Bacon Corn Chowder - A Warm Dinner Soup

Bacon Corn Chowder – A Warm Family Dinner Soup!

This is a tasty family dinner soup that is inexpensive & easy to fix. Pair it with a green salad and some fresh bread (preferably warm) and you can feed a few more hungry folks! It has been a cool weather staple for decades at our house and it never fails to satisfy hungry tummies and warm the soul just a bit.

Ingredients:

8 slices bacon*
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans creamed corn
1 can whole potatoes, cubed
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
1½ cups water
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 cup cubed cheddar cheese

Directions:

Saute bacon until crisp. When bacon is done, remove it and set aside.

Remove all but 2 Tbsp fat from pot. Add the onion to the pot and cook until limp. When the onion is almost finished, add the garlic and cook another 5 minutes.

Place the onion, garlic and the rest of the ingredients except the cheese and bacon in a 4 qt. saucepan. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.

Add the cheese and bacon, crumbled, and cook another 5-10 minutes, stirring often as the cheese melts.

All done! Spoon into your soup bowls and serve – you can save a few pieces of bacon to crumble on top if you want to be a bit fancy!

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Comments

Bacon Corn Chowder – A Warm Family Dinner Soup! — 25 Comments

Marti Tabora on October 22, 2015 at 7:31 am said:

This sounds really good with the cooler weather that is hopefully on the way. I think I will be making it soon. Thanks for sharing it.
Melissa S on October 22, 2015 at 8:43 am said:

This and italian bread sounds like a perfect cool day meal.
Shannon on October 22, 2015 at 9:00 pm said:

This sounds like a great and easy to make soup, thank you for sharing…
Dana Rodriguez on October 28, 2015 at 9:16 am said:

I love comfort food and this looks so delicious..and easy!
Dorothy Boucher on October 28, 2015 at 10:03 am said:

I am definitely going to have to try this one out 🙂 love my corn chowder , never thought to add bacon 🙂 will try,,
sheila ressel on October 28, 2015 at 7:10 pm said:

Yum, this looks really good. I will be adding this recipe to my collection!
Richard Hicks on November 3, 2015 at 8:19 pm said:

Looks great and want to give it a try really soon.
David Fultner on November 9, 2015 at 1:02 pm said:

This would be so great about now.
Rosie on November 15, 2015 at 11:40 am said:

What a wonderful comfort food. I would love to make this – and soon! It would be a nice soup for the holidays, too.
Amy Orvin on November 16, 2015 at 10:30 am said:

My mom would love to try this. It looks wonderful and great to eat in winter. Thank you for the recipe.
Richard Hicks on November 19, 2015 at 11:11 pm said:

Looks great and bacon makes it even better!
Mariah Chezem on November 20, 2015 at 6:33 am said:

Looks delicious! Perfect with the rainy weather we’ve been having lately.
Allyson Bossie on November 20, 2015 at 9:29 pm said:

My husband is not a soup eater, but he loves bacon like it is a life fuel, so I think he will love this!
Jerry Marquardt on November 23, 2015 at 2:53 am said:

This recipe looked so good, I copied it down. I am going to make it this coming weekend. I thank you so much for the share.
Lesley F on November 23, 2015 at 10:14 am said:

Could use right now as it is so cold here
Sally Wilsey on December 6, 2015 at 11:07 pm said:

I love this new twist on Corn Chowder. And just at the right time with the weather getting colder.
Sandra Watts on January 17, 2016 at 6:37 am said:

This sounds absolutely delicious! I love soups in the winter.
Karen Glatt on January 19, 2016 at 11:35 am said:

I think this is such a delicious soup to make right now when it is so cold! I like how easy it is to make and such a good one to make this weekend when I do not have to work.
ANN*H on April 11, 2016 at 12:47 pm said:

Yummy corn chowder with bacon. My family would love this. I like finding new recipes for those same old meals. thanks for the recipe
Dotty J Boucher on May 15, 2016 at 10:52 am said:

This recipe looks delicous! I love making soups, I find it a to always save me a little money, I will have to try this recipe out.
Sherri on November 14, 2016 at 3:55 pm said:

this looks delicious! We fix soup year-round because we can stretch it into a couple of meals
Linda Manns Linneman on January 27, 2017 at 10:20 am said:

This sounds so good. What a great meal on a cold day. I will be making this for my family. Thank you so much for sharing
Jana Williams on February 7, 2017 at 9:02 pm said:

Thanks So Much for Sharing This Awesome Recipe for Bacon Corn Chowder, I Really Appreciate it and it Sounds Just Delicious! I Used to Work at Chili’s When I Was a Teenager and They Used to Have the Best Corn Chowder but They Took it Off the Menu and I Hate When a Restaurant Takes Something Really Good Off the Menu! I Know Everyone Makes Their Corn Chowder Completely Different but Your Recipe Sounds Really Good but b/c I Don’t Eat Pork I Would Have to Omit the Bacon but I’m Sure it Would Be Just as Good Without it! Well Thanks Again for Sharing, Have a Great Evening! – Jana
Dotty J Boucher on February 7, 2017 at 11:09 pm said:

This soup does look delicious! I know I am going to have to try this recipe out, I just not have gotten around to it.
@tisonlyme143
ellen beck on May 8, 2017 at 10:05 pm said:

I love a good corn chowder. It is filling, warm and with a nice thick piece of homemade bread is the best comfort food. I like how you added bacon. I think pork lends itself well to corn chowder. I will add ham if I have it on hand.