Tender chicken and sweet corn are combined in a creamy soup with just enough heat to warm your mouth without setting it on fire. My entire family loves this soup, even my non-spice loving middle son.
Combine that with the fact that it takes barely 20 minutes to pull this soup together, and you’ll understand why this is a frequently eaten meal in our house! Quick soups are one of my favorite ways to get dinner on the table in the fall.
I loved our homemade corn stock last year so much; my plan for saving it in the freezer didn’t happen. I just kept using it until it was gone. (If you don’t have corn stock stashed away, chicken stock works great too.)
I’m counting down the days until the corn festival, so that I can get my fill of all our favorite corn recipes once again!
In the meantime, if you are lucky enough to already have fresh corn at your fingertips, here are a few more great recipes that we make every year:
Southwest Corn Skillet with Bacon
Creamy Mexican Chicken and Corn Soup
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups corn stock or chicken stock
- 1 10 ounce can of tomatoes with green chiles
- 2 15 ounce cans of corn drained or 3 1/2 cups of fresh corn
- 2-3 teaspoons kosher salt REDUCE this if you are using store bought stocks, adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 cups cooked chicken chopped bite-size
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large pot and saute the garlic until fragrant. Add the stock, tomatoes, corn and all the spices and bring to a boil. Reduce to a low simmer and add the chicken. Let it warm for a few minutes and then stir in the cream. Remove from the heat and serve. Enjoy!
- FREEZER MEAL: This soup freezes well and can be reheated in the
- microwave straight from the freezer or allowed to thaw in the
- refrigerator and then reheated on the stove or in the microwave. I store
- it in two cup containers for easy lunches.
Nutrition
(originally posted 09/20/13 – notes and photos updated 08/25/14)
Magnolia Verandah says
Looks so inviting in this cute little bowl.
Chris says
Fantastic soup! Pinning it.
Mary Callan says
Super hearty soup – lovely flavors!
Mary x
Velva says
This is a great soup. As the weather grows cooler these soups will become very comforting.
Velva
Becki's Whole Life says
This sounds good – love a quick soup like this!
karen marie says
You can never post too many corn soup recipes!
Little Miss Prepper says
I just made this and it it's YUMMY! I served it with some basmati rice in the bowl.
Jocelyn says
My family would adore this hearty soup!! It looks amazing! 🙂