Corn Chowder Plain And Simple

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 16 ounces corn, thawed frozen (fresh is even better)
• 3 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 potatoes, cubed and cooked
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3 cups whole milk (2% will give a thinner soup, part cream, richer)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• salt
• pepper
• parsley (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place cooked potatoes, corn, green onion, red peppers, chicken broth, 2.5 cups of the milk and butter in a pot. simmer on low for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 2 place the remaining milk, egg and flour in a small container and shake well.
• 3 slowly add to the pot, stirring until thickened.
• 4 salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 simmer on low for another 15 minutes.
• 6 serve in small bowls -- if you want to be fancy, preheat the bowls in boiling water before filling them with hot soup.
• 7 garnish.