Turkey Corn Chowder with Bacon is a creamy soup recipe loaded with shredded turkey, corn, bacon and chopped green onions.
Turkey Corn Chowder with Bacon is the perfect recipe for using up your leftover holiday turkey.
This hearty turkey soup recipe is great comfort food for cold weather.
This corn chowder recipe takes just over thirty minutes from start to finish and serves four people as a main dish.
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To make this turkey chowder, I started by adding some chopped bacon to a large soup pot over medium-high heat.
I left the bacon to cook, stirring occasionally, until it was crispy.
Then I used a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked bacon to a plate lined with paper towel.
I added some butter to the pot with the bacon grease.
I also added some diced onions to the pot.
I stirred and cooked the onions until they were translucent.
Then I added some all purpose flour to the pot.
I stirred until all of the diced onions were coated in the flour and butter mixture.
Then I continued cooking for a few minutes until the flour was just starting to brown slightly.
I added some chicken broth to the pot.
I whisked well until the liquid started to thicken.
Then I added some light cream to the pot.
I whisked well again.
I also added some salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to the pot.
I whisked the spices into the soup.
Then I added some frozen corn kernels to the pot.
I stirred the corn into the soup.
I added the cooked bacon to the pot along with some shredded turkey.
I stirred the turkey and bacon into the soup.
Then I reduced the heat to medium-low and left the soup to simmer for fifteen minutes, stirring occasionally.
After fifteen minutes, I added some chopped green onions to the pot.
I stirred the green onions into the soup and then it was ready to serve.
This turkey corn chowder is packed with flavour.
This hearty soup is sure to be a family favourite.
If you are looking for a tasty dish to use up some leftover turkey, then you need to try this Turkey Corn Chowder with Bacon!
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Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Turkey Corn Chowder with Bacon:
- 10 slices bacon, chopped
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup diced yellow onions
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 4 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups light cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 cups frozen corn kernels
- 2 cups cooked, shredded turkey
- ⅓ cup chopped green onions
How to Make Turkey Corn Chowder with Bacon:
- Dump the chopped bacon into a large soup pot over medium-high heat.
- Cook the bacon, stirring occasionally, until it is crispy.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked bacon to a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
- Add the butter to the pot with the bacon grease.
- Add the diced onions to the pot and stir.
- Cook the onions until they are translucent.
- Then add the flour to the pot and stir well.
- Continue cooking for a few minutes.
- Then add the chicken broth to the pot.
- Whisk well until the liquid starts to thicken.
- Then add the cream to the pot and whisk well again.
- Add the salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to the pot and whisk.
- Add the corn to the pot and stir.
- Add the cooked bacon and shredded turkey to the pot and stir.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Leave the soup to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- After 15 minutes, add the chopped green onions to the pot and stir.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Turkey Corn Chowder with Bacon
Turkey Corn Chowder with Bacon is a creamy soup recipe loaded with shredded turkey, corn, bacon and chopped green onions.
Ingredients
- 10 slices bacon, chopped
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup diced yellow onions
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 4 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups light cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 cups frozen corn kernels
- 2 cups cooked, shredded turkey
- ⅓ cup chopped green onions
Instructions
- Dump the chopped bacon into a large soup pot over medium-high heat.
- Cook the bacon, stirring occasionally, until it is crispy.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked bacon to a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
- Add the butter to the pot with the bacon grease.
- Add the diced onions to the pot and stir.
- Cook the onions until they are translucent.
- Then add the flour to the pot and stir well.
- Continue cooking for a few minutes.
- Then add the chicken broth to the pot.
- Whisk well until the liquid starts to thicken.
- Then add the cream to the pot and whisk well again.
- Add the salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to the pot and whisk.
- Add the corn to the pot and stir.
- Add the cooked bacon and shredded turkey to the pot and stir.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Leave the soup to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- After 15 minutes, add the chopped green onions to the pot and stir.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 769Total Fat: 52gSaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 208mgSodium: 2241mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 4gSugar: 12gProtein: 40g
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