What better to warm your insides and make you smile than a bowl of hearty, potato-ie chowder?
This chowder recipe is easy and delicious. Everyone will want seconds, so make plenty.
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Jodi’s Potato Chowder
(Note: All ingredients are easily altered to make the amount you wish to have)
- 6-8 medium potatoes, peeled
- Chicken broth
- 1 med. onion
- 1 lg. can evaporated milk
- 1/2 to 1-pound bacon
- 1 can corn, drained
- milk, as needed
- Salt and coarse-ground pepper, to taste
- Garlic powder, to taste, or pulverize and use a large garlic clove
- Onion powder, to taste
- Flour for thickening
- minced poblano peppers (about 1/2 pepper) added before thickening, if desired. We love them, and sometimes use fresh
jalapenos instead. Poblanos are mildly spicy, so don’t confuse them with jalapenos, okay?
Boil peeled potatoes and chopped onion in chicken broth. Cut bacon in 1-inch pieces and fry. Drain and set aside. When potatoes are soft, drain off broth and reserve. Hand mash potatoes in the pot, creating a combination of mashed and chunky potatoes. Prepare a small bowl of thickening with milk (or half-and-half) and flour. Set aside.
To the pot of potatoes, add the can of milk, can of corn, seasonings, and enough milk and broth to make the desired amount of chowder. Bring to a light boil, stirring continually. Add the flour and milk mixture when it starts boiling. Stir to thicken.
Serve with cornbread or crackers or croutons. Heck, we’ve even eaten it with Fritos corn chips. Still delicious!
For an even easier recipe, and one that’s 90 years old, click HERE.
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