Corn Chowder (vegetarian)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup onion
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 leek, diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup sweet potato, diced
• 1 cup corn, cooked
• 1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 3 cups water
• 8 ounces beer
• 1 cup soymilk
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried basil

Recipe

• 1 chop the onion, garlic and leeks.
• 2 saute in the olive oil for about 5 minutes.if you want, you can use butter instead of olive oil and make it dairy.
• 3 add the sweet potato and cook for 2 minutes.
• 4 add the water and cook for 10 minutes or until potatoes are softened.
• 5 add the corn and the cream style corn.
• 6 add all the seasonings and the beer.
• 7 when the beer stops foaming, add the soy milk. if you want to make it dairy, use regular milk instead.
• 8 simmer for about 20 minutes.
• 9 season to taste as it cooks. you can add cheddar cheese at the end too for a richer taste.