Pepper-Corn Chowder
(from fearama’s recipe box)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 2 people
Categories: Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 leek, cleaned and chopped
- 3 cups loose-pack frozen whole kernel corn
- 1 14 ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1small red sweet pepper, chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 saffron (optional)
- Snipped fresh chives and/or ground black pepper (optional)
Directions
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Coat a 4-quart Dutch oven with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat over medium for 1 minute.
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Add onion and leek; cook 5 minutes until tender, stirring occasionally.
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Add corn; cook 5 minutes or until corn softens, stirring occasionally.
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Add one can of the chicken broth. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until corn is very tender.
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Remove from heat and cool slightly.
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Transfer half the corn mixture to a blender or food processor; cover and blend or process until smooth. Return pureed corn mixture to Dutch oven.
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Add remaining broth, the sweet pepper, 1/8 tsp. black pepper, cayenne pepper, and saffron. Heat through.
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Top with snipped fresh chives and/or additional ground black pepper.