CABBAGE AND CORNED BEEF CHOWDER

Cabbage and Corned Beef Chowder image

This is the creamiest soup that made even my 5-year-old lick the bowl clean! Best served with Reuben sandwiches. Can be adapted to a slow cooker.

Provided by HomerSoda

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon dill seed
½ teaspoon tarragon leaves
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups chicken broth
3 cups chopped cabbage
2 cups finely chopped deli corned beef
2 cups half-and-half
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Steps:

Melt butter and olive oil together in a stockpot over medium heat; saute onion and garlic until onion is slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour, dill seed, tarragon leaves, and black pepper to onion mixture; cook and stir until flour is dissolved and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
Pour chicken broth over onion mixture and stir until blended, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cabbage and corned beef; cook, stirring frequently, until cabbage is tender, about 20 minutes. Add half-and-half and cook just until liquid is warm but not boiling, about 5 minutes.
Stir half-and-half into the pot; continue to cook just until liquid is warm but not boiling, about 5 minutes.
Melt cream cheese over low heat in a saucepan until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk cornstarch and water together in a bowl; stir into cream cheese until smooth. Stir cream cheese mixture into soup; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until cheese melts and soup is thickened, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 309.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12.4 g, Cholesterol 83.2 mg, Fat 24.8 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 10.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.3 g, Sodium 528.2 mg, Sugar 1.8 g