Slow Cooker Corn Chowder

This creamy slow cooker corn chowder takes just five ingredients and about 10 minutes of prep: frozen corn, hash browns, diced ham, cream of mushroom soup and milk. Let the crock pot do the rest for an easy, hearty weeknight soup.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 6

Total Time 6 10

Course Main Course, Slow Cooker, Soup

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 182 kcal

Equipment

slow cooker (crock pot) 4-quart or larger

Ingredients

1 cup frozen hash browns with peppers and onions
1 cup cooked ham diced
1 10 oz package frozen corn
1 10 oz can cream of mushroom soup
2 to 2 ½ cups milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

In the slow cooker, whisk the cream of mushroom soup with 2 cups of the milk until smooth.
Stir in the frozen hash browns, frozen corn and diced ham. There's no need to thaw the frozen vegetables first.
Cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 7 hours (or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours), until the potatoes are tender and the chowder is hot. Stir once or twice if you're home.
Stir in up to ½ cup more milk if you'd like a thinner chowder, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve topped with green onions, shredded cheddar or crumbled bacon if desired.

Notes

If cooking on high, cook for 3 to 4 hours.
For the creamiest texture, cook on low. If you'll be gone longer than 7 hours, hold back the milk and stir it in during the last 30 to 60 minutes.
To make a thicker soup, stir in ½ cup heavy cream, or mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoons milk or broth and stir it in during the last 30 minutes.
Add chopped cooked chicken or turkey for a variation of this recipe. Leftovers from chicken, turkey or ham dinners all work.
To freeze, swap the milk for evaporated milk or heavy cream (or freeze before adding the milk). Freeze up to 3 months, thaw overnight in the fridge and reheat gently, stirring often.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 11gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 610mgPotassium: 476mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 134IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 109mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition details are an estimate, per serving.