Cabbage and Corned Beef Chowder

This is the creamiest soup that made even my 5-year-old lick the bowl clean! Best served with Reuben sandwiches. Can be adapted to a slow cooker.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 309 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dill seed
• 3 cups chopped cabbage
• ½ teaspoon tarragon leaves
• 2 cups finely chopped deli corned beef

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter and olive oil together in a stockpot over medium heat; saute onion and garlic until onion is slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour, dill seed, tarragon leaves, and black pepper to onion mixture; cook and stir until flour is dissolved and fragrant, about 3 minutes.

Step 2

Pour chicken broth over onion mixture and stir until blended, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cabbage and corned beef; cook, stirring frequently, until cabbage is tender, about 20 minutes. Add half-and-half and cook just until liquid is warm but not boiling, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Stir half-and-half into the pot; continue to cook just until liquid is warm but not boiling, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Melt cream cheese over low heat in a saucepan until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk cornstarch and water together in a bowl; stir into cream cheese until smooth. Stir cream cheese mixture into soup; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until cheese melts and soup is thickened, about 5 minutes.