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Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes is for Soup.

Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes takes 40 minutes to cook.

Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes are:

2-4 slices of bacon
1 tbs olive oil or olive oil spray
1/2 cup red onion
3 tsp of fresh thyme (used in halves)
1 package of frozen corn - steamed (used in halves)
1 cup skim milk
3 cups of peeled and diced sweet potatoes (prebaked or microwaved to soften, 1 cup will be used for creaming and 2 cups left diced)
16-24oz of vegetable broth
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes:

1. Prepare sweet potatoes by dicing and baking or microwaving. (Microwaving the diced sweet potatoes for about 3-5 minutes will be sufficient. Prep time will be longer if you choose to bake potatoes rather than microwave.) 2. Steam corn3. While corn is steaming, saute 4 slices of bacon in the pot you will use for the soup. Set aside bacon4. In same pan, saute onion and half of thyme (Add olive oil or spray olive oil if low fat or veggie bacon is not enough for onion not to stick). Reduce heat and add 1/2 of corn.5. In a cuisinart or using a handheld mixer in a separate container, cream 1/2 of the steamed corn with 1 cup of skim milk. Add 1 cup of sweet potatoes and continue to mix to desired consistency.6. Add creamed corn/sweet potato mixture, remaining sweet potatoes, 2 cups of broth, and remaining thyme to onion and corn mixture. Bring to boil and then simmer 15 mins. 7. Use the extra cup of broth on hand if the soup is too thick or if you want to increase the volume of soup. Add salt and pepper to taste.Mix Cornstarch and Water and add to pot, increase heat if necessary stir until thickened. Add in Bacon. (Parsley?)Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BAMELZER.

The nutritional information for Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 390.7

• Total Fat: 9.2 g
• Cholesterol: 1.5 mg
• Sodium: 401.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 68.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.2 g
• Protein: 12.0 g