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Creamy Shrimp and Corn Chowder

Conover
This is some real comfort food!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 571 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 onion medium
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 1 carrot large, diced
  • 1 tablespoon old bay
  • 1/4 cup scallions diced
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • .5 cup heavy cream
  • 1 potato medium, diced
  • 1 can cream corn
  • 3 cups frozen corn or fresh
  • 2 bay leaves

Instructions
 

  • Peel, devein, and rinse the shrimp. Set aside.
  • Cook the bacon in a pot. I dice it into one-inch pieces before cooking it. Set aside. Drain bacon grease except for 1 tablespoon.
  • Add butter, then onion, celery, carrots, garlic, onion, old bay, and scallions to the pot. Stir for about 5 minutes until the vegetables are done.
  • Sprinkle the flour over the mixture. Stir well. Slowly add the broth while stirring. Add in the heavy cream. Let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
  • Add the diced potato, cream corn, frozen corn, and bay leaves. Cook for 5 minutes until potatoes are done.
  • Add the shrimp. Cook for 5 minutes until pink. Stir in half of the bacon pieces, reserve the rest to top off the bowls of chowder. Garnish with chopped celery leaves and you're good to go!

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Nutrition

Calories: 571kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 34gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 236mgSodium: 1198mgPotassium: 1294mgFiber: 8gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 3441IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 156mgIron: 3mg
Keyword creamy shrimp chowder
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