Columbia River Corn Chowder
It’s the potatoes that make this soup so delicious. All of our potatoes come from Washington and Oregon, right next to our home base. This allows us to make small orders and ensure we’re using the newest crop.
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You will need:
- 1 Cup Half and Half, Evaporated Milk or Milk Substitute.
- 1/8 lb. Bacon (optional)
Package Includes:
- Potato and spice mixture
Directions:
Stovetop Directions:
1. In 4 quart pot, cook chopped bacon or sausage and drain fat.
2. Add 3 Cups water to meat and bring to a boil. Add potato mix then cover and reduce to simmer.
3. Cook for 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Stir occasionally to prevent scorching.
4. When potatoes are done add your milk choice. Heat until warm, do not boil.
5. Top with grated cheese (optional). Salt and pepper to taste serve.
CrockPot Directions:
Add 3 C. water, the entire soup mix and meat to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 2 to 6 hours. Add milk right before serving. Enjoy!
Instant Pot Directions:
Reduce water by 1/2 cup. Add water and soup mix to Instant Pot. Lock the lid and seal the valve, set to Soup Mode, or High Pressure. Cook for 10 minutes, manually let the steam off. Add milk right before serving.
Cooking Variations:
Cashew Milk Substitute: Using blender, add 1-1/2 cups water and 1/2 cup raw cashews, blend until creamy. Measure out 1 C.
Sour Cream: Add 1/4 C sour cream
Switch up the meat: Use ham, sausage or chorizo.
Cheesy: Top with cheddar and chives
Add some wine: Add 1/4 C white wine
Veggie Overload: Add any of your favorite vegetables such as carrots, summer squash, leeks, etc.
You will need:
- 2 Cups Half and Half, Evaporated Milk or Milk Substitute.
- 1/4 lb. Bacon (optional)
Package Includes:
- Potato and spice mixture
Directions:
Stovetop Directions:
1. In 4 quart pot, cook chopped bacon or sausage and drain fat.
2. Add 6 Cups water to meat and bring to a boil. Add potato mix then cover and reduce to simmer.
3. Cook for 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Stir occasionally to prevent scorching.
4. When potatoes are done add your milk choice. Heat until warm, do not boil.
5. Top with grated cheese (optional). Salt and pepper to taste serve.
CrockPot Directions:
Add 6 C. water, the entire soup mix and meat to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 2 to 6 hours. Add milk right before serving. Enjoy!
Instant Pot Directions:
Reduce water by 1 cup. Add water and soup mix to Instant Pot. Lock the lid and seal the valve, set to Soup Mode, or High Pressure. Cook for 10 minutes, manually let the steam off. Add milk right before serving.
Cooking Variations:
Cashew Milk Substitute: Using blender, add 1-1/2 cups water and 1/2 cup raw cashews, blend until creamy. Measure out 2 C.
Sour Cream: Add 1/2 C sour cream
Switch up the meat: Use ham, sausage or chorizo.
Cheesy: Top with cheddar and chives
Add some wine: Add 1/2 C white wine
Veggie Overload: Add any of your favorite vegetables such as carrots, summer squash, leeks, etc.
The Columbia River flows for more than 1,200 miles, beginning at the base of the Rockies in British Columbia, and eventually running to the Pacific Ocean at Washington State’s Cape Disappointment.
The river originates between the Selkirk Mountains and the Continental Divide in Canada. Interestingly, the river flows north for its first 200 miles before changing course and flowing south toward the U.S. and Canada border. Continuing southeast, it eventually meets with the Snake River, at which point it heads southwest towards the Pacific Ocean.
Long before the Washington Territory was settled, Columbia River Indians made use of irrigation to cultivate fields of corn and potatoes in the area now known as Ephrata. In the 1870s, Northwest farmers began to use the waters of the Columbia to benefit their farming. By the 1920s, major irrigation projects along the Columbia and its tributaries, the Yakima, Wenatchee, and Umatilla rivers, were operated on federal funds. During the 1930s and 40s, construction of large dams, like Grand Coulee, increased the irrigated lands on the Columbia Plateau exponentially. In 1948, the Columbia Basin project began transporting water to more than 600 thousand acres of farmland.
The Columbia River’s annual flow is 160 million acre-feet of water. On its journey to the sea, the Columbia River flows through temperate rain forests and semi-arid plateaus that only average six inches of rain a year. There are more than 400 dams constructed on the Columbia and its tributaries to date.
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