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Cheesy Corn and Potato Chowder with Bacon

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Cheesy Corn Chowder with Bacon

This recipe came about by accident, but it was a happy accident.  I intended to make potato soup for dinner, but the bag of potatoes that I thought was mostly full was only about half way full.  I knew I needed to add something to the potatoes or we wouldn’t have enough soup.

Adding corn, cheese and bacon seemed like a good solution.  We loved the result!

I didn’t take an ingredient photo, but these are all very common ingredients.  The homemade soup is quick to make and perfect for a winter (or cool, spring) day.

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Cheesy Corn and Potato Chowder with Bacon

Servings: 6 -8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups diced potatoes
  • 32 oz chicken broth
  • 3 Tbs. butter
  • 3 Tbs. flour
  • 2 cups milk warmed
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups frozen corn
  • 1 can cream corn
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 lb. bacon cooked and crumbled

Instructions

  • Cook potatoes in chicken broth in a large pot till potatoes are tender.
  • Meanwhile, in a large skillet melt the butter.
  • Stir flour into butter and cook for 1 minute.
  • Whisk milk into the skillet till smooth.
  • Continue heating over medium heat till sauce begins to bubble and thicken.
  • Remove sauce from heat and stir in cheese.
  • Once potatoes are tender, add frozen and creamed corn to the soup pot.
  • Stir in the cheese sauce.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat over medium heat till soup is hot, being careful not to let it boil.
  • Serve in bowls, topped with crumbled bacon.

 

Brie, Bacon and Chicken Stuffed Baked Potatoes

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Brie, bacon and chicken baked potatoes

This is a case where an inspiration ingredient turned into an amazing meal.

I bought the block of brie at Trader Joe’s the other night.  It caught my eye, and even though I didn’t know what I’d do with it, the brie had to go home with me.

On Sunday I decided that the brie needed to be tucked into hot, baked potatoes.  Oh my!  Brie was made for potatoes.  My son-in-law said brie is like cheese trying to be butter.  Perfect!

My oven has a delayed bake setting on it, so the potatoes went into the oven while we were at church.  Once we were home, I pulled together a quick topping of chicken (I used rotisserie chicken), onions, French herbs in chicken broth.

We nestled slices of brie into the split potatoes, spooned the chicken and onions over the top and crumbled bacon over it all.

It was easy, quick and amazing!

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Smoked Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner with Seasoned Potato Wedges

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Smoked Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner with seasoned potatoes

I’ve been loving the ease of the sheet pan dinner.  This time I used smoked sausage and potato wedges, along with brussels sprouts.  This combination would be a little plain if it weren’t for the spice combo I used on the potatoes.

McCormick is my go-to brand for spices.  The quality is always fabulous at bringing out the flavor in a recipe.  This time I pulled smoked paprika, garlic powder and onion powder from the pantry. I also used generous amounts of kosher salt and black pepper.

Smoked Sausage sheet pan dinner seasonings

If you don’t have smoked paprika, use regular.  The smoked lends a wonderful flavor though, that goes really well with the smoked sausage.

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Slow Cooker Kielbasa with Potato-Apple Slaw

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This slow cooker recipe from Kate sounds amazing!  Don’t be afraid to try the sauerkraut.  I’ve found that in recipes it isn’t nearly as “krauty” as it is when you have it straight from the jar or can.

Apple season is my favorite. As soon as they start appearing in the market, they start working their way into every meal I can possibly squeeze them into. This is one of our standard fall dinners.

Apples pair so well with kielbasa. The potatoes bulk up the slaw to make the whole dish more filling and the sauerkraut adds a great bite. The whole thing just tastes like fall and couldn’t be easier! If you’re looking for a simple, seasonal dish, this is a great go-to.

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Slow Cooker Kielbasa with Potato-Apple Slaw

Servings: 4 servings
Author: Kate S

Ingredients

  • 3 large potatoes shredded
  • 3 Gala apples peeled and shredded
  • 1 15 oz. can sauerkraut drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cup sherry cooking wine
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 lb. kielbasa coin-sliced

Instructions

  • In the slow cooker, toss together the shredded potato, shredded apple and rinsed sauerkraut.
  • Stir in cooking wine. Season to taste with salt and pepper. If it's still too bitter, stir in a teaspoon or two of sugar.
  • Stir in sliced kielbasa.
  • Cook on low for 6 hours.

Kate is a home cook and new mom  from New Jersey. In addition to sharing recipes with Eat at Home readers, she blogs her cooking adventures at Kate’s Recipe Box. When she’s not in the kitchen, you can find her reading or tending to her garden.

32 Simple Side Dish Ideas

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There are all kinds of things you can serve as side dishes, but if you’re like me you prefer simple things that don’t require a lot of prep.  Unless the main dish practically makes itself, I normally don’t like to spend time on the sides.

With that in mind, here’s a list of 32 simple side dishes that come together quick.  A few do require baking/slow cooking time, but the hands on prep is minimal.

 

SideDishes

Salads

  1. Simple Lettuce Wedge Salad
  2. BLT Salad
  3. Black Bean and Corn Salad
  4. Cucumber and Tomato Salad
  5. Cucumbers and Onions
  6. Quick Cole Slaw
  7. Ranch Veggie Salad

Here are 7 things you can add to your salad to make it more interesting

Fruit

  1. Warm Cinnamon Applesauce with Toasted Marshmallows
  2. Cranberries and Oranges
  3. Ambrosia – so easy and tastes like more than the sum of its parts
  4. Easy Peachy Fruit Salad
  5. Vanilla Fruit Salad

Vegetables

  1. Honey Glazed Carrots in the Slow Cooker
  2. How to Cut Cauliflower in 1 Minutes (so you can steam it or eat it raw)
  3. Mashed Cauliflower
  4. Grilled Zucchini
  5. Parmesan Zucchini and Summer Squash in the Microwave
  6. Roasted Broccoli and Red Pepper
  7. Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash
  8. Winter Squash in the Slow Cooker

Potatoes/Stuffing/Pasta

 

  1. Apple Cornbread Dressing – 10 minutes to the table
  2. Baked Potatoes with Onions
  3. Southwestern Cornbread Stuffing
  4. Garlic Cream Cheese Smashed Potatoes
  5. Macaroni and Cheese & Macaroni and Tomatoes
  6. Parmesan Fettucini
  7. Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  8. Roasted Potatoes
  9. Roasted Sweet and White Potatoes
  10. Sweet Potato Fries
  11. Sweet Potatoes and Apples in the Slow Cooker