Corn-Sausage Chowder

With plenty of meat and potatoes, this delicious down-home soup makes a satisfying meal in a bowl.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound bulk pork sausage
1 cup coarsely chopped onion
4 cups peeled potatoes cut in 1/2-inch cubes
2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 (17-ounce) can cream-style corn
1 (17-ounce) can whole-kernel corn, drained
1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk

Cooking Directions:

1. In a Dutch oven or kettle, cook the pork sausage and onion until the sausage is brown and the onion is tender. Drain mixture on paper towels.
2. Return sausage mixture to Dutch oven. Stir in potatoes, water, salt, marjoram, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 15 minutes or until potato is just tender.
3. Add the cream-style corn, whole-kernel corn, and the evaporated milk. Heat through.

Makes 6 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/6 of recipe): calories: 529, total fat: 27g, saturated fat: 12g, cholesterol: 60mg, sodium: 1038mg, carbohydrate: 51g, fiber: 5g, protein: 18g, vitamin A: 7%, vitamin C: 42%, calcium: 18%, iron: 12%.

Source: Midwest Living.

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