Crowder Chowder

Name: Crowder Chowder
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 1 lb bacon cut into small pieces; kosher salt and black pepper to taste; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 2 Tbsp flour; 4 c chicken broth (2 14oz cans); 4 c finely diced potato; 2 c frozen or fresh corn (not canned!); 1 c half and half; 1/2 tsp dried thyme; pinch cayenne pepper; shredded cheddar cheese

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By Heather Paddock
@lioncubmama

This recipe is a hit in my published cookbook. My family loves this chowder. It is kind of a cross between corn chowder and baked potato soup. I tweeked it a bit until I found just the right combinations and it has been a huge hit ever since.

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Serves:

6-8

Ingredients

1 Tbsp

butter
1 lb

bacon cut into small pieces
·

kosher salt and black pepper to taste
1 Tbsp

minced garlic
2 Tbsp

flour
4 c

chicken broth (2 14oz cans)
4 c

finely diced potato
2 c

frozen or fresh corn (not canned!)
1 c

half and half
1/2 tsp

dried thyme
pinch

cayenne pepper
·

shredded cheddar cheese
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How to Make Crowder Chowder

Step-by-Step

Melt butter on medium high heat in large stock pot. Add bacon and cook until crisp. Remove bacon to a plate covered with paper towels; set aside(Don't eat it all before you get to meal time.)
Pour off all but 1/4 of bacon grease. Stir in garlic and flour. Dump in broth and potatoes and cover. Bring to a boil and then lower heat and simmer for 10-12 minutes. Add corn and simmer another 5-10 minutes. Stir in half and half, thyme, cayenne, salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with parsley.
Serve and garnish with shredded cheddar and bacon.

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