I’m on a soup kick and find that they work wonders for Meatless Monday or meat-free Fridays during Lent or just when you need a bowl of something warm and comforting.\u00a0 This easy corn chowder recipe ticks all the boxes, as they say on House Hunters. It’s rich and creamy but made without cream, so it’s healthy, too.<\/div>\n

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My corn chowder recipe has a secret ingredient for color: turmeric. It’s an all-natural way to make your soup a beautiful golden color. I find that just a little is enough to give it a lovely color boost without adding much flavor. If you want to spice it up, however, go for it and add as much turmeric as you like.<\/div>\n

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If you have a little one learning shapes, you can use chives as both a garnish and a teaching tool.\u00a0 You can use them to make letters. This certainly gives new meaning to alphabet soup.<\/div>\n

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Easy Corn Chowder Recipe <\/strong>Ingredients<\/em>
\n3 cups frozen whole kernel corn (or 6 ears of fresh corn,with kernels cut off the cobs)
\n1\/2 cup chopped onion<\/span><\/a> (1 medium)
\n1 tablespoon cooking oil
\n1 14-ounce can chicken broth (vegetable broth is fine, too)
\n1 cup cubed, peeled potato (1 medium)
\n2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
\n<\/span><\/a>1\/2 teaspoon salt
\n1\/4 teaspoon black pepper
\n1 1\/2 cups milk
\n1\/2 teaspoon turmeric (a little can go a long way, so add in small doses until desired color\/taste is achieved)
\nchives or parsley for garnish $\"Corn$ <\/a>Directions<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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In a large saucepan cook onion in hot oil until onion is tender but not brown. Stir in chicken broth, potato, and corn. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.<\/li>\n
In a small bowl combine flour, salt, and pepper. Stir milk into flour mixture; add to corn mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Add turmeric; heat through.<\/li>\n
You can serve as is, but I like to run through it with my hand blender<\/a> for a smoother, creamier consistency. If desired, garnish each serving with chives in a fun shape parsley.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Serves 4. (Some say 6, but I think those are awfully tiny servings, so I’m going with 4.)<\/p>\n
Variations<\/strong><\/p>\n
This is delicious topped with cooked, crumbled bacon if you’re wanting some meat. Better yet, cook your bacon first and then sautee the onion in the bacon fat. So good.<\/p>\n
You can also make with 1\/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper adding at the same you sautee the onion.<\/p>\n
Consider adding in some crab meat. You’d be surprised at how good the canned crab, drained and flake, tastes in this soup.<\/p>\n
As for the garnish, the possibilities are pretty endless. You can use chives for all sorts of things, perhaps working on counting, or even make tic-tac-toe board if you really want to play with your food. To keep it educational, use them to make different shapes on top.<\/p>\n
$\"cornchowdershapes\"$ <\/a>(Secret: even if your kids aren’t so little, it can be a fun family surprise when everyone’s soup looks a little bit different.)<\/p>\n
This recipe has been adapted from one included in the Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book<\/a>. (Mine says Copyright 1996, so I’m not sure how “new” it really is.)<\/em><\/p>\n
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