Roasted Sweet Potato Corn Chowder

Description

The great thing about this recipe is that anyone can eat it because it has no meat, dairy, or gluten. It tastes FANTASTIC! Vegans love it, gluten, and dairy intolerant folks love it too. It’s a people pleaser!

Ingredients

  • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 1 tablespoon corn oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 (12 ounce) package frozen corn kernels, thawed
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon corn oil
  • 1 ½ cups finely diced celery
  • 1 cup diced red onion
  • ¼ cup shallot, minced
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 potato, peeled and cubed
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place the sweet potatoes into a 9×13 inch baking dish
  2. drizzle with 1 tablespoon of corn oil
  3. and season with salt and pepper. Stir to coat the sweet potatoes in oil.
  4. Roast in the preheated oven until the sweet potatoes are golden and tender
  5. 15 to 20 minutes. Stir occasionally as they cook so the sweet potatoes cook evenly.
  6. Meanwhile
  7. measure out 1 cup of corn kernels and set aside. Place the remaining corn into a blender
  8. and puree with the water until smooth; set aside.
  9. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of corn oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the celery
  10. onion
  11. and shallot. Cook and stir until the onion has softened
  12. about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and dried thyme leaves; cook 1 minute more. Pour in the vegetable broth
  13. corn puree
  14. bay leaf
  15. salt
  16. and cubed potato. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat
  17. then reduce the heat to medium-low
  18. cover
  19. and simmer until the potato is tender
  20. 25 to 35 minutes.
  21. Once the potato is tender
  22. remove and discard the bay leaf. Stir in the whole corn kernels
  23. sweet potato
  24. and chopped parsley. Return to a simmer and season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 10

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