Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder

Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 6 hours

Makes

8 servings (2 quarts)

Updated: Dec. 05, 2023
I combine and refrigerate the ingredients for this slow-cooker corn chowder the night before. In the morning, I pour the mixture into my crock and turn it on. When I come home from work, a hot, tasty meal awaits. —Mary Hogue, Rochester, Pennsylvania
Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 2-1/2 cups 2% milk
  • 1 can (14-3/4 ounces) cream-style corn
  • 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
  • 1-3/4 cups frozen corn
  • 1 cup frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
  • 1 cup cubed fully cooked ham
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Optional: Crumbled cooked bacon and minced parsley

Directions

  1. In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 10 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.

Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder Tips

How do you store Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder?

Store this corn chowder in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Unfortunately, dairy-based soups and chowders such as this one do not freeze well. Planning ahead? Make one of these cozy?freezer-friendly soups?instead.

How can you make Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder your own?

Give it a smoky flavor with fresh grilled corn on the cob. Instead of hash browns, use fresh or frozen cubed potatoes, even sweet potatoes! Or add your favorite seasoning blend?to give it a signature flavor.

What can you serve with Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder?

Serve this hearty chowder with a light salad or a dunkable?hot sandwich. It also goes great with? homemade biscuits or cornbread.

—Elizabeth Harris, Taste of Home contributing writer

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 196 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 26mg cholesterol, 687mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 2g fiber), 9g protein.