Corn and green chile chowder – Cuisinart PSC-650 User Manual

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Corn and Green Chile Chowder

slices bacon, cut into small dice

medium onion, cut into small dice
(approximately ½ to cups dice)

medium red pepper, cut into small
dice (approximately ½ to cups
dice)

celery stalk, finely chopped

jalapeño pepper, seeds removed,
finely chopped

garlic cloves, finely chopped

½ teaspoons kosher salt, divided
¾

teaspoon freshly ground pepper,
divided

tablespoons unbleached,
all-purpose flour

cup beer

cans (½ ounces each) chopped
green chiles

ounces red potatoes, washed and

cut into -inch dice

cups corn kernels (cut from about
ears of corn)

cup low sodium chicken broth

cup heavy cream

Makes 8 servings

Place bacon in a -inch skillet over medium heat. Once bacon is completely
cooked remove and reserve. Add the chopped onion, red pepper, celery, and jala-
peño to the skillet. Sauté vegetables until tender, about minutes. Add the garlic
and ½ teaspoon of both salt and pepper to the skillet and continue to cook for an
additional to minutes.
Stir the flour into the skillet and cook for to minutes. Add the beer, scraping up
any brown bits that have accumulated on the bottom of the skillet. Add vegetable
mixture to the slow cooker pot of the Cuisinart

Slow Cooker. To the vegetables,

add the green chiles, potatoes, corn, ½ teaspoon salt, remaining pepper and
chicken broth.
Cover and press the on/off button to turn the unit on. Set the time to hours and
press High. Once time elapses, reset time to hours. To serve, stir in reserved
bacon. Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly. Set the time again for hours and
press Simmer. When slow cooker switches to Warm, stir in heavy cream and re-
maining salt. Set time to hour on Low. Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly.
Optional:

Purée cup of the soup separately with a blender and stir back into the

remaining chowder for an extra-creamy texture.

Nutritional information per serving (1 cup):

Calories 194 (30% from fat) • carb. 30g • pro. 6g • fat 7g • sat. fat 4g

• chol. 22mg • sod. 520mg • calc. 40mg • fiber 4g