Sweetcorn chowder

Capture the last days of summer with this simple soup, made from the season’s sweetest, sunniest vegetable

Fresh sweetcorn is at its best best in September, and our favourite way to eat it is in this flavour-packed bacon and corn chowder.

The tortilla chips I use here are those crisp, crunchy, corn-gritty triangles that I never need an excuse to eat, but if you are in search of one yourself, I heartily recommend this soup. Mind you, even without the cheesy chilli-flecked tortilla topping, this is a winner. When I plan to make this, I tend to take a big pack of frozen corn out of the deep freeze at breakfast time, in readiness for a super-quick, fantastically soothing, mellow-yellow and very pleasing supper that night. Use…

I think this is a complete meal in itself, and doesn’t need anything else to accompany it. I’ve used frozen corn in this recipe, but if you have tinned, then you could substitute with drain a standard 198g tin, drained, to get 160g sweetcorn

A delicious Chinese style chicken & sweetcorn soup, made at home with lean, fresh ingredients. It tastes like the takeaway version - only way better!

This creamy, hearty soup is packed with sweetcorn, potato and crisp bacon. It's made with milk rather than cream so it's also surprisingly low-cal. A quick warming supper for two

This Corn Chowder with Bacon & Smoked Paprika is here just in time for soup season! It is creamy, hearty and full of smoky flavor from the bacon and paprika. The ingredients and steps are incredibly simple and easy!

This creamy soup makes a great dinner party starter. Swap the chorizo for chopped salted almonds if you want to keep it veggie

A quick and easy chowder recipe that only costs around a fiver to make for four hungry mouths. If haddock doesn’t appeal, you could use mussels.

30-Minute sweetcorn soup is a deliciously creamy and healthy budget soup. This quick and easy recipe uses frozen sweetcorn to reduce the cooking time.