Low-Fat Corn and Potato Chowder
This is that weird time of year where it’s still snowing in some places while in others, like Florida, the heat is coming. I’m going to ignore that its already getting hot here and still hanging onto soup season for as long as possible. I had a bag of big bag of potatoes to use up and soup is a great way to use them up.
This chowder is really simple to make and comes together in about 30 minutes making it great for cozy weekends or busy weeknights! Serve it with some salad and crusty bread or corn bread and it’s the best dinner. If you want to make this during the spring or summer when corn is in season, you can use fresh corn, but if not, frozen also works just fine.
Recipe Tips and Suggestions:
- I used baby gold potatoes for this recipe as I like the golden color they add and taste of them in this recipe, but any potato will work (like russet).
- I tend to go a bit lighter on adding milk or half and half, you can always add more depending your tastes.
- To make this chowder vegetarian, swap chicken broth out for vegetable broth and skip the turkey bacon.
- To make vegan, use the same swaps above and in addition, use almond milk in place of milk and half and half.
- Serve with crumbled bacon (or turkey bacon), sliced green onions or chives on top. You can also add some shredded cheddar cheese.
Low-Fat Corn and Potato Chowder - This delicious chowder made with potatoes and corn is rich and creamy without all the fat and calories!
Low-Fat Corn and Potato Chowder
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1/6th
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 393Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 515mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 4gSugar: 9gProtein: 30g
15 Comments on “Low-Fat Corn and Potato Chowder”
Yum! Looks great!
Love that you made a lighter chowder! I love a good chowder that I can heat up on a busy weeknight!
Yum! We love corn chowder in our house! I need to give this version a try! I’m the same way after being gone for a few days. My parents were visiting this past weekend and while I was home, I got nothing done and was not in my normal routine … I’m been completely off this week because of it!
A delicious chowder my friend, low fat but equally tasty :D
Cheers
CCU
What a great comfort food meal!
Gorgeous soup – perfect for going into our cold weather season. Pinned to try!
I am the same way after a trip! It’s like I need a vacation from my vacation. This soup is totally up my alley and looks like the perfect solution!!
Low fat and comfort food… this is a win -win meal. :)
What great comfort food & even better that you lightened it up! Can’t wait to try this!
Just got done eating this for dinner here in Switzerland!! The BF and I loved it and the only thing I changed was adding a clove of garlic, a dash of cayenne pepper and we topped ours with white cheddar. BF said it is now his favourite soup! Thanks for sharing!!
So glad you both liked it!
We are in the process of cooking this right now, and it sure smells wonderful. Can’t wait to eat it :) Two things: the recipe doesn’t mention when to add the bacon back in, so you may want to edit that in, although I’m sure it’s not that important when it’s done. Second, and my main reason for commenting: where did you get that beautiful bowl? Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for pointing that out, Caroline. I actually prefer to just sprinkle it on top of my bowl so it’s nice and crispy, but you can also just stir it in at the very end. As for the bowl, I think I got it at Anthropologie (it’s a few years old).
This was really good but I personally think it could be a little thicker. Any tips on what to add to thicken it a tad? More flour in the beginning?
Hi Darlene. You could try adding more flour or you can also mix a couple of teaspoons (or more depending on how thick you want it) of cornstarch with a bit of water and then stir that in more towards the end and that should help thicken it more.