Instant Pot Potato Corn Chowder

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You are going to love this instant pot potato corn chowder recipe! It is a hearty instant pot soup recipe for a cool night and is packed full of flavorful ingredients. Thank you to Better Than Bouillon for sponsoring this post. 

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I am a total soup person. I didn’t grow up as a soup person, but I morphed into a soup person when I learned how easy it was to make soup from scratch in my mid-2os. This was before the Instant Pot. This was when I made it on the stove or in my slow cooker. That’s when I became a soup person.

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While you’re here, be sure to take a look at these delicious soup recipes:

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Homemade soup is just so good and easy to make. It warms you up unlike any other meal and it’s just so versatile. Now that I can make soup in 15 minutes or less with my instant pot, I’m really in love with soup. Especially this potato corn chowder and also Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup. I also love making instant pot baked potatoes.

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This instant pot potato corn chowder is packed full of so many good things, but there is one secret ingredient that makes this instant pot soup recipe better than the others.

The secret ingredient in the instant pot corn chowder

My secret ingredient is Better Than Bouillon Seasoned Vegetable Base. It takes an ordinary soup and makes it extraordinary. This concentrated soup base packs so much flavor into just 1 1/2 teaspoons, you will be amazed. Jeffrey over at Pressure Luck swears by it, so I knew I needed to try it in my recipes.

Better than bouillon seasoned vegetable base, the secret ingredient to a delicious instant pot potato corn chowder.

Here is a little more about this great product:

  • Better Than Bouillon is a concentrated paste that works in place of a bouillon cube or broth.
    • You can use it to make a stock (as we do in this recipe) or use it as a marinade.
  • Better than Bouillon doesn’t expire quickly. Once opened, it stays fresh in your fridge for a long time. The expiration date on my jar is 2020. That’s a long shelf life compared to a container of broth that goes bad within a few days after opening. It’s also not gritty like traditional bouillon cubes.
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You might also want to try making air fryer bacon. It is so good!

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Ingredients in potato corn chowder

  1. Corn
  2. Creamed Corn
  3. Bacon
  4. Yellow Onion
  5. Carrot
  6. Celery
  7. Baby Yellow Potatoes
  8. Better than Bouillon Seasoned Vegetable Base
  9. Water
  10. Salt
  11. Black Pepper
  12. Cayenne Pepper
  13. Milk
  14. Green Onions
  15. Special Equipment: Instant Pot Duo 6 Quart
A spoonful of instant pot potato corn chowder right above the bowl of chowder.

Other great instant pot soup recipes:

A white wide-rimmed bowl filled with instant pot potato corn chowder on a marble counter next to a blue dish towel.

Instant Pot Potato Corn Chowder

Aileen Clark
You are going to love this instant pot potato corn chowder recipe! It makes a hearty meal on a cool night and is packed full of flavorful ingredients.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 465 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound bacon cut into 1/2 inch strips
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 1 carrot diced
  • 2 stalks cellery diced
  • 1.5 pounds baby yellow potatoes quartered
  • 15 ounce corn canned
  • 14.75 ounce creamed style corn canned
  • 1 1/2 tsp Better Than Bouillon Seasoned Vegetable Base
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 stalks green onion sliced

Instructions
 

  • Set instant pot to saute and add sliced bacon. Cook until browned, about 7 minutes 
  • Remove the bacon and fat, reserving 2 tablespoons bacon grease in the instant pot.
  • Pour in the onion, carrots, celery, and potatoes. 
  • Let cook, stirring occasionally, until soft. About 7 more minutes. 
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the Better Than Bouillon Seasoned Vegetable Base and water. 
  • Pour into the instant pot and deglaze the bottom of the pot.
  • Mix in the corn, creamed style corn, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. 
  • Close lid and set to sealing. 
  • Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes. 
  • Quick Pressure Release (QPR) and remove the lid.
  • Slowly whisk in the milk. 
  • Serve topped with bacon and green onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 465kcal
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You are going to love this instant pot potato corn chowder recipe! It makes a hearty meal on a cool night and is packed full of flavorful ingredients.
My entire family loved this recipe for instant pot potato corn chowder. I hope yours does, too!

 
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2 Comments

    1. Hi Molly. Thanks for catching that! Yes, you add the potatoes in at the same time as the carrots and celery. I just updated the recipe as well. Happy cooking!