Reduced-Fat Corn Chowder

Name: Reduced-Fat Corn Chowder
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 10 ears, corn, kernels cut from cobs (7 1/2 cups); 1/4 cup, all-purpose flour; 2 slices, bacon, chopped fine; 1 , onion, chopped fine; , Salt and pepper; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 3 3/4 cups, chicken broth; 1 3/4 cups 1 percent, low-fat milk; 10 ounces, red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme; 1 , bay leaf; 1/3 cup, half-and-half; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh chives

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2013

Main Courses

Vegetables

Light

SERVES6

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To make a healthier corn chowder with all the flavor and creaminess of the original, we hold on to the bacon, potatoes, and corn but swap the heavy cream for a combination of chicken broth, low-fat milk, and a mere 1/3 cup of half-and-half....

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