Bacon Potato Corn Chowder
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and I must say that was certainly the case with this Bacon Potato Corn Chowder, chock full of smoky bacon, sweet corn, and hearty potatoes. Although I appreciate the art of making delicious, perfectly seasoned soups entirely from scratch, I can also appreciate the art of making so-called “shortcut” soups that simply taste as if you’d been slaving over a hot stove… err, crockpot, all day.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
— Ludwig van Beethoven
Back when I owned a small coffee shop, I made soup every morning, and I often relied on frozen soup bases to shorten my prep time.
One particularly hectic Monday, I realized belatedly that I had neglected to thaw my frozen soup base and I only had about an hour left before patrons began descending in hungry, soup-demanding hordes. In a panic, I quickly rifled through the cupboards, like Old Mother Hubbard, only to discover, to my chagrin, that the only thing I had any real quantity of was, inexplicably, canned corn.
Armed with this, along with an old bag of hashbrowns I found in the bottom of the freezer, and a few odds and ends, I managed to throw together a corn chowder that would go on to become my best-selling soup of all time, and a favorite I offered on a near weekly basis. Try my Bacon Potato Corn Chowder today!
Bacon Potato Corn Chowder
Ingredients
- 1 6.6 oz. pouch Idahoan brand soup mix "Creamy" or "Loaded" flavor
- 3 15 oz. cans sweet corn
- 3 15 oz. cans cream-style corn*
- 1 c bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1 bag frozen Potatoes O'Brien 18-24 oz. size
- 4 tsp Better Than Bouillon chicken or vegetable flavor
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Johnny's Garlic Spread & Seasoning
- 8 c water
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in large (at least 6 quart) crockpot, cover and heat on high 3-4 hours, or low 6-8 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Soup will thicken as it cools. To reheat, thin with water or broth as necessary.
- *This recipe is gluten-free when prepared as stated, just make sure that the brand of creamed corn you purchase doesn't contain gluten (it usually doesn't).