This recipe Cheddar Corn Chowder was chosen by Jill. When I first saw what this months recipes were, my first thought was ugh. See, I had just made a large pot of soup. By large pot, I mean 12 quarts. And I had just eaten 2 bowls and was starting to get sick of it.
So I decided to quarter the recipe. I figured that'd give me probably 2 servings. Well, it gave me significantly more than 2 servings. But that's OK because this soup is really good. I used whole milk instead of half and half (although I used more than called for, I just took the bottle and poured) but it still is so creamy and has a really nice mouthfeel.
I ate a small bowl (about a cup worth) and it was so rich tasting that I was actually pretty much full at that point. Even though I had made a grilled cheese sandwich and some roasted veggies to go with it, I had most of it left because the soup is so rich. Although if you look at the ingredients, it's not all cream. I guess the bacon fat gives it all that richness. I only used 2 strips of bacon that I had in the freezer. Which is no where near the 2 oz the recipe called for. I even left out (aka forgot) the butter. I can't imagine how rich this would be if I had all the fat that was supposed to be in it.
Thanks Jill, this was an awesome choice! This one is definitely getting saved.
11 comments:
To my surprise, I also enjoyed this recipe. Glad you enjoyed it as well!
I have not uploaded mine, thanks for assuring me it is good. I will try and make it tonight.
I'm interested in trying this again after reading your blog...I'd thought mine was a little too something(but delicious) so next time I think I'd cut back a few things like you.
Sorry...forgot to say...yours looks yummy too.
mm... I wanted this soup when I first saw the title, but I'm too lazy to build a soup tonight. It sounds richy rich though! :)
Thank you for the comment! I am definitely going to take your advice and cut the recipe next time...either that or fill my freezer:)
Hi Eva, it was alot of soup, but I got lucky, my husband loves soup, I froze most of it in single portions for him. He'll take your leftovers if you don't want them.
You're making me think I should have put some cream or milk in mine. This was very delicious wasn't it?
Looks delicious, Eva! You were smart to cut the recipe down. I made the mistake of making the whole recipe. Jeez it made a ton!
We're twins! I quartered mine, and made grilled cheese to go with it and also thought it was WAAAY more than 2 servings. Ina's servings are so much bigger than mine. I'm so glad you made this even though you were souped out and enjoyed it, too!
Thanks for your comment on my little blog.You must have used chicken stock - your's looks so much richer than mine. I guess I'll use chicken stock next time - lol.
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