Sweet Corn & Green Pepper Chowder
with Old Bay Toast
- Milk
- Wheat
- 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
2 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
12 ounce
Potatoes
2 tablespoon
Sour Cream
2 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Milk
1 unit
Long Green Pepper
1 tablespoon
Old Bay Seasoning
¼ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Scallions
1 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Demi-Baguette
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
1 unit
Corn
Not included in your delivery
4 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
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, and ¼ tsp sugar until smooth. (TIP: If the butter is still cold, microwave for 10 seconds to soften.) Taste and add more Old Bay Seasoning if desired. (For 4 servings, use ½ tsp Old Bay and ½ tsp sugar.) • 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 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 love the rich, creamy taste with a warm Old Bay kick; some find it needs more seasoning or depth.
- Ease of prep: Generally quick and simple to make, though some found the potato mashing step tricky.
- Suggestions: Consider adding protein like chicken, shrimp, or bacon; some prefer fresh corn over canned for better texture.
- Portions: Generous servings that often provide leftovers; a few wished for more bread on the side.
- Texture: Some enjoy the thick, hearty consistency; others prefer a smoother soup with fewer potato chunks.
Reviews from our home cooks
Normally I'm not a soup-as-dinner fan but this chowder is a hearty, chewable cold-weather winner! Perfect for fans of potato soup OR corn cuz its got BOTH! And the Old Bay toasts are such a great compliment. I used a little less OB on the toasts and more in the soup bcuz the flavor of OB seasoning is kind of intense to me. Can't go wrong with this!
Great tasting chowder. Not too thick despite the mashed potatoes and flour. The old bay toast was perfect for dipping. Retaining this recipe to make again at home on my own!
I love corn chowder and this recipe was fast and easy to follow. And the Old Bay butter toast was excellent.
Recipe was super easy to make. The old bay toast was awesome when dipped in the chowder
Use fresh corn. The canned is tasteless. The recipe needs something. I am not sure what. I added chicken grilled with old bay but that wasn't enough. I added sweet red peppers. Much prettier but still needs something. Maybe fresh corn would have sweetened it a bit. Bacon? I will try bacon on the left overs.
A perfect meal for a winter evening. While we find Old Bay seasoning to be too high in salt, we reduced our sodium intake by only using half of it in the chowder and not using it on the toast. Still dinner was absolutely yummy!
It is a little time consuming, but worth it. The Old Bay seasoning makes it different than a regular corn chowder.
It was pretty good, but it fell victim to a recurring problem I've into with a couple of your recipes (possibly my fault): it was far too thin. Also, the corn texture really overpowered the rest of the chowder. The flavor was excellent though. I think this was my first time trying Old Bay and I really liked it.
This chowder is super filling! I made and ate it during a very rainy week and it was the perfect warm and comforting meal. I absolutely love the Old Bay toast, the addition of sugar makes the perfect flavor profile for an overall very enjoyable meal.
My favorite part was actually the Old Bay butterfly on toasted bread. Don't get me wrong, the chowder was amazing and I loved the slight crunch of the corn but I will be making my own batch of Old Bay butter for all kinds of meals.
