Corn Potato Chowder

I thought I might call this "good intentions soup."  That's how this bad boy was born.  I bought some corn at the farmers market, roasted it and meant to cut it off the cob and freeze it right away.  It might've sat a day or two.  I roasted some garlic and only used half of it with the rest staring at me every time I opened the fridge.  I bought a jalapeno pepper and it was starting to get wrinkled a bit.  I bought a small hunk of manchego cheese to try that I just hadn't been inspired to use and it was probably coming to the end of its life span.  The thought of me throwing away all of that stuff just past its prime wasn't acceptable so I thought I'd just start throwing stuff in a pot to see how it came out and voila...Corn Potato Chowder!

Corn Potato Chowder


(Makes 3 servings)

7 oz russet potato, cubed with skins on
3 cups corn (either 3 fresh ears with the kernels cut off or 3 cups frozen corn not canned)
3 cups skim milk
1 cup Trader Joe's (or comparable) low sodium chicken broth
1 jalapeno pepper, diced
1/2 cup onion, diced
1 head garlic, roasted without olive oil
1 oz manchego cheese (asiago or parmesan will work)
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp black pepper
1/2 tbsp white pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tbsp rosemary
1/2 tbsp basil

In a large stockpot, spray some cooking spray and add your onions and jalapeno pepper.  Cook until onions are almost translucent.

Dice your potato.

Add it to the onions and jalapeno.

Add your chicken broth.

Cut the kernels off of your corn cobs and separate them so they're not stuck together.  Then add them to the pot.

Add the milk.

Add all of the spices.

Add a little water to the cornstarch in a small bowl to make a slurry (yeah, totally forgot to take a pic of that) and add it to the pot.  Let it bubble up on medium high heat while you stir it until it thickens up.  You could also do it in a crockpot for a few hours while you get some other stuff done.

As you get close to serving time, grate up the ounce of cheese.

Add it to the pot and give it a final couple stirs before ladling it out.

Yes please.

Nutritional Information per serving:  Calories 328  Total Fat 4g  Sat Fat 2g  Poly Fat 1  Mono Fat 1g  Cholesterol 12g  Sodium 214mg  Potatssium 795mg  Total Carbs 62g  Fiber 6g  Sugars 17g  Protein 18g  Vitamin A 17%  Vitamin C 52%  Vitamin D  25%  Calcium  34%  Iron 8%
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