Cheesy Vegetable Chowder

This weekend, we got a true feel for fall...it's not going to last though.  It'll be back up to the 80's by Wednesday!  Anyway, when trying to figure out what to cook for dinner on a 50 degree night, it hit me!

Soup!  Something warm and yummy!

Cheesy Vegetable Chowder is the ONLY type of soup I like, especially with vegetables, so I thought I would share the recipe.  My mom made this quite a bit while I lived at home and before I got married, I made a copy of the recipe!   

What you'll need:

1/2 cup chopped onion (we used half of a large white onion)

1 clove of garlic, minced

1 cup celery (we couldn't find any so we left it out, doesn't make a difference!)

3/4 cup carrots, sliced

1 cup cubed potatoes

3 1/2 cup chicken broth (we used 3 cups water and 3 beef bullion cubes)

17 oz canned corn, drained

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup flour

2 cups milk

1 tablespoon mustard

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/8 teaspoon paprika 

2 cups (8oz) shredded cheddar cheese

Process:

Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large pot, bring to a boil.  Then cover and simmer for about 15-20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.  

While the veggies are simmering, you can make the cheesy mix!

Melt butter in small pot over low heat.  Stir in flour and cook about 1 minute.  Gradually add milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick and bubbly.

This is what it looks like shortly after adding the milk.

Now it's thick and bubbly, ready to add other ingredients.

Stir in the remainder ingredients (mustard, pepper, paprika, cheese).  Cook until cheese melts and then remove from heat.

It should look similar to this!

Once the potatoes in the vegetable mix are tender, stir in the corn and then add and stir in the cheesy mix until thoroughly heated, but don't boil!

Serve and enjoy!!

We made some cornbread muffins to eat along with the chowder!

Delicious!!!

If I had a dying wish and wanted one thing to eat, this would be it!  Sooo good!!

Enjoy!

Have a great week!

XOXO