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Flavorful Corn Chowder

Here in the "Cornhusker State", we make lots of dishes with corn! Even my kids love this soup, I've discovered. Although we live in the city, we love to spend time at my parents' cabin on a lake surrounded by farms and cornfields.

8 ServingsPrep: 10 min. Cook: 40 min.

Ingredients

6 ears fresh corn (about 3-1/2 cups)
Milk
1 small onions, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon canola oil
3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
2 cups half-and-half cream
Additional pepper, optional
Chopped fresh parsley, optional
6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled, optional

Directions

Cut corn off cob. Rub the edge of a knife over each cob to "milk" it;
add enough milk to cob juice to equal 1 cup. Set corn and liquid
aside.
In a large saucepan, saute the onion, green pepper, celery and
jalapeno in oil until soft. Add the tomatoes, potatoes, bay leaf,

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Flavorful Corn Chowder (continued)

Directions (continued)

salt, pepper, sugar and allspice; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; add the cream, reserved corn and milk mixture. Simmer
for 30-40 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Garnish with the parsley,
pepper and bacon if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings (2 quarts).

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 204 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 346 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 6 g protein.