Bacon & Poblano Corn Chowder

🥘 Ingredients

• butter
  4 tbsp
• corn
  1½ cups
• cream cheese
  2 oz
• demi-baguette
  1 unit
• flour
  2 tbsp
• long green pepper
  1 unit
• milk
  1½ cups
• monterey jack cheese
  ¼ cup
• old bay seasoning
  ½ tsp
• potatoes
  1 lb
• scallions
  2 stalks
• sour cream
  2 tbsp
• sugar
  ¼ tsp
• veggie stock concentrate
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• small bowl
• medium pot
• baking sheet
• potato masher

1. 

   1

   butter long green pepper scallions potatoes corn flour milk veggie stock concentrate old bay seasoning sugar demi-baguette cream cheese monterey jack cheese sour cream

   butter: 4 tbsp, long green pepper: 1 unit, scallions: 2 stalks, potatoes: 1 lb, corn: 1½ cups, flour: 2 tbsp, milk: 1½ cups, veggie stock concentrate: 1 unit, old bay seasoning: ½ tsp, sugar: ¼ tsp, demi-baguette: 1 unit, cream cheese: 2 oz, monterey jack cheese: ¼ cup, sour cream: 2 tbsp
2. 

   2

   Preheat oven to 425°F. Place 2 tbsp butter in a small bowl ; set aside to soften. Wash and dry produce. Core, deseed, and dice long green pepper into ¼-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Drain and rinse corn.
3. 

   3

   Melt remaining butter in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add long green pepper and scallion whites; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened ⏱️ 2 minutes . Add flour; cook, stirring, until lightly browned ⏱️ 1 minute .
4. 

   4

   Slowly stir milk into pot a splash at a time until fully incorporated. Stir in 1½ cups water. Add potatoes, veggie stock concentrate, and half the old bay seasoning. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are very tender ⏱️ 15 minutes .
5. 

   5

   Meanwhile, combine softened butter with ¼ tsp old bay seasoning and ¼ tsp sugar until smooth. If butter is still cold, microwave ⏱️ 10 seconds . Taste and add more old bay seasoning if desired. Halve demi-baguette lengthwise; spread cut sides with Old Bay butter. Place, cut sides up, on a baking sheet . Toast on top rack until golden ⏱️ 3 minutes .
6. 

   6

   Once potatoes are tender, reduce heat to low and mash with a potato masher or fork to desired consistency. We recommend mashing until almost smooth, leaving a few small potato pieces for texture. Stir in corn, cream cheese, and monterey jack cheese until fully incorporated and chowder is thick and creamy. If needed, stir in splashes of water until chowder reaches desired consistency. Season generously with salt and pepper.
7. 7

   Halve Old Bay toast on a diagonal if desired. Divide chowder between bowls. Garnish with scallion greens and sour cream. Serve with Old Bay toast on the side.