Description
A creamy, one-pot comfort chowder featuring smoked sausage and sweet corn—a perfect cozy meal for chilly nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb smoked sausage, sliced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 potatoes, diced
- 2 cups corn (fresh or frozen)
- 4 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- 1 cup milk or cream
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, add the sliced sausage and brown slightly. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pot, add the diced onions and carrots and sauté until soft.
- Add minced garlic and sauté for an additional minute until fragrant.
- Stir in the diced potatoes and corn.
- Pour in the chicken broth and bring to a gentle simmer, then cover the pot.
- After about 20 minutes, when the potatoes are tender, return the sausage to the pot and stir in the milk or cream.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy your chowder hot!
Notes
Top with cheese or bacon bits for added flavor. Leftovers taste even better the next day!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: chowder, comfort food, sausage recipe, corn chowder, easy soup
