Creamy Summer Corn & Potato Chowder

By cindyandmojo

Ingredients

• 1 T olive oil
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• kernels from 4 ears fresh corn, divided
• 1 large russet potato, cut into small bite-sized cubes
• 2 cups chicken stock or broth
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk (I've used almond milk with success)
• 1/3 cup silken tofu
• 1 t kosher salt (or to taste, this soup needs a lot of seasoning!)
• 1/2 t freshly ground pepper
• chopped parsley, for garnish

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from thewickednoodle.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat large saute pan over medium heat. Add onion, saute about four minutes or until soft. Add half of corn kernels, potato and stock, bring to a boil then simmer until potatoes are soft (about 15 minutes).

Add milk, tofu and cooked potato mixture to Vitamix (or stockpot, saucepan, etc. then just use a hand blender once hot). Start on Variable 1, quickly go to 10, then to high. Blend for 2-3 minutes until soup is very hot. Carefully taste soup and add kosher salt to taste. Serve in heated bowls (I just heat mine in the microwave) and garnish with chopped parsley.

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I do a version of this but no tofu………..just puree a small amount of the soup and then add it back and it is sooooooooo creamy.

Linda Micale Burgess – most of this soup is also pureed then I just add more fresh corn. And the tofu, of course! But, you’re right, it could be left out altogether and would still be creamy. YUM!!

Holly, this makes me so happy!! You made my night, thank you!!

Thank you so much, PTK! I always love your comments, makes my day :)

Do you boil the corn prior to cutting it off the cob?

Nope! I just cut it off the cob and put it in, no boiling needed. I add it to my salads this way, too, try it!

Would this soup still be good if you left out the blender step and left it with the onions, potatoes, and corn chunky?

Hi lauren, I’m not sure about that. Just not sure that the broth would taste very good without the flavorings of the onions and potatoes. You could always try using a potato masher to mash up the potatoes a bit then add the corn. I say give it a try! Who knows, maybe it’ll be even better :)

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