" Get Outta Here!" Taters Corn & Bacon Chowder

lynmoz's Note:

His family's like the US. My family's like the UN. I was trying to cook and my boyfriend kept up an unwelcome commentary on on everything from how I should chop the vegetables to what I was adding to the dish. This eventually resulted in an uncharacteristically NON-peacekeeping move to banish him from the kitchen that night. The chowder was served soon after. We were able to reconcile. It's that good.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• ½ teaspoon garlic , minced
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups milk
• 3 cups peeled & cubed potatoes (1/2-inch)
• 1 bay leaf
• ¼ teaspoon mustard powder
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 15 ounces corn (drained)
• 10 ounces cream of chicken soup
• 6 ounces Canadian bacon

Directions:

1. In skillet, combine oil, onion & garlic until tender.
2. Add stock, milk, potatoes, bay leaf, mustard, thyme, pepper, & salt.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Turn off heat & transfer to crock pot.
5. Add corn & cream of chicken soup.
6. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour.
7. Remove & discard bay leaf.
8. Using a ladle, transfer about 1/2 the solids to a blender or food processor & puree.
9. Return puree to crock pot.
10. Cut Canadian bacon into slivers and add to pot.
11. Simmer an additional 10-15 minutes.
12. * You can substitute the cream of chicken with "Cream of _____" Cream Soup Mix (Replacement for Cream of ___ Soups) Substitute.