Best Cheddar Corn Chowder Recipes

CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot over medium-high heat, cook the bacon and olive oil until the bacon is crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and reserve. Reduce the heat to medium, add the onions and butter to the fat, and cook for 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
• Stir in the flour, salt, pepper, and turmeric and cook for 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock and potatoes, bring to a boil, and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. If using fresh corn, cut the kernels off the cob and blanch them for 3 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain. (If using frozen corn you can skip this step.) Add the corn to the soup, then add the half-and-half and cheddar. Cook for 5 more minutes, until the cheese is melted. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve hot with a garnish of bacon.

CORN AND CHEDDAR CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium high heat, melt the butter and stir in the onion, potato, bay leaf, cumin, and sage. Saute about 5 minutes, until the onion is tender. Mix in the flour, coating the onion and potato. Pour in the chicken stock and milk. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly until smooth. Reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently, until the potato is tender.
• Mix the corn, parsley, chives, and wine into the saucepan, and cook about 5 minutes, until heated through. Remove the bay leaf, and stir in the Cheddar cheese until melted and blended. Season with salt and pepper.

CHEDDAR, CORN & POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat butter over medium heat. Add celery, carrots, green pepper and onion; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in flour and seasonings until blended., Gradually stir in milk. Add broth, potatoes and corn; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Stir in cheese until melted; remove from heat. Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool slightly and puree in batches in a blender; return to pot and heat through. Stir in parsley.

CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and red pepper in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. , Add the potatoes, corn, mustard, paprika, salt, pepper flakes and pepper; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Add milk; cook and stir until soup comes to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese until melted. Sprinkle with green onions.

SMOKY CHEDDAR, HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook and stir ham over medium-high heat until browned. Add potatoes, milk, corn and onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted.

CORN AND CHEDDAR CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• Add onion and butter to fat in pan and cook, stirring, until onion is softened. Add cumin and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Whisk in broth and bring to a boil, whisking occasionally. Add potato and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 8 minutes. Stir in cream and corn and return to a simmer. Add Cheddar, stirring just until cheese is melted (do not let boil), and season generously with pepper.
• Serve topped with bacon.

CORN AND CHEDDAR CHEESE CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, place the peeled and diced potato and simmer it in the salted water with the bay leaf, sage, and cumin seeds until just barely tender (about 15 to 20 minutes).
• In a saucepan, melt the butter and saute the chopped onion until tender. Add the flour and mix well with a whisk. Add the cream, stirring with the whisk until the sauce has thickened.
• Pour thickened sauce into the potatoes and their water, adding also the corn, chopped herbs, nutmeg, and salt & pepper. Let the soup simmer gently for about ten minutes.
• Finally, stir in the grated cheese and the white wine and mix well, until the cheese is completely melted.
• Correct the seasoning if desired and serve. :).

HAM, CORN & CHEDDAR CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large heavy saucepan over moderate heat until crisp; remove bacon from pan and set aside.
• Add chopped onion to bacon fat in pan and cook, stirring until onion is softened. Add flour and stir to blend. Stir in broth and bring to a boil. Add potato and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are just tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in cream, corn and ham. Add cheddar, stirring just until cheese melts (do not let boil) and season generously with pepper. Serve bowls of cheddar topped with reserved bacon and chopped green onions.

WHITE-CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add celery, and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add coriander, cumin, and cayenne. Raise heat to medium-high, and add wine. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Add potatoes, stock, and milk, and bring to a boil (skim any foam from surface). Reduce heat, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add corn, and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer 2 cups soup to a blender. Let cool slightly, then puree. Return puree to pan, and stir. Reheat if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into bowls, and top with cheese.

CORN AND LOBSTER CHOWDER WITH VERMONT CHEDDAR CHEESE TWISTS

Steps:

• 1. For the Chowder: Pick through lobster meat discarding any shells or odd pieces. Tear into bite size pieces, place in bowl and set aside
• 2. Puree 4 cups of corn with 1- 1/4 cups of the chicken broth in food processor until almost smooth.
• 3. Saute bacon until crisp, transfere to paper towels and crumble when cooled.
• 4. Pour off and discard drippings in pan SAVING 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat. Saute onions in drippings for 5 min until golden. Add in the 4 cups of corn sauteing for 3 minutes, then add in the carrots, celery and cayenne and continue to cook until veggies are crisp tender about 5 more minutes.
• 5. Add clam juice and the remainder of the chicken broth to the veggie mix and simmer for 10 minutes
• 6. Stir in corn puree and whipping cream...simmer for 5 minutes...season with salt and pepper.
• 7. Remove soup from heat and stir in sour cream.
• 8. Melt the 2 tbs butter in a saucepan, toss in lobster meat and saute until the meat is just heated through.
• 9. Ladle soup into bowls, garnish each bowl with lobster chunks, crumbled bacon pieces and fresh chopped chives
• 10. Serve chowder with Vermont Cheddar Cheese Twists...recipe to follow To reheat leftovers...bring soup to room temperature and simmer very gently until heated through.
• 11. For the Cheddar Twists: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl except the puff pastry
• 12. Roll puff pastry to a 18x10 rectangle ( dough will be real thin) Sprinkle 1/3 of the cheese evenly over half the pastry, fold plain dough half over the cheese half..roll out dough again to 18x10 size, sprinkle half the dough with another 3rd of the cheese and roll out one more time repeating the folding technique and sprinkling with the remainder of cheese ....roll out for the last time to 18x10 or as close as you can reasonalbly get
• 13. Transfer to unlined baking sheet and chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
• 14. Pre Heat oven to 425 degree. Position oven racks in upper third and lower third positions of oven. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 15. Cut pastry crosswise in half, forming two 10x9 rectangles.Trim and discard uneven edges of pastry.
• 16. Cut each rectangle crosswise into 1/2 inch wide strips. Twist each strip a few times and lay the twist on the parchement spacing them a little less than an inch apart...bake for a total of 10 minutes, rotating baking pans halfway through baking. Serve warm or at room temperature. Store any leftovers tightly wrapped in foil at room temperature.

INA GARTEN'S CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• In a large stockpot over medium-high heat, cook the bacon and olive oil until the bacon is crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and reserve. Reduce the heat to medium, add the onions and butter to the fat, and cook for 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Stir in the flour, salt, pepper, and turmeric and cook for 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock and potatoes, bring to a boil, and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. If using fresh corn, cut the kernels off the cob and blanch them for 3 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain. (If using frozen corn you can skip this step.) Add the corn to the soup, then add the half-and-half and cheddar. Cook for 5 more minutes, until the cheese is melted. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in the olive oil, pour the grease into a stock pot and set the bacon aside.
• Over medium heat, add onions and butter to the bacon grease.
• Cook 10 min or until onions are translucent.
• While onions are cooking, add 6 bouillon cubes to 6 cups water and bring to a boil until cubes dissolve.
• Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and turmeric.
• Cook 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken stock and potatoes to the onions, simmer uncovered 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• *If using fresh corn, cut off kernels and blanch for 3 min in boiling salted water. (If using frozen, skip this step)
• Add corn, half-and-half, and cheddar.
• Cook until cheese is melted.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with bacon.

CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER WITH OPTIONAL BACON

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, warm the olive oil and butter until butter has melted. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Add the flour, salt, pepper and turmeric. Stir constantly for three minutes.
• Add the vegetable broth and stir well. Add the potatoes. Over medium heat, bring to a boil, then reduce to low. Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add the corn and cook for about five more minute until the corn is heated through and the consistency of the soup has thickened slightly.
• Transfer half of the soup (about five cups) to a large bowl and let cool. Puree in a blender or using an immersion blender. Add puree back to the soup pot and return to a simmer.
• Stir in the half-and-half and the cheese, then cook for about five more minutes.
• Season to taste with additional salt and pepper.
• Ladle into bowls and top with bacon pieces, if using, and other optional toppings.

CHICKEN, WHITE BEAN, CORN & CHEDDAR CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan set over medium-high heat, cook the bacon (if using) until crisp.
• Transfer it to paper towels to drain and cool, then crumble and set it aside.
• If you're not using bacon, heat a drizzle of oil and blob of butter in the saucepan over medium heat.
• Saute the onion and celery in the bacon drippings (or oil and butter) for about 5 minutes, until soft.
• Add the flour and cumin and cook, stirring, for another minute.
• Stir in the stock, potatoes, and beans and bring to a simmer.
• Reduce the heat, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
• Stir in the corn, chicken, and cream and allow the chowder to return to a gentle simmer.
• Add the cheese and stir just until it melts.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve hot, topped with crumbled bacon, if using.

WHITE CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large sauce pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and saute until soft. Add garlic and saute for another minute.
• Add chicken broth and cumin, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover, simmering for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, half-and-half, cheese, corn, chiles, and tomatoes. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until cheese is melted.
• Top with cilantro and tortilla chips. Serve warm.

CHEDDAR & CORN CHOWDER WITH BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a soup pot over medium-high heat until it is crisp and brown.
• Drain away about half of the fat in the pot then stir in the onions and celery. Sauté for a few minutes until the vegetables soften.
• Add the milk and cream and heat through.
• Sprinkle in the cornmeal and stir well until the soup thickens slightly, about ten minutes.
• Add the cheddar cheese and stir through until melted.
• Add the corn and continue cooking just long enough to heat it through. Taste then season as needed with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the parsley just before serving.

ROASTED CORN CHOWDER WITH COUNTRY CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• Cut the roasted corn off of their cobs, reserving the cobs. Melt the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add the corn, the diced vegetables and the seasoning and saute until the vegetables are soft but not browned. Add the chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and add the reserved corn cobs. Cook 40 to 45 minutes, remove the cobs and stir in the grated cheese. Serve immediately.;

WHITE CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, and cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
• Add celery, and cook until tender, about 4 minutes.
• Add coriander, cumin, and cayenne. Raise heat to medium-high, and add wine.
• Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add potatoes, stock, and milk, and bring to a boil (skim any foam from surface).
• Reduce heat, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add corn, and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Transfer 2 cups soup to a blender. Let cool slightly, then puree. Return puree to pan, and stir.
• Reheat if needed.
• Season with salt and pepper. Pour into bowls, and top with cheese.
• Chowder can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

WHITE-CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, and cook until softened, about 4 minutes; add celery, and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add coriander, cumin, and cayenne; raise heat to medium-high, and add wine. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. 2. Add potatoes, stock, and milk, and bring to a boil (skim any foam from surface). Reduce heat, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. 3. Add corn, and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer 2 cups soup to a blender. Let cool slightly, then puree. Return puree to pot, and season with salt and pepper. Pour into bowls, and top with cheese.

CHEDDAR AND CORN CHOWDER WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in a large pot until soft. Remove from pot. To give extra flavour, cook the corn cobs in the water used to cook potatoes, scrape remaining kernels from cobs, and reserve some of the cooking liquid to thin chowder if necessary Cook the bacon in a soup pot over medium-high heat until it is crisp and brown. Drain away about half the fat, then stir in onions and celery. Sauté for a few minutes until vegetables soften. Add the milk and cream and heat through. Sprinkle in the cornmeal and stir well until the soup thickens slightly, about ten minutes. Add the corn and potatoes and continue cooking just long enough to heat them through. Stir in the cheese. Season to taste with salt (optional) and pepper. Stir in parsley just before serving.