Hearty Bacon Potato Chowder

Name: Hearty Bacon Potato Chowder
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: aluminum foil; 1 lb bacon, pork; 1 Tbs oil; 4 cups cubed potatoes; 1 medium onion chopped; 1 cup sour cream (8 oz); 1.25 cups milk, or half and half; 1 can chicken broth (1.25 cups); 1 can cream of chicken soup (10 oz), undiluted; 3 cloves garlic, pressed; 12 oz frozen corn; 1/2 tsp thyme; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp Mrs. Dash no salt table seasoning, optional; Shredded cheddar cheese, optional; Pre-cooked ham, diced or cubed, optional

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:40min

Add precooked ham for extra protein. My husband does not like corn added to meals, so I make it separately and add just to my bowls.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:31:36 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

aluminum foil

1 lbbacon

pork

1 Tbsoil

4 cupspotatoes

cubed

1onion

medium, chopped

1 cupsour cream

1 ¼ cupsmilk

or half and half

1can chicken broth

1 cancream of chicken soup

½ tspthyme

1 tspblack pepper

1 tspsalt

½ tspno salt table seasoning

optional

cheddar cheese

shredded, optional

ham

Pre-cooked, diced or cubed, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Line a bar pan with aluminum foil. Bake bacon at 375 F for 20-25 minutes until crispy.

Step 2

While bacon is in the oven, chop potatoes and begin to fry in oil over medium stove heat, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle in a pinch of salt, pepper, and Mrs. Dash. Cook about 20 minutes or until potatoes are crisp tender. Add onion and optional ham.

Step 3

Remove bacon from oven, transfer to paper towels and blot grease. Discard grease and aluminum foil in trash. When bacon cools cut or break into pieces about 3/4 inch long.

Step 4

Stir into pot with potatoes, soup, broth, milk, sour cream, corn, more salt & pepper, thyme, and garlic. Add bacon. Simmer on low 10 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Serve with shredded cheese on top.