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Easy Homemade Panera Corn Chowder Recipe
Mexican flavors of poblano peppers, cilantro and lime pair up with sweet corn, cream and potatoes for this Panera corn chowder recipe. Enjoy the authentic restaurant flavors at home!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 453 kcal
Course:
Soup , Lunch
Cuisine:
American , Mexican
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 onion diced
- ½ cup red bell pepper diced
- ½ cup poblano pepper diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ c flour
- 4 c vegetable or chicken stock
- 4 c corn kernels fresh or frozen are fine
- 1 ½ c potato peeled and diced-approx 1 medium potato
- 1 ½ c Cream (half and half)
- ½ teaspoon each, salt and pepper
- ¾ teaspoon paprika
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 2 roma tomatoes diced
- 3 Tablespoons cilantro coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Melt butter in a dutch oven on medium heat. Add onion and peppers and saute 3-4 minutes until softened.
- Add garlic and saute 1 more minute.
- Stir in flour and cook while stirring for 1 more minute. Pour in vegetable stock, whisking until flour is incorporated into the broth with no lumps left.
- Add corn, potato, cream, salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Let simmer on medium-low until potatoes are tender and soup has started to thicken, approximately 15 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients (lime juice, vinegar, diced tomatoes and cilantro), stir and let simmer five minutes until hot.
- Season with extra salt and pepper to taste, serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
453kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
91mg
(30%)
Sodium
541mg
(23%)
Potassium
734mg
(21%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
1537IU
(31%)
Vitamin C
44mg
(49%)
Calcium
71mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 453
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 453kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 541mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 734mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 1537IU | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 71mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.