Corn Chowder simmered all day in the crockpot is ready to serve when you are ready to eat.
Fresh vegetables, chunks of tender potato, and smoky bacon add so much flavor while the creamy corn base adds a touch of sweetness to this delicious corn chowder.
The perfect cool weather soup served with some crusty bread for dipping!
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Slow Cooker Bacon Corn Chowder
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There is nothing more comforting than coming home to a hot bowl of soup after a long chilly day. This creamy Bacon Corn Chowder recipe is the perfect meal to warm you from the inside out!
Adding all of the ingredients to the slow cooker means this Bacon Corn Chowder simmers all day in the crockpot for a meal that’s pretty much effortless. This savory soup is filled with bacon, chunks of tender potato, and sweet carrots, so it’s very satisfying.
Because it’s made in the slow cooker, this potato corn chowder recipe practically cooks itself. I sometimes prep all of the fresh ingredients in the evening and put it in the fridge. In the morning I just pop the whole thing in the slow cooker. (Make sure your potatoes are covered in broth so they don’t rust or brown).
This creamy corn chowder recipe actually makes a HUGE batch batch in the slow cooker and it will last 3-4 days in the fridge so it’s a great way to cook once and eat a few times! We served it with fresh bread or homemade biscuits and a crisp garden salad for a complete meal.
I make this recipe using canned or frozen corn for the sake of simplicity, if you happen to have fresh corn by all means, cut it off the cobb and use that!!
Because this recipe makes such a large batch you’ll want to make sure your slow cooker is at least 6QT. If it’s smaller, you can certainly half this recipe (the cook time in the slow cooker will remain the same). Due to the dairy in this soup I wouldn’t recommend freezing it once made.
If you would like to freeze this soup, I would suggest removing the portion you’d like to freeze prior to adding the milk. To prepare, bring defrosted soup to a simmer over medium heat. Stir in cornstarch, evaporated milk and butter as directed. Allow to simmer on low about 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Slow Cooker Corn Chowder
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 large carrots chopped
- 1 large onion chopped
- 4 potatoes chopped
- 2 (15 ounce) cans corn kernels , drained OR 3 cups frozen corn
- 2 (14.75 ounce) cans creamed corn
- 4 cups water OR chicken broth
- 1 pound bacon cooked and crumbled
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons butter optional
Instructions
- Place everything except for the evaporated milk, cornstarch and butter or margarine into the slow cooker.
- Add just enough water or chicken stock to cover the ingredients.
- Cook on high 5 hours or low 7-8 hours until vegetables are softened.
- Combine cornstarch and evaporated milk. Stir into slow cooker along with butter 30 minutes before serving,
- Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Soup
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I made the full recipe of corn chowder. I took it to my hunting camp and served it for lunch yesterday.
Needless to say it was delicious. We had eight hungry people and had just enough left for a couple is servings last night.
We all enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing this. I will be making it again soon.
So happy to hear it!
Has anyone actually made this instead of complaining about the ingredients? How was it?
lol..I know, right! I literally just made it overnight–and it’s good!
Instead of adding cornstarch, I added about 1 cup of instant mashed potatoes (along with the potatoes in the recipe). This thickened the soup. I also used 1/2 spicy sausage and 1/2 Bob Evans original sausage to give it a kick. My son-in-law requested for his birthday dinner!
Great idea with the mashed potatoes!
I have used instant potatoeflakes to thicken up many soups before.
Add a pack of dry Ranch or your homemade version. It needs a little punch.
I am starting a website and blog myself..I love this one! Thank you will be making this recipe tomorrow. Great idea. I love your name, and I will continue to follow you.
BTW, I will probably try buttermilk, I am lactose intolerant but buttermilk sets well with me.,
This recipe needs to be halved to be used in a 6qt pot. Full recipe basically overflows a 6qt.
5 hr on cooking potatos on high are not done. waiting 8 hrs now
What variety of potatoes did you use? Potatoes should be cooked after 5 hours on high.
I cooked on low for 7 1/2 hrs and the potatoes and carrots were very al dente! I cut them to a very small dice! I think that next time I will be sure my frozen corn is defrosted or use canned whole corn but the flavor is great. One thing, unless one watches the video, using the masher before serving is not mentioned in the instructions. I used red potatoes . Should I have used another type to ensure a more tender-better cooked-result?
Red potatoes should work perfectly and definitely should’ve been tender in the time suggested. I would suggest possibly double checking the temperature of your slow cooker.
The Video says Low for 5 hours.. which sounds right but the receipe on the site says High for 5 Hours.. that is a HUGE discrepancy. If you cooked yours on low for 7.5 hours and your vegatable are not soft.. you slow cooker is way to slow.
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I made this today. I followed the recipe just like it is and it was delicious. I will be making it for my husband again. He love broccoli cheese soup so I am going to try thstvrecipe also.
So glad your family enjoyed this recipe!
I’m terrible at estimating how much salt and pepeer to add when the recipe says “add salt and pepper to taste…I need to know how much salt and pepper to add the the slow cooker bacon and corn chowder soup recipe??!
I would suggest about ½ teaspoon of each. Once ready you can always add more to each bowl.
My issue is the potatoes and carrots! I made this recipe yesterday! Followed recipe to the letter. Potatoes and carrots NEVER cooked! Hard and crunchy!!! I kept in pot 3 more hours on low…no luck! I SUGGEST par boiling potatoes and carrots with the onion in broth before putting into crock pot!!! Could have been really delicious!!!
I had the same problem! And I cut both very small-much smaller than shown in the recipe.
Carrots and potatoes should definitely be cooked through in the time suggested. I might suggest checking the temperature of your slow cooker.
I’m making this tonight and I didn’t read the recipe right and added the bacon raw to all the ingredients. It has currently been cooking on high for 5.5 hours. Do you think the soup will still be good or did I ruin it?
The soup should be just fine. It might have a little bit of oil but it will also likely have lots of great flavor! Please let us know how it worked out for you! :)
Hello!
I’ve made this chowder before and loved it! However, I don’t eat meat and was wondering if you might suggest something else to give it a bit more pizzazz?
Thank you!
You could add a little bit of smoked paprika to add some flavor or your favorite seasonings.
I don’t know if you eat seafood, but instead of the bacon I add a small container of crab meat with the evaporated mild at the end. It’s delicious.
Made it ate it with corn bread tasted great
This looks awesome! One of our favorite local breweries has a corn chowder we get almost every single time we’re there. I was looking for a good recipe that I could make in the crock pot here at home. Can’t wait to try this!
Enjoy!!
Holly, I’ve made your crock pot recipe for the bacon-corn chowder. I started chopping and dicing at noon today expecting to have this chowder for dinner (7:00ish.) Well, leave it to random acts of nature in Oklahoma, because no more did I get everything but the broth into the crock pot than we had a power outage encompassing 1400 homes in my area! Sooo, after 3hours of no electric, I continued with your recipe. Currently it is 8:45pm and the chowder is finished and I have to say it tastes DELICIOUS! I’m sharing it tomorrow with my neighbor and my daughter. They are both thrilled that the power returned because we all love corn chowder! I’m including each of them several slices of crunchy french bread and highly suggesting a crisp white wine to complete the meal. Thank you for the fun cooking experience. ~ Maggie
Oh my gosh… what an ordeal for you!! I’m so glad you got the chowder cooked, even though it’s late. I’m sure your neighbor and daughter will appreciate some corn chowder! :)
Would adding a green veggie; kale, spinach, collard etc. work with the corn chowder?
Yes, I’m sure that would work perfectly!
Can i add crab to this recipe??? Has anyone tried this?
I have. I add a small container of crab with the evaporated milk. It’s delicious.
Made this, rocked the house with it! All gone in two days and my husband disappointed there wasn’t more!
I’m going to make it again today, and experiment…I have tons of pork in freezer, out of bacon, so gonna fry some pork and throw it in about an hour before I put in the dairy.
FYI yall, Google substitutes for any thing you are out of or don’t want to use that a recipe calls for…I do this all the time and there are tons of ways to get around things you don’t have. I’ve used pancake syrup for honey or brown sugar, baking powder/cornstarch/flour all have interchangeable ratios, and heck, I didn’t have the dairy for this recipe so threw in some ranch flavored dip I had in fridge…actually gave it even more flavor! enjoy!!!
I’m so glad your husband loved this Nikki!! :)
Thank you for the tip on finding substitutions!!