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Summer Corn Chowder – Rich and creamy corn chowder with fresh summer corn and crisp bacon and fresh thyme. Serve with some crusty bread and a salad.

summer corn chowder recipe

Well, we made it to NJ in one piece. As far as driving cross country goes, with 3 kids and a dog, it was a pretty easy trip. I am thankful to be settled for a while and to spend more than a week at a time with my family. The thing about only getting to visit for one week a year is that you feel like you have to cram a year full of fun into a week. It hasn’t really sunk in yet that we are here for a while, and that we can take it easy and really enjoy being here. It feels weird but in a really good way.

Growing up in such a seasonal place meant that we had two groups of friends – school friends and summer friends. Summer friends are the kind of friends that you meet on the beach and spend long days with, playing in the waves, eating popsicles from the ice cream man, and making sand castles. But by the end of the summer, they went back to their houses wherever they lived and we did not see each other again until the next summer. Unlike me, who got to stay past Labor Day. This year, my children might be someone’s summer friends. This summer has promise. Lazy days on the beach, spending time with people we love, and getting to eat lots and lots of Italian ice.

I also associate chowder with summer. It seems counter-intuitive to stop and get a bowl of chowder on a screaming hot day on your way to the beach, but it is something that we do all the time. We stop at The Clam Bar, eat a bowl of soup in the sweltering, humid heat, and then head to Longport Beach. There, the only options are red or white clam chowder, but I love a chowder that showcases the star of the summer – corn. If you are going to make corn chowder, do yourself a favor and use the freshest, sweetest, summer corn that you can find. The end result is night and day are better. I served this soup with a salad and warm, crusty bread. This simple soup is comforting and a perfect way to welcome summer.

Summer Corn Chowder Ingredients //

  • 6 slices of thick-cut bacon
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 3 scallions, sliced
  • 2 celery ribs, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 5 cups fresh corn kernels
  • 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 large potato, peeled and grated
  • salt and pepper
summer corn chowder recipe

How to Make // The Steps

Step 1: In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium to medium-high heat. When the bacon is brown and crispy, take the bacon out and drain it on a paper towel-lined plate. Pour out most of the fat, leaving about 3 Tablespoons in the pan.

summer corn chowder recipe

Step 2: Add the onion, scallions (reserving some for garnish), celery, pepper, and thyme.

summer corn chowder recipe

Step 3: Cook the vegetables until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes.

summer corn chowder recipe

Step 4: Add the corn, and cook for 2 minutes.

summer corn chowder recipe

Step 5: Add the chipotle powder, salt, and pepper.

summer corn chowder recipe

Step 6: Add the half-and-half and chicken broth. Bring to a boil.

summer corn chowder recipe

Step 7: Add the potato, and reduce the heat to medium. Cook, covered until the potato is cooked through, about 10 minutes.

summer corn chowder recipe

Step 8: Check for seasoning, and add salt and pepper as needed. Top with reserved bacon and scallions. Serve with crusty bread. This recipe comes from Fine Cooking.

summer corn chowder recipe
summer corn chowder recipe

Summer Corn Chowder

Summer Corn Chowder - I freeze the last of the summer corn just for this soup. I stock up at the farm stand, take the corn off the cob and freexze in bags. Pull it out when you need to feel the sun on your face.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices thick cut bacon
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 3 scallions, sliced
  • 2 celery ribs, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 5 cups fresh corn kernels
  • 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 large potato, peeled and grated
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium to medium high heat. When the bacon is brown and crispy, take the bacon out and drain on a paper towel lined plate. Pour out most of the fat, leaving about 3 Tablespoons in the pan.
  2. Add the onion, scallions (reserving some for garnish), celery, pepper, and thyme.
  3. Cook the vegetables until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add the corn, and cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Add the chipotle powder, salt, and pepper.
  6. Add the half-and-half and chicken broth. Bring to a boil.
  7. Add the potato, and reduce the heat to medium. Cook, covered, until the potato is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
  8. Check for seasoning, and add salt and pepper as needed. Top with reserved bacon and scallions. Serve with crusty bread.
Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0g

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Taylor Sauce

Friday 24th of November 2017

This looks great! ( https://www.thetaylorsauce.com/health-beauty-tips/ )

Brad Nierenberg

Wednesday 27th of July 2016

So glad I found this. I've been craving corn chowder and will give yours a try!

bakedbree

Sunday 21st of August 2016

I hope you enjoy!

kym

Tuesday 11th of December 2012

I saw this post in the summer and have been wanting to try it -finally. Have you ever frozen it, too? How did it turn out? Thanks!!

bakedbree

Sunday 16th of December 2012

No I haven't. I don't think that cream soups freeze very well.

cindy

Monday 16th of July 2012

This looks great! Local corn will be here in the next week so I'll make it soon.

bakedbree

Thursday 19th of July 2012

You will love it!

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