Instant Pot Summer Corn Chowder

A bowl of corn chowder made with summer vegetables and topped with Roma tomatoes, bacon, and scallions in a while bowl.

5 from 9 votes

Instant Pot Summer Corn Chowder

This creamy Instant Pot Summer Corn Chowder is made using fresh summer vegetables and is served with chopped tomatoes, bacon, scallions, and fresh parsley.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chowder, corn chowder, summer recipes, Summer vegetables, vegetables

Servings: servings

Calories: 425kcal

Author: Dana

Equipment

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
2 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves minced
4 cups fresh corn
2 russet potatoes finely diced
1 red bell pepper diced
1 yellow bell pepper diced
1 onion diced
¼ cup white wine*
4 cups vegetable broth
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon thyme
½ teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup heavy cream
1 tomato diced, for garnish
Parsley for garnish
Scallions for garnish

Instructions

Set the Instant Pot to sauté and add the bacon. Cook until done.
Remove the bacon and chop.
Discard all but 2 tablespoons of bacon grease.
Add half of the chopped bacon back to the pot.
Set the Instant Pot to sauté and add the olive oil and butter.
Add the onion and garlic and saute until fragrant.
Add in the corn, diced peppers, and diced potatoes.
Add the white wine and deglaze the pot by scraping the bottom of the liner to remove any stuck on bits.
Sprinkle in the pepper, salt, and paprika.
Pour in the vegetable broth and close the lid.
Pressure cook on HIGH PRESSURE/MANUAL for 10 minutes.
Carefully perform a quick controlled release to release pressure.*
Carefully remove the lid.
Using an immersion blender, pulse in short bursts to blend some of the chowder.
If using a countertop blender, carefully remove half of the corn chowder, puree, and carefully return it back to the pot.
Stir together the heavy cream and the cornstarch and then pour the mixture into the corn chowder.
Allow the corn chowder to thicken and serve with the remaining chopped bacon, diced tomatoes, diced scallions, and parsley.

Notes

*Refer to your pressure cooker’s manual for how to safely perform its functions.

If using a countertop blender, make sure to leave the top vented so that the hot corn chowder doesn’t build up pressure and cause spurting.

You can opt out of using white wine - just simply leave it out! There’s enough broth so you don’t need to substitute it for anything.

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