Corn Chowder Bento

Name: Corn Chowder Bento
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon (15 g) unsalted butter; ½ medium onion, chopped; ⅓ medium carrot, diced; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) all-purpose flour; 5 slices Canadian bacon, chopped; 1 cup (235 ml) chicken broth; 1 can (15 ounces, or 425 g) corn; 1 can (15 ounces, or 425 g) creamed corn; ¼ cup (60 ml) half-and-half; ¼ teaspoon salt; Black pepper, to taste

Preparation info

Yield:
2
Servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Simply Bento

By Yuko and Noriko

Published 2018

About

This corn chowder is so simple, it takes no time to make in the morning. Pack it in an insulated thermal jar so that it will stay warm until lunchtime. In order to cut the cooking time, we used Canadian bacon here, but if you are cooking regular bacon for breakfast anyway, add the cooked bacon and some fat for a richer flavor.

Ingredients

Quick Corn Chowder

1 tablespoon (15 g) unsalted butter
½ medium onion, chopped

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Asia
Canada
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Main course
Breakfast

Method

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and carrot, and cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Add the flour and cook for another minute.
Add the Canadian bacon, broth, corn, and creamed corn, and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the half-and-half and