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  • Serving size: 2¼ cups
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Looking for a nourishing, family-friendly weeknight meal for when you’re tired and hungry? This creamy corn chowder has you covered. The cozy stew features kitchen staples such as fire-roasted corn, dried dill and thyme, and leftover baked potatoes. (Fun fact: Potatoes that have been cooked and cooled have more resistant starch than freshly cooked potatoes, making them a boon for gut health.) For a thinner soup, add more water or plant-based milk at the end. Bon appetit!

Tips

How to bake a potato: Wash large russet potatoes, cutting away any sprouting eyes or dark spots. Pat potatoes dry and poke them with a fork on all sides. Bake in a 400°F oven for 1 hour or until a fork easily pierces through centers. Chill for up to 4 days until ready to use. For more spud-baking know-how, check out our handy guide to cooking the perfect baked potato.

Can you freeze corn chowder? Yes! Portion into air-tight containers and freeze, ready to pull out for a heat-and-eat meal.

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By Rachael J. Brown,

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion
  • ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 2 large baked and chilled russet potatoes, chopped
  • 1 15.5-oz. can no-salt-added cannellini beans, undrained
  • 1 4-oz. can mild green chiles
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen roasted corn
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup unsweetened, unflavored plant-based milk
  • ¼ cup raw cashews
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh chives

Instructions

  • In a large pot combine onion, bell pepper, and 2 tablespoons of the vegetable broth. Cook over medium until onion is tender and starts to brown. Add the remaining 1 cup broth and the next eight ingredients (through nutmeg). Cook 10 minutes or until soup comes to a slow rolling boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 15 to 20 minutes or until flavors merge. Remove and discard bay leaves.
  • Carefully transfer 2 cups of the soup to a high-speed blender. Add the next five ingredients (through black pepper). Cover and blend until creamy. Stir mixture into soup pot. Top servings with chives.
Nutritional Information:

Per serving (2¼ cups): 334 calories, 71 g carbohydrates, 14 g protein, 1.6 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 33 mg sodium, 10 g fiber, 9.5 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

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Rachael J. Brown

Rachael J. Brown earned her plant-based nutrition certification and food and sustainability certification from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell. After being diagnosed with high cholesterol in her late 20s, she discovered The China Study and started exploring the science of nutrition. After she ate an oil-free whole-food, plant-based diet for just 17 days, her cholesterol dropped 50 points. That was the beginning of her family’s journey from the standard American diet to a WFPB lifestyle. A licensed practitioner of massage and the pain neutralization technique, Brown is also a certified yoga and Pilates instructor and a spiritual director. She completed the 12-Day McDougall Program and has led corporate mindfulness seminars. She received her Bachelor of Arts in geography from the University of Washington and has been an adjunct professor in nutrition and wellness. For more information follow her on Instagram or visit her website.
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