30-60 min4 servingsace blender

Ace Blender - Corn Chowder

By Instant Pot Culinary Team

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4 servings

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30-60 min

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Easy

Ace Blender - Corn Chowder
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Recipe Details

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Total Time: 30-60 min

Cooking Technique: Ace Blender

Cuisine: American

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels
  • 3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1/2 yellow onion
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp white pepper
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp corn starch
  • 1/3 cup red bell pepper
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • Crumbled bacon

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Seat glass pitcher on the base of the Instant Pot® Ace and add 2 1/2 cups of the corn, chicken stock, yellow onion, sugar, thyme, salt, white pepper, and onion powder.
  2. Secure and lock lid.
  3. Choose the Soup • program for chunky soup (20:00 minutes). Pause when 5 minutes are remaining.
  4. Stir in cornstarch and water mixture, then add bell pepper and the remaining 1 cup of corn kernels.
  5. Re-secure lid and continue cooking for the remaining 5 minutes.
  6. Once program has completed, stir in heavy cream and serve topped with crumbled bacon, if desired.

Notes

Helpful Tip: For added freshness, try garnishing this with fresh thyme leaves, chopped parsley, sliced scallions, or chives. It is also great with diced ham in place of the crumbled bacon. Unlike the bacon, you don’t have to worry about it getting soggy, so feel free to add the ham in the last 5 minutes of the cook time.

About the chef

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

When life’s moving fast and dinner needs to happen faster, the Instant Pot Culinary Team is here to make it deliciously doable. We cook up recipes for every Instant Pot appliance you’ve got your hands on—so whether you’re tackling Tuesday night or going all-out for the weekend, you’ll have the flavor without the fuss. No overthinking, no babysitting, just good food that works with your schedule (not against it).

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