Hearty Slow Cooker Potato Bacon Corn Chowder – prepped in just 10 minutes and forget until dinner time!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 4 hourshours
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Total Time: 4 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
1mediumyellow onion, diced
1red pepper, chopped
315-ounce cansyellow corn, drained
3cupsheavy cream , (see note)
2cupslow sodium chicken broth
1poundbaby red potatoes, chopped into 1 inch pieces
2teaspoonsItalian seasoning
¼cupflour
salt and pepper , to taste, (I used about 1 teaspoon each)
4-6slicesbacon, cooked and diced
Instructions
Add onions, red pepper, corn, milk, chicken broth, potatoes, flour, and Italian seasoning to slow cooker and stir. Cover and cook on high 4 hours or low 6-8 hours. Potatoes should be easily pierced with a fork.
Stir in salt and pepper to taste and bacon. Garnish with fresh parsley if desired and serve.
Notes
For a lighter version you can sub out the heavy cream for a lighter milk such as fat free half and half. Note that this will make the soup slightly less creamy and less rich, but still delicious.