Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 - Simple Corn Chowder

My recipe is based off of this one: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/corn_chowder/, but I just made do with what I had here, so this is what I did:

Simple Corn Chowder

Serves 2

1 tbsp. butter

1/2 small yellow onion, chopped

1 large carrot, chopped (about 1 cup)

1 celery stalk, chopped (about 1/2 cup)

1 cup canned corn

3 ½ cups milk, whole or low fat

1 cup potatoes (3 or 4 fingerling potatoes), peeled and diced

½ tsp. Italian seasoning

1.     In a large stockpot, melt the butter over medium heat.   Sauté the onion, carrots, and celery in the butter for 5 – 6 minutes. 

2.     Reduce the heat; add milk and simmer covered for 5 minutes.

3.     Raise the heat; add potatoes, seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.  Let soup boil for 15 minutes.

4.     Reduce heat and add canned corn, then simmer for 5 more minutes.