| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 45 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 pieces thick-sliced bacon, chopped
- 1 medium Vidalia onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small jalapeno, chopped seeds and ribs removed
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 large red potatoes, well scrubbed and small diced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 16 ounces frozen corn
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, saute the bacon until crisp and browned and the fat is rendered. With a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel and reserve. There should be about 4 tablespoons of bacon grease in pan.
- Add the onions and red pepper to pan. Saute until tender and translucent, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the jalapeno and garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the flour until thoroughly combined. Cook the flour until it reaches a slight blonde color, about 1 minute. Stir in the chicken stock and the potatoes and simmer for 10 minutes; potatoes will become soft. Add the cream, corn, cayenne and bay leaf. Simmer for 15 more minutes. Pour into a serving bowl and garnish with the reserved bacon.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 716 |
| Total Fat | 38 g |
| Saturated Fat | 19 g |
| Carbohydrates | 80 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 8 g |
| Sugar | 17 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Cholesterol | 108 mg |
| Sodium | 1754 mg |
Reviews
Love this recipe. It’s simple and inexpensive to make.
I’ve made this chowder several times and it is to die for!!!! I bring it to picnics and everyone cannot wait to have it. I’ve been told it’s the best chowder they’ve ever had.
I love this recipe as a blueprint for making it my own – the first few times I made it, I followed the recipe as is adding cooked ground chicken at the end. The most recent time I made it I substituted ground sausage for the bacon (I forgot to buy it), kept the jalapeno seeds in, added crushed ground pepper in addition to the cayenne and used 2% milk instead of cream and it’s delicious! Not sure why I’m on a soup kick in this Dominican heat, but my husband says it’s better than any of the food we’ve eaten since moving to the DR 7 months ago lol.
Very good base recipe but I did a little twist since didn’t have bacon or red pepper. Instead of the bacon I used andouille sausage and cut in chucks – cooked in pan with oil to get flavor. Removed it and diced for later. I used red onion, poblano pepper, green pepper and jalapeño pepper as peppers. I used cayenne and cumin and black pepper as spices. Plus a little salt. I used red potatoes and chicken stock as recipe called for (sort of like cooking a potato soup) – I then added 1 can evaporated milk and some regular milk along with the heavy cream (creamier). I used fresh sweet corn too that I freeze each year off the cob. I added back in the chorizo when added the cream base and stirred in some shredded Colby cheese just a little to cut the spice. I use recipes as base only and use what I have in my kitchen. I don’t measure either which usually works! I base on taste not measurements. This base recipe was great and glad tried my variation for a spicy andouille potato corn chowder! I bet delicious as written too!
Made this a few times now…. Pretty much followed the recipe and added shrimp to the mix. I’ve won 2 cook offs at our local pub
Made this as written, except… I added chicken seasoned the way Sunny Anderson does her chicken pot pie. Puts it over the top.
Incredibly delicious. I pretty much followed the recipe and it was a huge hit Definitely will warm you up on a cold night. Fantastic flavor!
I have tried a few corn chowder recipes… this gets rave reviews!
This was delicious!! Used whole milk instead of heavy cream and it was still rich! Will definitely make again this winter, but will add more bacon! 🙂
This has become one of my family’s favorites! So so good! I make it exactly as written and it is perfect every time.