfer approximately 3 cups of the mixture to a blender and purée until somewhat smooth. Don't over-purée the mixture as it can become very watery and more difficult to thicken. Pour puréed mixture back into the stock pot. Stir to combine with remainder of unpuréed chowder mixture.
• Stir in the maple syrup. Whisk sour cream into the 10% blend cream until blended. Slowly whisk the dairy into the stockpot mixture. Heat thoroughly. Add the cheeses and stir until melted and blended into the chowder. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Ladle chowder into bowls. Garnish with crisp bacon pieces and, if desired, fresh chopped chives or parsley. Serve with rolls or bread.

LOWFAT CREAMY POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, stir together the corn, potato, onion, water, chicken bouillon, and black pepper.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or just until potatoes and corn are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the half cup of milk and continue to simmer.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together dry milk and flour.
• Gradually stir in the 1/4 C of milk until smooth.
• Pour the milk and flour mixture into to corn, potato, and onion mixture.
• Cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
• Top with cheese and ham or bacon, if desired.

LOW FAT CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Saute celery , carrots, onion in olive oil until tender.
• Add frozen corn.
• Add flour to make roux.
• slowly add in chicken stock and milk.
• last add in cans of cream corn and seasonings.
• Let simmer so flavors may meld. 1/2 -1 hours.
• Enjoy.

SLOW COOKER CREAMY BACON CORN CHOWDER RECIPE

Steps:

• Place everything except for the evaporated milk, cornstarch and butter or margarine into the slow cooker.
• Add just enough water or chicken stock to cover the ingredients.
• Cook on High 5 hours or Low 7 to 8 hours until vegetables are softened.
• Combine cornstarch and evaporated milk. Stir into slow cooker along with butter 30 minutes before serving,
• Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

VEGAN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• If using cashews, soak 3/4 cup of raw cashews in warm water for 5 minutes. Drain. Puree the cashews with 3/4 cup of water. Set aside. If using canned coconut milk, skip this step.
• In a large dutch oven, heat oil/water over medium heat, add onion, celery, and red bell pepper, saute for 7 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme, and optional smoked paprika after 5 minutes.
• Add the corn, potatoes, bay leaves, and vegetable broth, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover askew, and simmer for 15 minutes (or until potatoes are fork-tender). Add the vegan cream or coconut milk 5 minutes before soup is done. Remove from heat.
• Let chowder cool a few minutes and remove the bay leaves. Transfer 2 - 3 cups of the soup to a blender and puree. Add back to the soup, stir well, and season to taste with salt and pepper. For a thicker soup, puree up to half. Soup will thicken upon standing.
• Ladle into individual bowls and top with your favorite toppings.
• Serves 4 - 6

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place the chicken, potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, garlic, and corn in the slow cooker.
• Add broth, thyme, parsley, pepper, and salt. Stir well.
• Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW setting for 7-8 hours (or 4 hours on HIGH).
• Just before serving, remove the lid. Mix potato starch with ⅓ cup water. Stir into hot soup until thickened slightly.
• Turn off the heat. Stir in cream and bacon. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Garnish with fresh thyme and parsley, if desired.