Good Eats: Easy Corn & Potato Chowder

Chowder


Ingredients

  • 6 pieces of bacon
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3/4 cup mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • 1-1/2 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 potatoes, cubed
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 can corn
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • cheese (optional)

Instructions

Cook bacon over medium heat in a dutch oven until beginning to crisp.  Add onion and garlic, cooking until soft.  Add mushrooms, cooking until tender.  Sprinkle with rosemary.  Pour in wine and deglaze, making sure to scrape all of the brown bits off of the bottom.

Remove bacon to cutting board.  Cut into bite-sized pieces and return to pot.

Next, pour in chicken stock and water.  Add potatoes and cook until tender, about 10-15 minutes.  Add cream and corn.  Cook until well-heated.

Taste and season with salt and pepper.  Ladle into bowl, and top with cheese.  Treat yourself to two helpings!