Creamy Corn Chowder

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (1 lb) bag frozen corn or 1 (1 lb) bag canned corn
• 2 (14 ounce) cans cream-style corn
• 4 ounces bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium onion, cut into 1/2 inch dice
• 1 large bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 3 large potatoes, diced
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch, dissolved in
• water
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 -2 cup diced cooked ham

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon until done; drain all but 1-2 tablespoons of the grease.
• 2 add butter, onion, bell pepper and potatoes with the cumin and thyme and sautee until potatoes become tender.
• 3 add chicken stock, cream corn, fresh/frozen corn and heavy cream.
• 4 add cornstarch/water mixture and ham and simmer for 15-20 minutes.