Sunday Night Potato Chowder

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices bacon
• 4 cups frozen onion-flavored tater tots
• 1 cup canned corn kernel, drained
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut bacon into 1-inch pieces; cook in a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until crisp.
• 2 transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate to drain; pour off all the drippings from the saucepan.
• 3 add tater tots to saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes, until they thaw a bit.
• 4 add in the drained bacon pieces, corn, milk, chicken broth; cook, stirring, over medium-high heat, until the chowder comes to a boil.
• 5 lower heat to low, cover, and simmer 12-15 minutes or until tater tots are soft, stirring and mashing them as they cook.
• 6 when done, the chowder will have some chunks of potato in it.
• 7 serve in individual bowls and sprinkle with pepper (and salt, if necessary).