Potato and Corn Chowder

Potato and Corn Chowder

3 medium diced potatoes
1 cup corn (I used creamed corn)
2 cups chicken broth/water
3/4 c. water
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cream (optional)1/2 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
2 cloves chopped garlic
1 tbsp butter
1/2 cup pasta sauce (I used Prego Mushroom Sauce last time I made it)


In India we use pressure cooker a lot. It is convenient and fast and the cookers are heavy bottomed so you can continue simmering without any problem.

In a pressure cooker melt butter until heated. Add chopped garlic and saute for few seconds. Add the Pasta sauce (alternately you can saute 1/2 chopped onion until golden brown and add 1 tomato until the tomatoes are well cooked) and cook for couple of minutes. Add potatoes, corn and broth (or water) and pressure cook for 5 minutes. If you are not using a pressure cooker, you can bring the broth to boil and simmer potatoes and corn until potatoes are soft. Let the cooker loose pressure and let the soup cool down little bit.
the soup using a blender (I use my Magic Bullet) . Put the blended soup back the the cooker/sauce pan. Add milk and bring to boil. Add Cheese and let it melt while stirring the soup for couple of minutes. Add cream is using and cook for a minute. Adjust salt/seasoning if needed.

For my little one, I add more butter in his bowl. As I am struggling to help him gain weight and have him eat more carbs, I serve this with thin spaghetti - potatoes and pasta = win win for bot of us :). He loves to play with the spaghetti and feed himself (while I feed him spoonful of chowder on the side!)