Best Tomato Chowder Recipes

TOMATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels. drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. , In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Add the corn, tomatoes and potatoes. Cook over medium heat for 25-30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with bacon.

CORN, TOMATO AND BASIL CHOWDER

Steps:

• Slice corn kernels off cob and place in a bowl. Run back of a knife along each cob to remove additional corn pulp. Add pulp to bowl; reserve cobs.
• In a medium soup pot or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in onion, shallot and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add broth, reserved cobs, 1 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt to pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Immediately reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes longer. Remove cobs and discard.
• Stir in corn kernels and pulp, tomatoes, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes more. Stir in the basil and lime juice. Turn off heat and let soup cool for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm with a dollop of crème fraîche or sour cream, if using.

CORN, TOMATO AND FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes and cook in water to cover in covered pot, about 10 minutes, until tender.
• Coarsely chop onion and saute in hot oil in a nonstick skillet.
• Wash, trim and cut tomatoes in half. Squeeze out seeds. Roughly cut tomatoes. When onions begin to soften, stir in tomatoes.
• Wash and chop enough thyme to make 1 tablespoon, and stir it into tomatoes with the cumin.
• Shuck corn and remove kernels from cob with small, sharp knife. Stir into vegetables with wine, and continue to cook.
• Wash fish and cut into large chunks. Arrange in skillet under the vegetables and cook 5 to 7 minutes, depending on thickness of fish.
• When potatoes are cooked, drain and cut into bite-size chunks. Stir them into the skillet. Season with optional salt and with pepper, and serve. The potatoes are good mashed into the juices in the dish.

TOMATO CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. In the drippings, saute the onion and celery until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Drain clams, reserving liquid; set clams aside. Drain potatoes and return to the pan. Add the onion mixture, bacon and reserved clam liquid. Stir in the water, tomato sauce, tomatoes, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Add clams and parsley; simmer 5 minutes longer.

CORN, TOMATO AND BASIL CHOWDER

Steps:

• Slice corn kernels off cob and place in a bowl. Run the back of a knife along each cob to remove additional corn pulp and add to bowl; reserve cobs.
• In a medium soup pot or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in onion, shallot and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add broth, reserved cobs, 1 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt to pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Immediately reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes longer. Remove cobs and discard.
• Stir in corn kernels and pulp, tomatoes, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes more. Stir in the basil and lime juice. Turn off heat and let soup cool for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm with a dollop of creme fraiche or sour cream if desired.

CROCK POT TOMATO POTATO CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Lay chicken breasts on bottom of crock pot.
• Pour everything else over the top and stir (without moving the chicken).
• Cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-6 hours (I actually cooked it on medium for about 5 hours).
• If you're home, stir once in a while, as the chicken and potatoes soften, to break them up a bit, though it will probably also work to do that when it's all done.

CHICKEN CORN AND TOMATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, simmer chicken in 4 cups of water with onion and poultry seasoning for 45 minutes.
• Remove chicken and let cool; reserve broth.
• Skim fat from chicken broth. Remove meat from the chicken, discarding skin and bones.
• Cut meat into bite sized pieces.
• In a large saucepan, combine chicken, broth, corn, tomatoes and lemon juice. Simmer for 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

TOMATO AND BACON CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 1 1/2-quart saucepan cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. In fat remaining in pan cook onion, celery, and garlic with salt and pepper to taste over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened.
• In a bowl whisk together reserved clam liquor, wine, water, and tomato paste and add to onion mixture. Peel potato and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Add potato and tomatoes to saucepan and simmer, covered, until potato is tender, about 15 minutes. Add clams and parsley and simmer, covered, 2 minutes.
• Serve chowder sprinkled with bacon.

CREAMY TOMATO AND SHRIMP CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in large stockpot or saucepan.
• Add celery and onion, and cook until translucent and tender.
• Pour in tomatoes and their liquid.
• Heat to a simmer.
• Add medium shrimp, return to a simmer, and cook until shrimp turn pink.
• Add small shrimp, and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Stir in heavy cream and water and bring to a simmer.
• Season to taste with cayenne and black pepper.
• Sprinkle fresh basil over soup and stir in just to wilt it.
• Serve.

TOMATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine the first 7 ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender (approx. 15 min).
• Make a double boiler by placing a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water, making sure that the water does not touch the bowl.
• Add butter and stir while it melts. Sprinkle in flour, salt, pepper and mustard. Add milk all at once. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and continue stirring until smooth.
• Add cheese and stir until cheese has melted and sauce is thick.
• Add to vegetables and bring to a boil.
• Add parsley and serve piping hot.

CREAMY SHRIMP AND TOMATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook celery and onion in hot oil just until tender. Stir in tomatoes; heat through. Add shrimp, whipping cream, and water. Cook over medium heat just until hot. Season to taste with pepper.
• Ladle chowder into bowls; top with basil. Serve with foccacia wedges or rolls, if desired.

BACON TOMATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain. Discard drippings. , In the same pan, melt butter. Stir in flour and nutmeg until smooth. Gradually whisk in broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in tomatoes. Reduce heat; stir in cream. Heat through (do not boil). Add bacon.

MUSHROOM, TOMATO AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In large saucepan heat oil over medium heat; Add mushrooms, leeks, potato, garlic, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes; sauté about 5 minutes. Add water and corn; bring to boil and cover. Lower heat and simmer about 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to boil; lower heat to simmer for about 10 minutes or until hot. Stir in parsley if desired.
• Variation: Garnish with low fat grated mozzarella or Parmesan cheese.

TOMATO BACON CHOWDER

Steps:

• In heavy saucepan melt butter.
• Stir in flour.
• Gradually whisk in half & half and chicken broth.
• Add nutmeg.
• Cook and stir until thickened over medium heat.
• Stir in diced tomatoes along with their juice.
• Dice bacon and add to soup mixture.
• Heat through and season with black pepper.

CORN, TOMATO AND BASIL CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Slice corn kernels off cob and place in a bowl. Run back of knife along each cop to remove additional corn pulp. Add pulp to bowl; reserve cobs 2. In a medium soup pot or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in onion, shallot and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened (about 5 minutes) 3. Add broth, reserved cobs, 1 cup water to pot. Bring to boil over high heat. Immediately reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes longer. Remove cobs and discard. 4. Stir in corn kernels and pulp, tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes more. Stir in the basil and lime juice. Turn off heat and let soup cool for 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm with a dollop of sour cream.

SPICY TOMATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. In a medium sauce pan add the canned soups, corn, Rotel, and goat milk. Heat on medium, stirring occasionally until bubbly.
• 2. Serve topped w/ jalapeño jack cheese crumbled or croutons.
• 3. Or take it to go in your favorite thermos.

CORN AND TOMATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Lightly spray a 4 - 5 qt nonstick pot w/ cooking spray. Add the butter and place over M heat. Add the onions, and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Add celery and potatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. 2. Add the bay leaf and broth and bring to a simmer. Cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. 3. Remove the bay leaf, puree 2 C soup in a blender or food processor, and return to the pot. 4. Stir in the tomatoes, corn and milk. Return the soup to a simmer, stirring, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5. Stir in a few grinding of the black pepper, ladle the soup into a bowl, and garnish w/ parsley

TOMATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat the oil and sauté the onions with the oregano and thyme over medium heat until browned.
• Add the canned and fresh tomatoes, then the water.
• Lower the heat and simmer 30 minutes, covered, stirring occasionally.
• Mix flour and cream together in a bowl until smooth.
• Stir about a ladle's worth of soup into the cream. Stir in another ladle of soup, and then add the mixture to the soup.
• Simmer on very low heat, adding the corn, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Simmer 15 minutes uncovered and serve.

HAVRVEST TOMATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a soup pot until browned but not crisp.
• Drain off all but 2 tbls of the fat, then add onions and saute until transparent.
• Add celery, potatoes and broth, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are almost tender.
• Add tomatoes, paprika, garlic powder and hot sauce, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Add corn and simmer 5-10 minutes.
• Stir in cream and serve.

SANTA FE TOMATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in large saucepan;saute garlic for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.Stir in 1 cup water, tomato sauce,corn,cilantro,hot sauce and chilli powder. Bring to a boil high heat. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Spoon soup into serving bowls; Sprinkle with cheese. Also with avocado and fried onions if desired.