Tons of pearly corn kernels and zucchini squash in this fresh corn zucchini chowder. And let’s also talk about the potatoes, onions, celery, and carrots, garlic, and jalapeños — yes JALAPEÑOS that go into this chowder. When do we ever do boring, bland, or tasteless food around here? What you’re getting in this one bowl is veggies up the wazoo. with tons of potatoes, fresh kernels of corn. Its seriously, unbelievably good. But before I get to the recipe, how was your weekend? Did you do anything great? Us? If you follow me on snapchat (username: littlespicejar), you know that we spent most of Saturday and a part of Sunday painting/redoing our powder room/half bathroom. I always find it so weird to call it a powder room. What the what? Anyway we painted it a beautiful shade of calming, sea foamy green, which I know probably sounds terrible but gosh! It’s alllllll over Pinterest and it makes any room in the house come instantly alive. The paint color is called “Sea Salt” by Sherwin Williams. Has anyone painted a room with that color? Tell me i’m not the only one that’s bought a 5 gallon tub of it and ready to paint the entire house with that color if it was left up to me. Anyway back to the corn zucchini chowder. Soup is a regular affair around here minus the super hot summer months because it’s just BOILING in Houston at times. But way too often I find myself craving a warm bowl of something with tons of creaminess and chunky veggies to boot. I love that I can sneak in tons of veggies into a hearty chowder and the hubby will eat it right up. The man LOVES a good chowder. I’m a big fan of using corn in soups so it probably goes without saying that traditional corn chowder is one of my all time favorites. This recipe is simple and comes together very quickly. Not only that, it’s also completely vegetarian friendly so #meatlessmonday is on point right now. Another thing I love about this corn zucchini chowder is that it uses all fresh, seasonal produce. The zucchini’s are a beaut right now! My local farmers market/grocery stores are bursting with fresh squash at the moment. And you already know that corn has summer written allllll over it. The key to making a perfect corn chowder is the balance of creamed veggies and chunky bites. I like to purée about 1/2 of my soup in a food processor before adding in the half and half so that some of the veggies are whole while others blend completely to make the perfect silky chowder texture. Last note, the jalapeños I used are completely option, for a more traditional corn zucchini chowder, just leave them out. But we love a little southern style kick so I highly urge you to give it a go with the peppers! Enjoy!
IS THIS A GOOD CHOICE FOR YOU?
You can blend all or none of the chowder as well. This is completely to your preference! Use more or less jalapeños to preference too!
