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Chowder is a thick, rich, and chunky soup that made with a white base. Typically made with seafood, but now vegetables, like corn or potato, and chicken or ham are also popular.
No matter which kind of creamy soup you’re in the mood for, we have you covered! In our delicious roundup, you’ll find everything from your seafood favorites to vegetarian options.
There are slow cooker recipes and some that can be thrown together on the stovetop in thirty minutes. Need a gluten-free or dairy-free options? Check the list below; there’s something on there for you too!
Chicken
1. Cheesy Chicken Chowder – Cheesy Chicken Chowder is hearty and delicious! This creamy soup features chicken, potatoes, carrots, and lots of cheese. It’s the perfect comfort food to enjoy on a cold day.
2. Chicken Potato Chowder – This chicken potato chowder is great for using up leftover grilled chicken breasts. It is easy to make and super tasty thanks to the added bacon.
4. Roasted Cauliflower, Potato, and Corn Chowder – This vegetarian cheesy cauliflower soup recipe is straight-up comfort food in a bowl. Serve with a salad and a baguette for a complete meal.
5. Potato & Summer Squash Chowder – Need a crazy good, cozy, comfy fall recipe? Try this creamy, delicious dish, and don’t forget the (optional) bacon on top!
6. Chipotle Sweet Potato Chowder – This has a wonderful flavor combination of smoky chipotle and sweet potato. It has some heat, but it’s good and flavorful heat.
7. Easy Cauliflower Chowder – If you’re trying to steer clear of potatoes, this yummy cauliflower dish will hit the spot! It’s creamy, savory, and will warm you up during those chilly nights.
8. Loaded Potato Leek Chowder – This is potato soup bumped up and combined with leeks and several other vegetables. Creamy, warm, filling, and healthy – your family will beg you to make this for them, and the whole house will smell wonderful as it cooks.
9. Instant Pot Corn Chowder With Sweet Potato – This Instant Pot meal is a quick, easy and tasty gluten-free soup recipe packed with sweet corn, sweet potato & smoked paprika. You can serve this one warm or cold.
10. Black Bean Corn Chowder – This black bean corn recipe is perfect for cold weather. It’s a great way to use up leftover corn cobs
11. Corn Chowder – In less than an hour from start to finish, you can have this recipe on the table! It’s great for a family meal on a busy weeknight.
12. Irish Potato Chowder – Try a steaming bowl of rich, creamy potato soup that uses real ingredients: potatoes, butter, milk, vegetables, and herbs.
13. Dairy-Free Corn Potato Chowder – Dairy-free? No problem! This tasty and hearty dish has fresh corn, potatoes, and veggies, but no dairy!
Seafood
14. Clam and Corn Chowder – Switch up your typical corn clam recipe by adding in some corn. It adds another taste to make it unique.
15. Irish Fish Chowder – Irish fish is a delicious mix of smoked and fresh fish in a light, gently creamy broth. It’s full of flavor and easy to make.
16. Salmon Chowder – It’s creamy and rich, just like the traditional dish, and it has additions of sauteed veggies (onion, celery, carrot, green bell pepper, and corn). It’s packed with plenty of cooked salmon chunks too.
17. One-Pot Shrimp & Corn Potato Chowder – If you have 30 minutes, you can make this yummy soup ready to serve the family. Oh, and you’ll only dirty one pot!
19. Potato, Bacon, and Lobster Chowder – Potato, Bacon, and Lobster is the perfect way to beat the winter blues. This savory and comforting soup recipe is ideal for a fancy or romantic dinner.
20. Crawfish Chowder with Bacon & Potatoes – A creamy, thick, hearty crawfish dish made with bacon, potatoes, and onions. This traditional soup can be made quickly and feed a crowd easily.
21. Low Carb Clam Chowder – This easy, gluten-free, low carb clam recipe is creamy and healthy at the same time. Ready in just 15 minutes, with only five ingredients.
Other Favorites
22. Roasted Poblano Corn Potato Chowder with Bacon and Gouda – This creamy soup with smoky roasted Poblano peppers, sweet corn, buttery Yukon gold potatoes, smoky bacon, and Gouda cheese needs to be your go-to this fall and winter!
23. Turkey Corn Chowder – One pot and 30 minutes are all you will need to make this delicious and hearty, quick-cooking soup, loaded with turkey and corn.
24. Ham Chowder – This ham dish will be a hit with anyone that likes ham and cheese. It's a hearty gluten-free soup!
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Since these are often milk-based soups, freezing extra is not an option. So instead of using a large stockpot, we like to make smaller batches using saucepans and casserole pots.
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This is an amazing list of recipes for chowder, thank you so much for sharing all of these! I am excited to make a lot of them, chowder is delicious homemade!
All these different chowders sounds good! I wouldn’t know which one to try first out of the ones I haves tried which is most of them. I love chowder too!
(25 Of The BEST Chowder Recipes) I really enjoyed going through all of these great soup recipes. I make homemade soups all the time and all of these are going to get a test run in my kitchen soon.
I live in Florida where chowder isn’t as popular as other states. I cook a lot of soups, but have never made a chowder. I really like some of these recipes, and will be pinning them. The Roasted Cauliflower, Potato, and Corn Chowder looks the best to me.
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These recipes give me some ideas for future meals.
Hope some of these chowder recipes will be on your future fall menus
Woo-hoo! The Bacon Potato and Lobster Chowder is appearing on my table next week! Thanks!
I hope you enjoy that chowder recipe!
So many great chowder recipes. Perfect time of year for these
Chowder is perfect for Fall!
I admit I’ve never had chowder before! We must try one of these recipes! Thank you for the recipes!
Chowder is a great comfort soup that you must try
This is an amazing list of recipes for chowder, thank you so much for sharing all of these! I am excited to make a lot of them, chowder is delicious homemade!
So glad you are a chowder fan – it’s perfect for this time of year!
I can’t wait to try some of these come cooler weather! The roasted poblano corn potato chowder is at the top of my list.
That would be the perfect chowder to try this winter!
All these different chowders sounds good! I wouldn’t know which one to try first out of the ones I haves tried which is most of them. I love chowder too!
I’m so glad you are a chowder fan!
(25 Of The BEST Chowder Recipes) I really enjoyed going through all of these great soup recipes. I make homemade soups all the time and all of these are going to get a test run in my kitchen soon.
What is your favorite homemade soup to make?
Most of these look really good. I admit I don’t like clam chowder, but others are always good for a chilly night.
I know what you mean. A lot of people can’t get into Seafood soups
I live in Florida where chowder isn’t as popular as other states. I cook a lot of soups, but have never made a chowder. I really like some of these recipes, and will be pinning them. The Roasted Cauliflower, Potato, and Corn Chowder looks the best to me.
What is your favorite kind of soup to make?