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    Home » Soup, Chili & Curry

    Shrimp & Corn Chowder

    Published: Feb 21, 2023 · Modified: Feb 19, 2025 by Zimmy · This post may contain Amazon and other affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Shrimp & Corn Chowder. An easy recipe that you can prep on Sunday for a quick and delicious meal for early in the week.

    A bowl of bacon shrimp and corn chowder with two slices of toast.

    Filled with vegetables and tiny arctic shrimp, this chowder is full on flavour without being too thick or creamy. Serve hot, sprinkled with crumbled bacon, green onions, baguette toast with herb butter and hot sauce if desired. So good!

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    • Watch how this recipe easy corn and shrimp chowder was made here.
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    • 📖 Recipe

    Ingredients

    • Bacon
    • Onion
    • Celery 
    • Red bell pepper
    • Jalapeño 
    • Smoked paprika
    • Kosher salt
    • Black pepper
    • Garlic 
    • Unsalted butter
    • All-purpose flour
    • Milk
    • Corn
    • Cream-style corn
    • Chopped fresh thyme
    • 35% cream
    • Cooked Wild Canadian Cold Water shrimp (150/250) 
    • Green onions
    • Hot sauce, optional
    • Baguette toasts, optional

    See recipe card for quantites.

    Instructions

    Cook the bacon in a deep saucepan over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Use tongs to remove the bacon and place on a paper-towel-lined plate. Set aside.

    Discard all but approximately 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat. Add the onions and cook over medium-low heat for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Next, add the celery, red pepper, and jalapeños, then cook for 4 to 5 minutes more, until the vegetables are tender.

    Add the paprika, salt, pepper and garlic, stir and cook for 1 minute more.

    Spread the vegetables to the outside of the pan to create a well in the middle .

    Raise the heat to medium and add the butter. Once melted, sprinkle the flour over the top of the butter and mix to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

    Slowly pour in the milk, ¼ at a time, stirring constantly to get rid of any lumps. Once you have added 1 cup and the flour mixture is smooth, slowly stream in the rest of the milk.

    Next add the corn kernels and cream-style corn. Stir and bring to a gentle boil. Cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.*

    Reduce heat to low, then stir in the thyme, cream and shrimp. Cook for one minute to warm the shrimp. Remove from heat.

    Serve hot, sprinkled with crumbled bacon, green onions, toast and hot sauce if desired.

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    *For a quick weeknight meal solution, make the soup ahead until just before adding the thyme, cream and shrimp. Let cool, cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Warm the soup up and finish as per instructions.

    Watch how this recipe easy corn and shrimp chowder was made here.

    This video was created in partnership with Marina Del Rey, however all opinions in this post are my own.

    Two bowls of Shrimp & Corn Chowder with herbed butter baguette toasts plus a bag of frozen shrimp.

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    Did you try this Shrimp & Corn Chowder recipe or have any questions? If you could spare a few moments to leave us a comment and rating it would really help us out (and make our day!) Thanks so much, Elaine & James (aka Zimmy)

    📖 Recipe

    A bowl of bacon shrimp and corn chowder with two slices of toast.

    Shrimp & Corn Chowder

    Filled with vegetables and tiny arctic shrimp, this chowder is full on flavour without being too thick or creamy. An easy recipe that you can prep on Sunday for a quick and delicious meal for early in the week.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Dinner, First Course, Lunch, Soup
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 -6 People

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 slices thick-cut bacon
    • ½ onion diced
    • 2 stalks celery diced
    • ½ red bell pepper diced
    • 1 jalapeño sliced or diced
    • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
    • 4 cloves garlic minced
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • 3 cups low-fat milk
    • 1 ½ cups frozen corn kernels
    • 1 15 oz can cream-style corn
    • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
    • ⅓ cup 35% cream
    • 300 g cooked Wild Canadian Cold Water shrimp (150/250) thawed
    • 3 green onions thinly sliced, white and light green parts only
    • Hot sauce optional for serving
    • Baguette toasts, with herb butter optional for serving

    Instructions
     

    • Cook the bacon in a deep saucepan over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Use tongs to remove the bacon and place on a paper-towel-lined plate. Set aside.
    • Discard all but approximately 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat. Add the onions and cook over medium-low heat for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the celery, red pepper, and jalapeños, then cook for 4 to 5 minutes more, until the vegetables are tender.
    • Add the paprika, salt, pepper and garlic, stir and cook for 1 minute more.
    • Spread the vegetables to the outside of the pan to create a well in the middle .
    • Raise the heat to medium and add the butter. Once melted, sprinkle the flour over the top of the butter and mix to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
    • Slowly pour in the milk, ¼ at a time, stirring constantly to get rid of any lumps. Once you have added 1 cup and the flour mixture is smooth, slowly stream in the rest of the milk.
    • Next add the corn kernels and cream-style corn. Stir and bring to a gentle boil. Cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. (*see notes)
    • Reduce heat to low, then stir in the thyme, cream and shrimp. Cook for one minute to warm the shrimp. Remove from heat.
    • Serve hot, sprinkled with crumbled bacon, green onions, toast and hot sauce if desired. Enjoy!
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    Notes

    *For a quick weeknight meal solution, make the soup ahead until just before adding the thyme, cream and shrimp. Let cool, cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Warm the soup up and finish as per instructions.
    Keyword easy corn and shrimp chowder, easy shrimp chowder, shrimp and corn chowder recipe, shrimp corn chowder soup, shrimp corn chowder with bacon
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    1. Diana Mendez-Gigliotti

      April 06, 2023 at 8:08 pm

      5 stars
      It was amazing! I’m in love with zimmysnook.ca my new favorite website to find and prepare really great meals!! Thank you

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      • Zimmy

        April 07, 2023 at 8:39 am

        Hi Diana,
        We are so happy you enjoyed this recipe and our website, you’ve made our day! 🙂
        Have a wonderful long weekend!
        Elaine & James

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