POPCORN SOUP (CORN CHOWDER)

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This will be a recipe that you won't lose--it is SO good! Kids will love the idea of using popped corn instead of croutons on top.

Provided by MARBALET

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

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon dried parsley
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 quarts half-and-half cream
2 (15.25 ounce) cans whole kernel corn
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Saute onion in butter with parsley flakes until onion is tender, about 8 minutes.
Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir (will be lumpy). Slowly stir in the half and half until smooth and creamy. Add corn and cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Add salt and pepper to taste. To serve, ladle into bowls and garnish with popped corn.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 521 calories, Carbohydrate 34.8 g, Cholesterol 119.5 mg, Fat 40.2 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 10.7 g, SaturatedFat 24.7 g, Sodium 499.8 mg, Sugar 4.2 g