Corn Chowder (6 PTS)

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Bacon grease
1 tablespoon	15ml	Onion - peeled and chopped (medium)
2		Celery ribs - strings removed and
		Chopped
3/4		Green pepper - cored and chopped
3/4		Red pepper - cored and chopped
1/3 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Flour
1		Fat-free chicken broth
2 3/4 cups	171g / 6oz	Frozen super-sweet corn kernels
3 cups	438g / 15oz	Diced potatoes
1/2		Bay leaf
1		Evaporated skim milk - (1 ounce) (1 to 12)
1/2 cup	118ml	Nonfat sour cream
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	White pepper
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Tabasco hot sauce
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Worcestershire sauce

Add the bacon grease (use butter if you don't have or want to use bacon

grease) to a 5-quart saucepan and place over medium heat. When the grease

is hot, add the onions, celery, peppers, and cook, stirring occasionally,

for 7 to 8 minutes, or until soft. Add the flour and cook for 4 minutes,

stirring. Using a wire whisk, whisk in the chicken broth and whip out any

lumps until smooth. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. While

the soup is simmering, puree half the corn in a food processor. Add the

pureed corn, remaining corn kernels, potatoes, and bay leaf to the saucepan

and simmer until the potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally, about 15

minutes. Whisk in the evaporated skim milk, sour cream, and seasonings.

Remove the bay leaf. Cook until hot; do not boil. Serve immediately dusted

with the chopped parsley.

Makes 6 servings

I enjoy thick and hearty soups, in fact that is the one thing I _really_

miss during the summer because here in West Texas it's just TOO hot to have

a bowl of soup between May and October! *lol* Sometimes, early in May, if

it rains and is chilly I will scurry and put a pot of some sort of soup on

- knowing that it will most likely be the last time until the next cold

spell hits - months away... This is one of the 'standards' I use for such

an occasion... My three favorites are Potato Soup, Split Pea Soup and this

bone warming Corn Chowder. *sigh* Come on 70's, I want soup again!

305.49 Cal (21.10% from Fat, 21.30% from Protein, 57.70% from Carb); 16.73

g Protein; 7.37 g Tot Fat; 3.09 g Sat Fat; 1.15 g Poly Fat; 45.42 g Carb;

3.92 g Fiber; 215.01 mg Calcium; 1589.02 mg Sodium; 1037.59 mg Potassium;

13.51 mg Cholesterol

Shared by: Kimberly, Healthy Recipes

MC Formatted by Mary [[email protected]]

Source:
The Pampered Chef

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