38. Corn-Peanut Chowder

This week I tried Corn-Peanut Chowder from the Better Homes and Gardens Soups and Stews cookbook. This is a very quick soup to throw together and there was nothing that needed or that I wanted to prepare ahead. I made a few changes which follow.

Corn-Peanut Chowder

2 cups water
1 envelope regular chicken noodle soup mix
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
¼ teaspoon salt
1 16 oz can cream style corn
2 tablespoons peanut butter

In a 3 quart saucepan bring water to a boil; add soup mix, onion, and salt. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 10 minutes or till noodles are tender. Stir in milk, corn, and peanut butter; heat through. Serves 4 – 6

Changes and Shortcuts: This soup seemed like it needed some real chicken in it. Since I always have some cooked chicken on hand, I chopped some up and added it at the end. I also thought it needed a little kick to it. I like peanut butter and red pepper flakes in a stir fry so why not? I add a few pinches of pepper flakes and it seemed to do the trick. This soup could be as spicy as you want by adding the pepper flakes or maybe Tabasco.

Results: Pretty good and easy to make.

Keeper? Probably