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Lowcountry Chowder With Corn, Shrimp, Sausage, and Potatoes

bowl of low country chowder
Photo Credit
Becky Luigart-Stayner
Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
Yield
Makes 4 servings.
Category
Soups, Stews, Chowders
Course
Lunch
Main Dish
Soup
Credit
Michele Holloway, Augusta, Georgia
Sources
The Old Farmer's Almanac Readers' Best Recipes

Lowcountry Corn Chowder is one creamy and satisfying one-pot dish—with corn, potatoes, sausage, and shrimp ingredients. See our recipe.

This is an easy yet decadent dish, perfect for feeding a crowd, but you may want to set some aside for later. Leftovers taste even better the next day.

If you don’t like shrimp or can’t find crab meat, substitute one for the other or use a different seafood. Make it your own!

Ingredients
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
1/2 onion, chopped
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (10.5 ounces) cream of mushroom soup
1 cup milk or half-and-half
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
12 bite-size pieces kielbasa or smoked sausage
4 red potatoes, cooked and cut into quarters
4 to 6 crab claws or equivalent meat from body or 1 can (8 ounces) claw crabmeat (optional)
12 shrimp, cooked, peeled, and deveined
corn kernels from 2 cooked ears and scrapings from cobs

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a soup pot over medium heat. 
  2. Add onions, mushrooms, and garlic. Cook until onions are translucent. 
  3. Add mushroom soup, milk, seasonings (generally go heavier on pepper), sausage, and potatoes. 
  4. Cook on medium-low until well blended and small bubbles appear. 
  5. Reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes. 
  6. Add crab (if using), shrimp, and corn. Cook for a few minutes or until heated through. Remove promptly from heat and serve.

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Comments

<span>Cissy</span> Thu, 06/27/2024 - 13:05
SO SO tired of trying to PIN some of your recipes on Pinterest (as that’s how I SAVE FOR FUTURE USE) and FARMERS ALMANAC won’t comply - GRRRRR
<span>Michele</span> Wed, 04/03/2024 - 14:42
Can imitation crab be used
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Wed, 04/03/2024 - 16:40

Hi Michele,

Yes, you may use imitation crab if you would prefer.

 <span>Colleen Krom</span> Sat, 12/16/2023 - 17:34
I sautéed celery, onions and mushrooms in butter. Add one cup of chicken stock, potatoes and the spices/seasonings cooked til tender. Added half and half, mushroom soup, shrimp, crabmeat and I used cheddar brats. I just didn't think one cup of milk/half and half would make enough soup for 4 servings.
<span>Colleen Krom</span> Sat, 12/16/2023 - 17:36
And I also added frozen corn.
<span>Fran Mackenzie</span> Sun, 12/10/2023 - 14:16
I prefer recipes that don’t use packaged/ canned ingredients. I don’t buy canned soups because most have questionable ingredients. Include in your recipe how to make the mushroom soup.
<span>Marywallis Soetebier</span> Sat, 11/25/2023 - 09:45
Just wondered is it easy to double for a larger group?
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Mon, 11/27/2023 - 07:15

This is a great recipe to double! Just make sure you start with a large enough pot.

 <span>Linda Lillie</span> Fri, 02/03/2023 - 11:28
Thank you for this recipe! I saw this on your site about a year ago and have been making it ever since. I don't use crab because it is hard to get here and very expensive so I add extra shrimp and sausage. This is my favourite soup recipe! Quick and easy and we all love it!
<span>Allyssa</span> Fri, 11/04/2022 - 10:21
I don't know what Old Bay seasoning is. It might be helpful to list the ingredients in that because a lot of people won't know or be able to get that product either.