Light Corn Chowder

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NCCook
NCCook @NC_Cook
Wake Forest, North Carolina

It's that time of the year again. I've overindulged through the holidays and now it's time to get rid of the 10 pounds I always seem to gain. This chowder has all the flavor of a full fat version with only 6 grams of fat and 132 calories per serving.

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Ingredients

4 servings
  1. 2 slicesbacon, diced
  2. 1/2 cupdiced onion
  3. 1/2 cupdiced celery
  4. 1 clovegarlic, minced
  5. 3 cupschicken broth
  6. 2small stalks thyme
  7. 1/8 tspsmoked paprika
  8. 1/8 tspblack pepper
  9. 2 cupssweet corn
  10. 1/3 cupinstant potato flakes
  11. 2 Tbspreduced fat cream cheese
  12. to tasteSalt

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Add diced bacon to cold pot. Set to medium heat and cook until crisp. I leave the cooked bacon in the chowder, but if you prefer, you can remove with slotted spoon to add later.

  2. 2

    Add onion and celery to bacon (or bacon grease)and cook until tender.

  3. 3

    Add garlic clove and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

  4. 4

    Add corn, broth and seasonings. Simmer until corn is tender.

  5. 5

    Add potato flakes and simmer until desired consistency.

  6. 6

    Reduce heat to low. Add cream cheese and stir until melted. Taste and add salt if needed. Serve and enjoy!

  7. 7

    If you removed bacon, add as garnish

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