Potato Bacon Corn Chowder

Name: Potato Bacon Corn Chowder
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 3 gallons
Ingredients: 1 pound bacon, diced; 3 onions, diced; 1 bunch celery, diced; 3 tablespoons minced garlic; 2 quarts water, divided; 1 gallon heavy whipping cream; 1 cup butter; 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 18 potatoes, peeled and diced; 2 (16 ounce) packages frozen corn; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 2 pinches red pepper flakes, or to taste; 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Rating: 4.63 stars

19 Ratings
22 Reviews
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This recipe is mine that I have worked on for a few years. People love it. This is a great recipe to enjoy with a nice sourdough bread.

By Jon Brown

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Recipe Summary test

prep:

20 mins

cook:

1 hr

total:

1 hr 20 mins

Servings:

Yield:

3 gallons

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Place bacon in a large heavy-bottom pot and cook over medium-high heat until crispy, about 10 minutes. Add onions and celery to bacon and stir until coated in bacon grease; add garlic.

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Step 2
Pour 1 quart water over onion mixture and cover pot; steam vegetables until partially tender, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1 quart water and cream; reduce heat to medium.
Step 3
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir flour into melted butter and cook until mixture forms a paste. Add potatoes to flour-butter paste and cook until paste is lightly browned and the raw flavor of flour is gone, about 5 minutes. Slowly stir potato mixture into vegetable and cream mixture and cook until soup is smooth, potatoes are tender, and temperature is 170 degrees F (75 degrees C) to 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), 30 to 40 minutes.
Step 4
Cook and stir corn and red bell pepper together in a cast iron skillet over medium heat until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Mix corn mixture into soup and season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.

Cook's Note:

Add a few drops of hot sauce if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

408 calories; protein 5.5g; carbohydrates 23.9g; fat 33.4g; cholesterol 117.4mg; sodium 142.6mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (22)

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Baking Nana

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01/10/2015

Don't let the scale of this recipe scare you off. 3 gallons of soup is 50 servings. Use the "Change Servings" feature to scale it back. The one thing I don't care for is soggy bacon - I would prefer to reserve the crispy bacon and use it as a garnish. Using the bacon drippings adds a lot of flavor and of course you could always add some diced ham if you wanted to. Read More

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4 star values: 7
3 star values: 0
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Baking Nana

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01/10/2015

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periwinkle

03/14/2015

This was a pretty good recipe. I set aside the bacon once it was crispy and used the bacon fat to sauté the vegetables. I also used chicken broth instead of just plain water to add a depth of flavor and half n half in place of heavy cream. We topped our bowls of chowder with the crispy bacon and chives. Shrinking the recipe to 10 servings was perfect. Yum! Read More

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Michele

02/19/2017

This was really great!! The recipe was easy enough. I substituted ham in place of the bacon. Excellent and hearty. Read More

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Dana Hine Phillips

01/22/2017

Wonderful soup! I didnt have all ingredients but still was great. I fried my bacon.Boiled 8 large potatoes frozen ears of corn I put into steamer basket above my boiling potatoes. Cut the corn off the ears drained my potatoes. I put two tablesppons of butter mashed it all up. Then I had a jar of Ragu roasted garlic parmesan sauce put that in with my potatoes with some can milk. My last onion was gone so I used onion powder. Put some bacon grease in my soup dumped the corn in with some basil leaves. it was still a little thick like mashed potatoes so I added water salt and pepper served with some italian herb bread! Superb if I may say so. With bacon and cheese also on top. I still gonna try with the other ingredients I didn't have. Read More

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Jessica Ray Bittmann

01/14/2015

Used milk instead of half & half and water and worked great! Read More

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Jason

02/12/2015

Great I used half and half instead of heavy cream. Back flavor is there but not overwhelming. Caution it makes A LOT. Cut it in half and still had a ton left over Read More

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Lori Christopoulos

01/20/2019

I ve been searching a couple years for a corn chowder recipe and finally found the one I ll keep! I did make a couple changes. Instead of strip bacon I used panchetta and cut it into small cubes. I also used low-sodium chicken broth instead of water (because panchetta is salty). LOVE this recipe! Thanks for sharing! Read More

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Heather Andruski

11/07/2018

Made 4 different soups for a party. This was by far the favourite. A very good recipe. One thing I mistakenly used Half 'n Half and glad I did. It gave the soup a creamy but not-too-heavy taste. Making it again for another party. Thank you. Read More

Cindy Hyde

11/22/2017

My family and the neighbors LOVE it!! Read More

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Potato Bacon Corn Chowder

Servings Per Recipe: 50
Calories: 408.2

% Daily Value *

protein: 11 %

carbohydrates: 8 %

dietary fiber: 10 %

sugars:

fat: 51 %

saturated fat: 102 %

cholesterol: 39 %

vitamin a iu: 28 %

niacin equivalents: 23 %

vitamin b6: 20 %

vitamin c: 35 %

folate: 9 %

calcium: 7 %

iron: 6 %

magnesium: 11 %

potassium: 14 %

sodium: 6 %

thiamin: 17 %

calories from fat:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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Baking Nana

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01/10/2015

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periwinkle

03/14/2015

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Michele

02/19/2017

This was really great!! The recipe was easy enough. I substituted ham in place of the bacon. Excellent and hearty.

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Dana Hine Phillips

01/22/2017

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Jessica Ray Bittmann

01/14/2015

Used milk instead of half & half and water and worked great!

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Jason

02/12/2015

Great I used half and half instead of heavy cream. Back flavor is there but not overwhelming. Caution it makes A LOT. Cut it in half and still had a ton left over

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Lori Christopoulos

01/20/2019

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Heather Andruski

11/07/2018

Cindy Hyde

11/22/2017

My family and the neighbors LOVE it!!