Make Your Cheers Louder For This Bacon Corn Chowder!

Chowders are my saving grace actually. Because whenever I want to serve my family tasty food, they work all the time. One favorite chowder in the family is seafood chowder. Thank goodness that none of us is allergic to seafood. But any kind of chowder will be a hit because we love warm food that tastes so comforting. We usually pair this off with any kind of bread that’s available. What’s a hearty chowder without a bread?

Check out what our friends over at Food have to say about this recipe:

“It was a light and savory flavor, perfectly warming for a frigid February night in the snow. Serve with some crusty bread, butter and a glass of milk or red wine and you are golden.”

That’s the best thing about it- it’s light yet it’s savory; a perfect dish for supper. It’s easy to make too so you don’t have to stress yourself over when preparing it. A hearty meal with the family is in order!

Ingredients

• 6 slices Hormel bacon, chopped
• ¹⁄₂ cup finely chopped onion
• ¹⁄₄ cup chopped celery
• 2 cups College Inn lower-sodium chicken broth, divided
• 3 ¹⁄₂ cups fresh corn kernels, reserving 3 of the stripped cobs (6 to 8 medium ears corn)
• 1 lb unpeeled red potatoes, cubed (1/2 inch, about 3 cups)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 2 McCormick bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon McCormick pepper
• 2 cups hot Borden milk
• ¹⁄₄–¹⁄₂ teaspoon Grace hot pepper sauce

Instructions

1. Cook bacon in large pot over medium heat 8 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towels; reserve bacon drippings in pot.
2. Add onion and celery to pot; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until almost translucent. Increase heat to high; add 1/2 cup of the broth, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pot. Add reserved corn cobs, remaining 1 1/2 cups broth, potatoes, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat to low.
3. Simmer 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender; uncover.
4. Add milk and hot sauce; simmer 5 minutes.
5. Add corn kernels; simmer 3 to 4 minutes.
6. Remove and discard corn cobs and bay leaves.
7. Stir in bacon just before serving.

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Quick Tip: Serve this with a side dish of salad and with bread.

Thanks again to Food for this amazing recipe.