Homemade Corn Chowder

There is some rain in the forecast and this is the perfect recipe to warm some bellies!

Ingredients:

- 5-6 ears of corn (or you can substitute with 2-3 cans of corn)

- 2-3 medium Yukon potatoes, chopped

- 1 small onion, chopped

- 1 carrot, chopped

- 1 stick of celery, chopped

- 3-4 pieces of turkey bacon, cooked and chopped

- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth

- 1 1/2 cups almond milk (or reg. milk)

- 1/4 cup butter

- 2 sprigs of fresh thyme (leaves only)

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- Pepper to taste

- 1/2 teaspoon Tumeric

- A few tablespoons of flour

First: start by turning on your crock-pot to low and pouring in the chicken broth. Next, peel and chop the veggies and the potatoes and put in the crock-pot. 

Second: If you are going to use fresh corn, strip the corn of the husk and all that hairy stuff and slice the corn off the cob. Hold the corn up and using a large knife, cut the corn off (as if you were cutting it off the cob for a child or someone with braces). Mix the corn in the with rest of the veggies in the crock-pot. 

Third: Cook the turkey bacon in a skillet and let cool. Break it into small pieces and add to the crock-pot with the rest of the ingredients, except the flour (milk, butter and seasonings). Let simmer for a few hours. 

Fourth: As it comes close to serving time, if the texture is not as thick as you would like, add a few tablespoons of flour as needed until you get the right thickness. Then serve!

You can tell this is my recipe by the lack of intelligent instructions. But really, you can make this recipe exactly as you like it with trying different spices and additives. I got most of my ideas by looking at different recipes online to see how others made it and I combined the ingredients I liked! Have fun!