Name: Corn chowder with sweet potato croutons
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For the croutons:; 1 sweet potato (150g), diced 1cm cubes; 1 tsp oil; 1 heaped tsp smoked paprika; For the chowder:; 1 tsp oil; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 carrot, diced; 1 stick celery, thinly sliced; 180g frozen sweetcorn; good pinch white pepper; 1 tbsp plain flour; 1 reduced-salt vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 250ml water; 300ml skimmed milk; 1 tbsp fresh chives, chopped; good grind black pepper

A creamy corn and vegetable soup topped with little cubes of smoky roasted sweet potato.

Serves

Prep

15 minutes

Cook

35 minutes

Each 510g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

313

Carbs

47.5g

Fibre

9.4g

Protein

12.0g

Fat

6.2g

Saturates

1.0g

Sugars

22.3g

Salt

0.8g

Fruit/Veg Portion

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Ingredients

For the croutons:

1 sweet potato (150g), diced 1cm cubes

1 tsp oil

1 heaped tsp smoked paprika

For the chowder:

1 tsp oil

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 carrot, diced

1 stick celery, thinly sliced

180g frozen sweetcorn

good pinch white pepper

1 tbsp plain flour

1 reduced-salt vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 250ml water

300ml skimmed milk

1 tbsp fresh chives, chopped

good grind black pepper

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Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. First, make the sweet potato croutons. In a large bowl, drizzle the sweet potato cubes in 1 tsp oil and jumble them up to coat evenly. Sprinkle with the smoked paprika, jumble them up again and spread out on a baking sheet. Bake for 25-35 minutes, turning regularly.

Step 2

Meanwhile, make the chowder. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion for 3-4 minutes. Add the carrot, celery, sweetcorn and white pepper. Stir for 3 minutes and sprinkle with the flour.

Step 3

Gradually stir in the vegetable stock until it thickens. Cover then turn down the heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Slowly stir in the milk for a couple of minutes and bring back to a simmer.

Step 5

Place the chowder into bowls and sprinkle with a few chopped chives and some freshly ground black pepper. Top with the sweet potato croutons, fresh chives and black pepper.

Recipe tips

If your chowder becomes a bit too thick, just slowly stir in a little more milk.
You could add cubes of fresh salmon or some large prawns to make a corn seafood chowder.
Freezing instructions: Freeze the croutons separately. Defrost soup in a microwave or over a very low heat until piping hot.

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Corn chowder with sweet potato croutons

Ingredients