National Soup Month – Easy Corn Chowder Recipe

Corn chowder is one of those old-fashioned dishes that embodies the term, comfort food. Sadly, it’s usually a dish that also embodies the term, time-consuming! But not this version. This corn chowder is so easy to make that your teen will be fixing it for an after school snack – because it’s made in the microwave oven.

First chop about 1/4 cup red bell pepper and set aside. Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a large bowl in the microwave. Add the chopped bell pepper, return to the microwave and cook on high heat for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 Tbsp flour and 1 1/2 tsp instant minced onion. Add 1 1/2 cups frozen, shredded hash brown potatoes, 1 cup frozen corn, 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth, and 3/4 cup milk. (I use 2% evaporated milk for a creamier…