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Shrimp Chowder with Bacon is a recipe my husband and I both enjoy. I love the creamy sweetness, the chunky pieces of shrimp, all topped with cheddar cheese, and crisp chewy bacon. Serve this with a slice of hard, crusty bread. So yummy!
My husband is always skeptical any time I try something out of the ordinary. I think he’d be happy to eat beef and potatoes every day of his life. But sometimes, life just calls for something else, and that’s where this Shrimp Chowder comes in!
We both love shrimp, so this chowder works well for us. You may use cooked or uncooked–whichever you have on hand. I always try to keep extra large Argentina red shrimp in our freezer, but I prefer to use a “less expensive” medium to large shrimp for this dish. The shrimp will be chopped, so either will work.
Ingredients for Shrimp Chowder with Bacon
(See the full recipe at the bottom of this post.)
Instructions for Making this Recipe
To begin, gather your ingredient so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
Prepare the Ingredients
Using a sharp knife and cutting board, dice the potatoes and sweet yellow onion.
Thaw the shrimp in a colander under cool running water. Then peel, devein, and chop the shrimp.
Cook the strips of bacon in a small skillet. Cool and break into bite-size pieces. Reserve for garnish.
Shred the cheddar cheese and set aside until the end for garnish.
Make the Soup
In a medium saucepan, boil the potatoes in chicken broth until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Add the drained corn and chopped shrimp to the potatoes.
If you’re using raw shrimp, you’ll want to allow the shrimp to cook for for 1-2 minutes before adding the milk.
Stir in milk and half and half.
In the same skillet that you cooked the bacon, sauté the onion and minced garlic, using the leftover bacon grease and 1 tablespoon of melted butter. Add flour to make a paste.
Whisk the roux into the chowder, and continue cooking until it thickens to desired consistency.
Season with dried parsley, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Top with crumbled bacon and cheddar cheese.
This recipe will serve 4 people.
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Shrimp Chowder with Bacon
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Ingredients
- 2 cups Yukon Gold potatoes (diced)
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 15 oz. sweet corn (drained)
- 1 pound large shrimp (peeled, deveined, and chopped)
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups half and half cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup sweet yellow onion (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded )
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
Prepare the Ingredients
- Using a sharp knife and cutting board, dice the Yukon gold potatoes and sweet yellow onion. Mince the garlic.
- Thaw the shrimp in a colander under cool running water. Then peel, devein, and chop the shrimp.
- Cook the strips of bacon in a small skillet. Cool and break into bite-size pieces. Reserve for garnish.
- Shred the cheddar cheese and set aside until the end.
Make the Soup
- In a medium saucepan, boil the potatoes in chicken broth until tender, about 15-20 minutes.
- Add drained corn and chopped shrimp to the potatoes. Stir in milk and half and half cream.
- In the same skillet that you cooked the bacon, saute the chopped onion and minced garlic, using the leftover bacon grease and 1 tablespoon of melted butter. Add flour to make a paste.
- Whisk the roux into the chowder, and continue cooking until it thickens to desired consistency.
- Season with dried parsley, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Top with crumbled bacon and shredded cheddar cheese. Serves 4.
Wait! I thought I was married to the King of Meat and Potatoes. 🙂 Sounds yummy — but my husband's a clam chowder man, not much on shrimp.
LOL, Sherrey! Just the opposite here. I don't think I could get my hubby to eat clam chowder, though I love it!
Made the recipe as outlined and it was so delicious! The bacon gave it the smokiness that made it so rich and tasty. Definitely will put this on my dinner rotation.
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, Rose. I’m glad that you enjoyed this shrimp chowder!