This Creamy Chicken and Corn Soup with Bacon is loaded with fresh vegetables and crisp bacon. Cooking the vegetables in a little bacon fat gives them extra pop. Make a big batch of this and freeze one for next week! (gluten free)
Hope your school year is off to a great start! We are easing into the routine here and getting super busy. Gone are the long summer days at the pool and late nights out by the fire. The pace has quickly changed.
It's okay, we are ready to switch to football games, hayrides, and Honeycrisp apples. Get them, people, because they don't last long! Speaking of apples, I just tried the new Autumn Crisp apples. Delicious!
As the weather gets cooler we start to crave warming soups like this Creamy Chicken and Corn Soup with Bacon. My kids aren't big soup people because they don't like everything mixed together. They can quickly and easily pick out an ingredient they don't like...and with an eagle eye, they dig them out. Thanks, guys!
They love the bacon topping on this one and the creamy flavorful broth that comes together. I like this one because it straddles the end of summer and beginning of fall. You can use fresh corn which we still have in abundance here but I was being lazy.
You can use fresh corn which we still have in abundance here but I was being lazy. I love the frozen fire roasted corn from Whole Foods. The corn is full of flavor and great for Mexican dishes, tacos, burritos, quesadillas and this Creamy Chicken and Corn Soup with Bacon. I always have some in my fridge.
This soup is warm, soothing and oh so creamy. Make a big batch for the weekend and plop yourself in front of the TV. Even better, make a double batch and be happy that dinner is made for next Tuesday or whenever you pull it out of the freezer!
Creamy Chicken and Corn Soup with Bacon
Ingredients
- 4 pieces bacon
- 1 onion, chopped small
- 2 carrots, sliced thin
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 cups fire roasted corn, thawed
- 3 cups chicken stock (I use Kitchen Basics)
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 cup milk (I used 2%)
- 2 cups kale, chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Heat a dutch oven over medium high heat and cook bacon until it is crispy. Remove to a paper towel to drain.
- Leave 1-2 tablespoon bacon grease in the pan and add chopped onion, carrots and garlic. Saute for about 5 minutes until onions start to get translucent. Your carrots will have to be thinly sliced in order to cook through.
- Add chicken stock to pan and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook just until carrots are tender. Add chicken, corn, kale and milk.
- Top with bacon and serve. If you prefer a thicker soup you can whisk a tablespoon of gluten free flour into the milk before you add it to soup. Salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition
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Note: If you need this to be gluten free, make sure your chicken stock is gluten free.
Adapted from Cooking Light.
Mica | Let's Taco Bout It Blog says
We don't have much of a winter here in Austin, but it does drop down enough to make you want to stay in. This soup would be absolutely perfect.
You totally made me laugh when you said "You can use fresh corn which we still have in abundance here but I was being lazy." I'm the same way too!
Thanks for the recipe. I'm printing it out now and adding it to my list of recipes to try.
Dana says
Ahh, how I love soup weather. This looks wonderful and oh-so-wholesome! I also love your pot. Le Creuset? Totally dropped one on my foot earlier this week. I thought I'd broken it, but apparently I have magical healing powers and am totally fine. Haha.
Denisse Salinas says
Yum! This looks delicious and so comforting. Can't wait to try it!
Ginny says
That fire roasted corn soup sounds so delicious! Love it with the carrots and kale too!
prasanna hede says
This looks absolutely creamy and delicious! lovely clicks!
Karen Kelly says
Thanks, Prasanna!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
This is the kind of soup that gets me through fall and winter Karen! So nice and hearty and packed with lots of good things!
Ann says
Would substituting coconut milk work? Would the amount be the same? I can't do dairy. This recipe looks amazing, so I want to be able to try it! Thanks...
Karen Kelly says
Hi Ann, yes that would work. You mean the refrigerated kind right? I would not use canned coconut milk.
Cheryl says
Very yummy. I have made it twice in the last two weeks. Thank you for the recipe.
Karen Kelly says
That's awesome glad you like it!
Jennifer Barnhart says
This was great! My family of 4 finished the whole pot. Just an FYI, the directions do not mention adding the corn. I just added with the kale, chicken, and milk.
Karen Kelly says
Oh my gosh thanks for letting me know! Glad you liked it.