Name: Corn chowder with sweet potato croutons
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For the croutons:; 1 sweet potato (150g), diced 1cm cubes; 1 tsp oil; 1 heaped tsp smoked paprika; For the chowder:; 1 tsp oil; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 carrot, diced; 1 stick celery, thinly sliced; 180g frozen sweetcorn; good pinch white pepper; 1 tbsp plain flour; 1 reduced-salt vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 250ml water; 300ml skimmed milk; 1 tbsp fresh chives, chopped; good grind black pepper

A creamy corn and vegetable soup topped with little cubes of smoky roasted sweet potato.

Serves

Prep

15 minutes

Cook

35 minutes

Nutritional Information:

Each 510g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal: 313
Carbs: 47.5g
Fibre: 9.4g
Protein: 12.0g
Fat: 6.2g
(Low)
Saturates: 1.0g
(Low)
Sugars: 22.3g
(Low)
Salt: 0.8g
(Low)
Fruit/Veg Portion: 3

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Ingredients

For the croutons:
1 sweet potato (150g), diced 1cm cubes
1 tsp oil
1 heaped tsp smoked paprika
For the chowder:
1 tsp oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, diced
1 stick celery, thinly sliced
180g frozen sweetcorn
good pinch white pepper
1 tbsp plain flour
1 reduced-salt vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 250ml water
300ml skimmed milk
1 tbsp fresh chives, chopped
good grind black pepper

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Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. First, make the sweet potato croutons. In a large bowl, drizzle the sweet potato cubes in 1 tsp oil and jumble them up to coat evenly. Sprinkle with the smoked paprika, jumble them up again and spread out on a baking sheet. Bake for 25-35 minutes, turning regularly.

Step 2

Meanwhile, make the chowder. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion for 3-4 minutes. Add the carrot, celery, sweetcorn and white pepper. Stir for 3 minutes and sprinkle with the flour.

Step 3

Gradually stir in the vegetable stock until it thickens. Cover then turn down the heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Slowly stir in the milk for a couple of minutes and bring back to a simmer.

Step 5

Place the chowder into bowls and sprinkle with a few chopped chives and some freshly ground black pepper. Top with the sweet potato croutons, fresh chives and black pepper.

Recipe tips

If your chowder becomes a bit too thick, just slowly stir in a little more milk.
You could add cubes of fresh salmon or some large prawns to make a corn seafood chowder.
Freezing instructions: Freeze the croutons separately. Defrost soup in a microwave or over a very low heat until piping hot.