This is the best Corn Chowder Recipe! Fresh sweet corn is paired with spicy jalapeño and sharp white cheddar for the ultimate summer comfort food!
Corn Chowder Recipe
Corn Chowder is the perfect Summer comfort food! This creamy, flavorful soup recipe is loaded with fresh sweet corn, spicy jalapeños, and salty cheese. This chowder recipe contains no flour, making it naturally gluten free. The best part is that all of this easy, cheesy goodness can be made in just one pot in under 30 minutes!
Other chowder recipes often contain potatoes, or a protein such as ham or bacon. This recipe doesn’t, it truly lets the sweet corn shine! It makes an excellent vegetarian dinner option!
Corn Chowder Ingredients
This easy corn chowder recipe doesn’t require many ingredients, so it’s important that you use all the right ones.
- Vegetables: Fresh sweet corn, Onion, Fresh jalapeños
- Broth: good quality chicken broth or vegetable broth will work in this recipe.
- Spices: cumin, garlic powder, paprika
- Dairy Ingredients: Cream cheese, Heavy cream, Shredded white cheddar cheese
How to Make Corn Chowder
This creamy corn chowder recipe comes together with minimal effort on your part. Score!
- Add olive oil and chopped onion to a large sauce pan and sauté for 3 minutes. Next, add corn and chopped jalapeños, then sauté for 2 more minutes. Add spices and stir well.
- Cover and reduce heat, then let simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add in the cream cheese, heavy cream, and cheddar.
- Let simmer uncovered for an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
What to Serve with Corn Chowder
This creamy corn chowder soup pairs well with so many comforting sides! Here are some side dishes you can serve alongside this hearty soup:
- Keto Cheddar Garlic Biscuits
- Rosemary Garlic Keto Dinner Rolls
- Three Cheese Basil Biscuits
- Asparagus, Avocado, & Tomato Salad
- Mexican Cornbread
Can You Freeze Corn Chowder?
No, I don’t recommend freezing this summer corn chowder. The broth contains lots of dairy (cream cheese, shredded cheddar, heavy cream), and I worry that freezing the chowder would cause the dairy to split once reheated.
Tips for the Best Corn Chowder
- If corn isn’t in season right now, you’re welcome to make this corn chowder soup using frozen corn. You’ll need roughly 5 to 6 cups frozen corn.
- For a spicier chowder, leave the seeds in the jalapeños when you dice them.
- Let your cream cheese come to room temperature before adding it to the soup so that it melts easier.
More Easy Soup Recipes:
- Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup
- Cheesy Taco Soup
- Black Bean and Sausage Soup
- Slow Cooker Potato Soup
- White Chicken Chili (Instant Pot or Slow Cooker)
Sweet Corn Chowder
This is the best Corn Chowder Recipe! Fresh sweet corn is paired with spicy jalapeño and sharp white cheddar for the ultimate summer comfort food!
Ingredients
- 1 small sweet onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 ears sweet corn, husk and silk removed and cut from the cobb
- 2 fresh jalapeños, seeded and chopped
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 ounces reduced fat cream cheese (room temperature so it melts well)
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cup shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat a large sauce pan or dutch oven to medium heat.
- Add olive oil and chopped onion, sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add corn and chopped jalapeños, sauté for 2 more minutes.
- Add broth, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper and stir well.
- Cover and reduce heat to medium low, let simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove lid and add cream cheese, cream and cheddar, stir well.
- Let simmer uncovered for an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Garnish with cilantro and green onions if desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 340Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 757mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 3gSugar: 8gProtein: 13g
To avoid any confusion I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it is not known to affect blood glucose levels. To calculate Keto recipes listed on this site carbs - fiber = net carbs. I use Nutrifox as my nutrition calculator. This nutrition information is an estimate based on the information provided by Nutrifox and the specific ingredients I used.
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