Microwave Potato Corn Chowder
Make this tasty soup in your microwave in minutes. Enjoy it with a fresh salad and a side of fruit for a light meal.
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 10 min
- Total: 20 min
- Servings: 4
- Cuisine: American
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: $1.04/serving
Dietary
- Vegetarian
- Egg-Free
- Nut-Free
- Pescatarian
Tags
- quick
- comfort food
- savory
- classic
- budget-friendly
- boil
Ingredients
- 0.25 cup margarine
- 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 0.125 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cup milk (1% low-fat)
- 2 potatoes (peeled and diced)
- 1 cup water
- 1 can corn (16 ounce, low-sodium, drained)
Instructions
- Melt margarine in glass bowl on HIGH for 30 to 50 seconds.
- Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth.
- Blend milk into flour-margarine mixture.
- Cook on HIGH for 6 to 8 minutes, until thickened, stirring well each minute.
- Set aside.
- In a separate microwave safe bowl, cook 2 potatoes in 1 cup water.
- When potatoes are done add potatoes and cooking water to white sauce.
- Stir in one 16 ounce can of corn.
- Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until steaming hot.
Notes
Shredded cheese, crumbled bacon, chopped ham, or onion may be added. Add clams for clam chowder.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 308
- Protein: 9.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 46.8 g
- Fat: 10.6 g
- Fiber: 4.1 g
- Sodium: 315 mg
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Sugar: 11.9 g
- Cholesterol: 6 mg