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Sausage Corn Chowder is a simple creamy soup with onions, fresh corn, red potatoes, and smoked sausage.
Sausage Corn Chowder
Add this Sausage Corn Chowder to the top of your “corn recipes” list because you won’t be disappointed in the least with this one. PROMISE. It’s ready to eat in 30 minutes and tastes incredibly good. It’s not the prettiest soup in the world, but oh my heavens its super duper good. Even my husband was surprised that this was so flavorful. {He’s not big on the soups.}
Main Ingredients
Twelve ingredients are needed to make this fabulous Sausage Corn Chowder! So here’s what you need:
- Olive Oil and Yellow Onion – to saute and to add flavor! Simple yet powerful ingredients here.
- Smoked Sausage – I decided to use smoked sausage for this chowder but feel free to use any kind of sausage you want.
- Red Potatoes – these add some soft texture while adding yummy potato flavor!
- Sweet Corn – I cooked the whole corn on the cob then cut off the kernels but you can also use frozen or canned corn for a quicker option.
- Flour – this thickens up the soup without adding more and more fat from the heavy cream.
- Chicken Stock – while flour thickens the soup chicken stock thins it out without compromising flavor.
- Bay Leaves, Salt, and Pepper – don’t skip out on the seasonings! Taste as you go 🙂
- Heavy Cream – this thickens the soup and makes it creamy!
- Chives – this is a garnish that adds color and some mild flavor.
How to Make Sausage Corn Chowder
Creamy and full of tasty ingredients, this Sausage Corn Chowder can be made in about 30 minutes! For full details see the recipe card down below.
- In a large pot, heat olive oil. Sautee onion, smoked sausage, potato, and corn until the onions start to become tender and everything starts to sweat a little.
- Sprinkle over the flour and stir to coat. Pour over the chicken stock, salt, pepper, and bay leaves.
- Stir and bring to boil, then cover and simmer gently until the potatoes have cooked.
- Remove from heat and add in heavy cream and chives. Serve hot.
Leftovers
This is a great chowder to keep as leftovers! It should last in the fridge, in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
If you are looking to freeze this recipe I have a helpful tip for you: leave out the heavy cream! The cream doesn’t freeze well so leave it out until you are ready to serve. To reheat, thaw in the fridge the night before then heat on the stove and add the heavy cream. Freeze for up to three months!
Similar Recipes To Try!
- Chicken Corn Chowder
- Crockpot Sweet Corn Chowder Recipe with Sausage
- Smoked Sausage Pasta
- Creamy Sausage & Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
Anyways, I hope you all have a great day and try this Sausage Corn Chowder soon!
Printable recipe below!
Smoked Sausage Corn Chowder
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium yellow onion diced, about 1 cup
- 14 oz smoked sausage links cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 small red potatoes washed and diced
- 4 ears fresh sweet corn
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 6 cups chicken stock
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon chives fresh, diced, for garnish
- oyster crackers for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Using a sharp knife (or corn on the cob peeler), cut the corn off the cob. Once kernels are removed, run the back of your knife down the husk to remove the bottom parts of the corn. Set aside.
- In a large pot, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Saute onion, smoked sausage, and potatoes for about 7 minutes or until the onions start to become tender and everything starts to sweat a little.
- Sprinkle flour over top and stir to coat. Cook 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, salt, pepper and bay leaves.
- Stir and bring to a boil to thicken. Then reduce heat to low, ncover and simmer gently for 10-12 minutes or until the potatoes have cooked through.
- Remove from heat and add in heavy cream and fresh corn kernels. Garnish with fresh chives and oyster crackers (if desired) and serve hot.
Made this today for a cloudy fall afternoon everyone loved kids and adults
This was delicious! Thank you!
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Yum!!! This looks incredible and perfect for this cold weather!
Yum this looks so good! I think this will be on our menu for next week after Christmas.
Is there anything I can used for the creaminess and the thickening that’s healthier than the cream? Love all your recipes and your stories about your family!!
I’d say add a little more flour to thicken and then substitute milk for the cream.
I DONT HAVE KIDS. BUT I WILL AKE IT FOR ME AND MY HUSBAND THIS WEEKEND. IT LOOKS SO DELICIOUS . MMMMMM THANKS FOR THE RECIPE.YOLANDA