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Easy Slow Cooker Corn Chowder

October 23, 2018 by Emily Hill 52 Comments

Slow cooker corn chowder is easier than you think! Only 15 minutes of prep and your trusty slow cooker for an easy corn chowder the entire family will love!

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Slow cooker soup recipes are my favorite all year long but especially during fall and winter. And this easy slow cooker corn chowder is no exception.

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Soups like slow cooker sweet tortilla soup (SO good), copycat Cafe Zupas Wisconsin cauliflower soup, and my family’s favorite creamy chicken and rice soup are soul warming. Pair with a salad and light & fluffy one-hour dinner rolls for a hearty, weeknight meal!

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How can you not love a slow cooker soup where the only real work is peeling and cubing the potatoes? Everything else in this corn chowder slow cooker recipe is pretty much tossed or sprinkled in (except for the half and half—that would be messy!) followed by that whole set-it-and-forget-it thing for which your slow cooker is famous.

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Speaking of slow cookers, mine is not programmable and I’m considering buying a new one that is, especially since I’m starting a full-time job and would love to have dinner ready when I get home. That sounds super delightful!

The reviews on this Hamilton Beach 7-quart programmable slow cooker look good and at less than $40, I’m pretty sure it needs to be an early Christmas present to myself.

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We have a family of six so I tend to double recipes. If you are more like a family of four, I’d still double this slow cooker corn chowder with bacon and enjoy leftovers throughout the week.

But if you don’t love leftovers or you have even fewer people you’re feeding, try halving your slow cooker corn chowder recipe. Or you could still do the full batch and freeze leftovers!

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I love adding bacon to pretty much everything, but if you’re vegetarian, you could totally make slow cooker corn chowder without the bacon. It will still be full of creamy, corn flavor!

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Similar to some of my other favorite slow cooker soup recipes, this easy slow cooker corn chowder calls for ingredients I usually have on hand (minus the potatoes… for some reason we don’t eat a ton of those). I love recipes where I can grab things from my fridge and pantry and go!

I’m pretty sure I’ll be making corn chowder in my slow cooker a lot more often after my family fell in love with this recipe!

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Easy Slow Cooker Corn Chowder

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes

Slow cooker corn chowder is easier than you think! Only 15 minutes of prep and your trusty slow cooker for an easy corn chowder the entire family will love!

Ingredients

  • 6 cups potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 4 cups frozen corn
  • 2 cans cream style corn, (14.75-oz each)
  • 1 package real bacon pieces (3-oz package or 3/4 cup)
  • 1 T sugar
  • 1 T Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp seasoned salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups half and half

Instructions

  1. Place potatoes, corn, creamed corn, bacon, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, and pepper in slow cooker. Cook on high 3 to 4 hours or until potatoes are fork tender.
  2. Add half and half and cook an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through. Serve topped with bacon pieces, chives, sour cream, shredded cheese, etc. if desired.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 323Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 1084mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 4gSugar: 13gProtein: 12g
© Emily Hill
Cuisine: American / Category: slow cooker

Filed Under: food & recipes, main dishes, slow cooker, soups Tagged With: corn chowder, crock pot, main dish, slow cooker, soup, soup recipe

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Comments

  1. Jere

    October 23, 2018 at 9:53 pm

    I love chowders and just bought a big bag of corn from our local farm. Your looks delish.

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 23, 2018 at 9:57 pm

      I bet the local corn would taste so yummy in this recipe!

      Reply
  2. Jere

    October 23, 2018 at 9:54 pm

    Chowders are the best. I have a lot of corn in the freezer I need to use.

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 23, 2018 at 9:57 pm

      It’s a great way to use it!

      Reply
  3. Jillian

    October 23, 2018 at 10:18 pm

    Only 15 minutes to this Fall dish? Sign me up!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 23, 2018 at 10:22 pm

      Well, 15 minutes of prep but you still have a few hours in the slow cooker. :)

      Reply
  4. Jori

    October 23, 2018 at 10:28 pm

    A feast for the eyes and belly! My kids will love this and so will I. Perfect for fall. Thank you for this recipe!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 24, 2018 at 10:24 am

      My kids liked it and they’re picky soup eaters. :)

      Reply
  5. Michelle

    October 23, 2018 at 11:54 pm

    Your photos are gorgeous! I’ve been really into making soups recently and corn chowder is one of my favorites. Corn makes such a great soup ingredient, who would have thought?

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 24, 2018 at 10:24 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  6. Adrianne

    October 24, 2018 at 12:27 am

    Super delicious looking recipe Emily that I am saving for the next cold night. Cheers and yum!! I gave you 5 out of 5!!!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 24, 2018 at 10:22 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  7. Aimee

    October 24, 2018 at 6:12 am

    Oh my gosh this is the easiest soup to prep before heading to work. LOVE IT.

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 24, 2018 at 10:22 am

      Yes! And those are the best recipes!

      Reply
  8. Katerina @ diethood .com

    October 24, 2018 at 7:23 am

    This sounds faaantastic!! And only 15 minutes to prep… AWESOME!!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 24, 2018 at 10:22 am

      I love slow cooker recipes that don’t require much prep work. :)

      Reply
  9. Rachael Yerkes

    October 24, 2018 at 8:48 am

    This Chowder is freaking fantastic!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 24, 2018 at 10:22 am

      I have to agree with you!

      Reply
  10. Alli

    October 24, 2018 at 9:03 am

    Corn chowder is one of our favorites. I adore the bacon in this recipe. So good!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 24, 2018 at 10:23 am

      I love adding bacon to whatever I can. :)

      Reply
  11. Erika

    January 18, 2019 at 9:14 am

    Hi! This recipe looks great. Just a question, do you cook the bacon before putting it in the crockpot? Or do you just put it in raw with all the ingredients? Thank you!! can’t wait to make it.

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      January 19, 2019 at 3:04 pm

      Yes! I use packaged pre-cooked bacon pieces to make it extra easy, but if you’re going with a package of raw bacon, cook it first!

      Reply
  12. Michele Holmes

    January 25, 2019 at 6:47 am

    I made this for dinner last night and it was so easy and YUMMY!!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      January 25, 2019 at 8:24 am

      I’m so glad you liked it! It’s definitely one of my new favorite recipes!

      Reply
  13. Darcey

    February 19, 2019 at 11:25 am

    I just threw this in the crockpot and I’m wondering, no liquid? I know I put the half & half in at the end, but I was nervous about no initial liquid? Fingers crossed!!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      February 20, 2019 at 9:53 am

      I hope it worked for you! Yes, no additional liquid. The creamed corn and frozen corn supply a good amount of liquid. It’s rather surprising!

      Reply
  14. Susan

    February 26, 2019 at 9:54 am

    Can I put the half and half in at the beginning??

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      March 13, 2019 at 9:06 pm

      I’m so sorry! I just saw your comment. I haven’t tried that and I’d worry the half and half might “break.” I’d wait if possible!

      Reply
  15. Teresa

    May 31, 2019 at 4:50 am

    Hi. I’d like to try this delicious looking recipe. If I cook it on low how many hours do you suggest?

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      June 3, 2019 at 8:27 am

      I’ve never tried it on low but usually low takes about twice as long so I’d start there!

      Reply
  16. Klair

    August 18, 2019 at 7:38 pm

    Just prepped this to cook overnight! It looks amazing already and I can’t wait to wake up to the smell in the house.

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      August 19, 2019 at 10:43 am

      Yay! I hope it works out. I’ve never tried cooking it overnight but that sounds like a brilliant idea!

      Reply
  17. Sarah

    September 18, 2019 at 5:09 pm

    I don’t have frizen corn can i use fresh corn on the cob cut off?? If so do.i need to add water.. also can i add onions or garlic or will that ruin the recipe?
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      September 18, 2019 at 8:04 pm

      I haven’t tried it with fresh corn but I bet that would work! I don’t think you would need to add more liquid. And I bet onions and garlic would be great!

      Reply
  18. Jodi

    January 17, 2020 at 3:30 am

    I added about 1/2C diced onion and 4 cups shredded chicken. A little black pepper and yum!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      January 17, 2020 at 10:14 am

      Oh my gosh! That sounds so yummy. I totally need to try that next time!

      Reply
  19. Shanee Andreas

    February 4, 2020 at 10:03 am

    To make it even quicker I use the pre-cut potatoes from the hashbrown/freezer section. I am making this right now. Excited to taste the Worcester sauce in here. Yummy.

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      February 6, 2020 at 10:42 am

      That’s a brilliant idea!

      Reply
  20. R J STEWART

    August 3, 2020 at 5:29 am

    How many ears of fresh corn will I need?

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      August 3, 2020 at 10:34 am

      One medium ear of corn will give you about 1/2 cup of kernels, so I’d say about eight ears of fresh corn.

      Reply
  21. Maureen

    October 4, 2020 at 8:05 am

    Is this a thick soup? It sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 7, 2020 at 9:27 am

      It’s not super thick but it is thicker than something like a chicken noodle soup or other “broth” soup. We love it!

      Reply
  22. Kelly

    October 8, 2020 at 10:58 am

    The bacon pieces that you put on at the end is that the same that you use in the beginning

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      October 8, 2020 at 3:34 pm

      Yes! They’re the same!

      Reply
  23. Michelle

    December 3, 2020 at 9:31 am

    I’d love to make this recipe, however is there something I can use as a substitute for the half & half? I’m lactose intolerant :(

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      December 3, 2020 at 9:48 am

      If there isn’t a lactose-free half & half option, I would try lactose free whole milk!

      Reply
  24. Becky

    January 12, 2021 at 9:31 am

    can this be cooked on low instead of high for 8hours?

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      January 13, 2021 at 7:53 am

      You can totally cook it on low, though it may not take 8 hours.

      Reply
  25. Malorie

    January 31, 2021 at 6:33 am

    Great recipe!! It will definitely be a staple in the house! Only changes we made was that we added hot peppers to give it some kick. We also cooked it for 5.5 hrs as after 4 in our crock pot the potatoes were still under cooked on high.

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      February 1, 2021 at 3:53 pm

      I love the idea of adding some kick to the recipe! Glad you liked it!!

      Reply
  26. Mallory

    February 9, 2021 at 11:18 am

    I’m trying to determine if I should get Russet potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes for this recipe — which do you typically use? Excited to try this — thanks! :)

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      February 9, 2021 at 1:28 pm

      You could use either but I prefer Yukon golds because they’re creamier. :)

      Reply

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