It is harvest time which means corn, sweet corn! I can’t get enough of it. Ask my family. I search far and wide collecting every corn-related recipe possible that allows me to include it. This cheesy sweet corn chowder recipe is one of my favorites.
Being a food stylist, I usually try to make new recipes so I can get new shots instead of cooking the same thing over and over again. However, this cheesy sweet corn chowder recipe is one that I absolutely crave. Every time I make a batch, I wonder why I’d waited so long.
This delicious, rich bowl of chowder is so creamy and savory but with just enough chunks of delicious vegetables to make it feel like a full meal. It has delicious natural sweetness from the corn, just a tad of buttery smokiness from the bacon, and is seriously heaven in a bowl.
This cheesy sweet corn chowder recipe is one of my harvest favorites since I love shucking corn and grilling whole ears for a little added smokiness. But the beauty of this recipe is that it can be used all-year-round because it’s just as good with frozen corn. Don’t believe me? Give it a try.
I usually make a double batch and save several bowlfuls for lunches or dinners the rest of the week.
Imagine curling up with a bowl of this beautiful soup and your favorite book, or–even better–your favorite TV series (does anyone else look forward to fall for new seasons of their favorite TV shows or is that just me?).
The secret to this recipe is the frying the vegetables in the leftover bacon grease.
You start this cheesy sweet corn chowder recipe by browning 1lb of bacon in a pan. A pound of bacon is enough to give any chowder a delicious kick, but we’re not through yet. Next, you fry the onions in the grease before tossing in some diced red peppers for good measure. If you’ve ever had those boring, slimy onions and peppers that sometimes get tossed haphazardly into vegetable broths…this is NOT that. These onions and peppers act as a flavorful transport of additional bacon goodness into the chowder.
That said, you can always make a healthier, lower-calorie version if the soup if you’d like by using turkey bacon, swapping the half-and-half for milk, and reducing the amount of cheese added to the soup, but it may diminish the chowder’s “oh-my-gosh-mmmmm” factor just slightly.
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