Sweet Corn & Green Pepper Chowder
with Philadelphia Cream Cheese & Old Bay Toast
- Wheat
- Milk
- Soy
We couldn’t be prouda of this chowda! This creamy soup has all the veggies worth boasting about, like corn, green pepper, and tender potatoes. Cream cheese and melty cheddar are swirled in for extra richness, then, it’s all dolloped with sour cream and garnished with scallions. On the side, there’s toasted baguette slathered with an Old Bay compound butter so you can sop up every last drop.
Ingredients
1 unit
Long Green Pepper
12 ounce
Potatoes
2 unit
Scallions
1 unit
Corn
1 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
6.75 ounce
Milk
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
1 unit
OLD BAY® Seasoning
2 tablespoon
PHILADELPHIA® Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Demi-Baguette
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
¼ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
¼ teaspoon
Sugar
4 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small microwave-safe bowl; set aside to soften (you’ll use it in Step 4). Wash and dry produce. • Core, deseed, and dice 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.
• Melt 2 TBSP plain butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add green pepper and scallion whites; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. • Add flour; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 1 minute.
• Slowly stir milk into pot a splash at a time until fully incorporated. • Stir in 1½ cups water (2½ cups for 4 servings). • Add potatoes, stock concentrates, and half the Old Bay Seasoning (you’ll use more in the next step). Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are very tender, 15-20 minutes. TIP: To test, pierce one piece with a fork—it should go through easily.
• Meanwhile, combine softened butter, ¼ tsp Old Bay Seasoning (½ tsp for 4 servings), and ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4) until smooth. (TIP: If the butter is still cold, microwave for 10 seconds to soften.) Taste and add more Old Bay Seasoning if desired. • Halve baguette lengthwise; spread cut sides with Old Bay butter. Place cut sides up on a baking sheet. • Toast on top rack until golden, 3-5 minutes.
• Once potatoes are tender, reduce heat to low and mash with a potato masher or fork to desired consistency. TIP: We recommend mashing until almost smooth, leaving a few small potato pieces for texture. • Stir in Philadelphia Cream Cheese, corn, and Monterey Jack until fully incorporated and chowder is thick and creamy (it will be very thick at this point). If needed, stir in splashes of water until chowder reaches desired consistency. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• 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.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed this creamy chowder, though some found it bland and added extra Old Bay seasoning for more punch 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: While tasty, a few noted it took longer than expected to prepare, with one mentioning it was quite hands-on.
- Suggestions: Consider adding the corn with the potatoes for extra flavor. Some preferred less green pepper or a milder variety.
- Portions: Several mentioned the yield was smaller than expected; consider doubling the recipe for heartier servings or leftovers.
- Old Bay toast: Opinions varied; some loved it, while others felt it didn't complement the chowder well. Adjust to taste.
Reviews from our home cooks
This dish was supposed to have what was called a long, green pepper. It came with a large, dark, long green pepper that was hot. Fortunately I had a plain green pepper at home so I used that. Perhaps the box was packed incorrectly? There was nothing in the description indicating this was supposed to be a spicy dish. Otherwise it was tasty but I wouldn't have been able to handle it with the pepper that came with it.
Loved it - however, my recipe card never indicated when to add the corn! I added it with the potatoes and it was yummy.
Way better than I had anticipated. I did not use the cream cheese, sour cream or cheese and it was delicious! I am not interested in the cream cheese flavor for many meals.
Yummy, but took a lot longer than 50 minutes to prepare
This was our first time doing this one and it won't be the last. Delicious!
Delicious. The whole family enjoyed it, even my picky eaters.
Lots of compliments just from smells at work for lunch the next day!
Bomb.com should make shrimp or lobster meat an add on for this. Perfect rainy day meal
OMG! I will definitely order this again! Very tasty and filling.
The Old Bay toast was a little strange. Not really sure there's anything you can do about that, I just don't feel like it went well with the chowder.
