This Creamy Zucchini Corn Chowder is exactly the meal you need to add into your dinner rotation. Filled with garden-fresh corn and zucchini and crispy bacon, it’s a bowl of goodness you’ll love. With a perfect blend of creaminess, this Zucchini Corn Chowder is a delicious and hearty lunch or light dinner.
Creamy Zucchini Corn Chowder

This Creamy Zucchini Corn Chowder is exactly the meal you need to add into your dinner rotation. Filled with garden-fresh corn and zucchini and crispy bacon, it’s a bowl of goodness you’ll love. With a perfect blend of creaminess, this Zucchini Corn Chowder is a delicious and hearty lunch or light dinner.
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 strips bacon, chopped
- 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon ground thyme,
- 1 pound potatoes, peeled, diced into ½-inch cubes peeled and diced into ½-inch cubes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 4 ears sweet corn, husk + silk removed and kernels cut from cob (2 ¾ cup corn)
- 1 medium zucchini, diced into ½-inch cubes, (1½ cups)
- 1 cup half and half or heavy cream
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
- cayenne pepper, optional
- 1 teaspoon jalapeno, diced
Instructions
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