Creamy Corn Chowder

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped fine
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped fine
• 1 medium carrot, shredded
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 cans creamed corn
• 2 cans whole kernel corn (or 3 cups frozen)
• 3 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• grated carrot (garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, melt butter.
• 2 stir in onion, celery and carrot.
• 3 cook about 5 minutes until softened, but do not brown.
• 4 stir in flour and cook for additional 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 5 add corn to saucepan.
• 6 add milk, salt and pepper.
• 7 whisk to combine ingredients.
• 8 bring to a simmer.
• 9 cover and cook over low heat for 10-20 minutes.
• 10 do not boil.