Cajun-Style Corn Soup


Letting this soup simmer for an hour creates a thick, rich soup, perfect for a cold day. It's well worth the wait!
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- Prep time
- 30 min
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- Cook time
- 1 hr 20 min
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- Servings
- 12 Servings
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- Serving size
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1 cup
Ingredients
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canola oil
- 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
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onion(s) (chopped)
- 1 1/2 cup
- 1 1/2 cup
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green onions (sliced)
- 5 stalks
- 5 stalks
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green bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 cup
- 1 cup
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garlic (chopped)
- 2 clove
- 2 clove
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all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup
- 1/2 cup
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water
- 5 cup
- 5 cup
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boneless, skinless chicken thighs (chopped)
- 4
- 4
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canned diced tomatoes
- 1 (14.5 oz) can
- 1 (14.5 oz) can
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fresh tomatoes (chopped)
- 2 cup
- 2 cup
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no-salt-added tomato paste
- 6 oz
- 170 g
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salt
- 1/8 tsp
- 1/8 tsp
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black pepper
- 1/8 tsp
- 1/8 tsp
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reduced fat turkey sausage crumbles, such as Jimmy Dean (cooked)
- 12 oz
- 340 g
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frozen corn
- 32 oz
- 907 g
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lean cooked ham (chopped)
- 4 oz
- 113 g
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Directions
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Heat the oil in a large soup pot and saute the onion, green onion, bell pepper, and garlic until tender. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly.
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Add the water, chicken, diced tomatoes and juice, fresh tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, and pepper.
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Add the sausage to the soup pot, along with the corn and ham. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
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Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.