Sweet Corn, Kielbasa and Potato Soup is a hearty and comforting soup recipe that's filling and ultra satisfying.
Do you know someone who insists soup isn’t a meal? Serve them a bowl of Sweet Corn, Kielbasa and Potato Soup then ask them again.
This hearty, stick-to-your-ribs soup is packed with craveable flavors and texture. It’s as filling as it is flavorful!
Sweet Corn, Kielbasa and Potato Soup
My Mom made a version of this soup all the time growing up and it’s so, so good.
Chopped kielbasa and bacon are browned in a soup pot then fresh vegetables including carrots, celery, shallots, and garlic are sauted in the drippings. Creamy yukon gold potatoes and snappy sweet corn simmer in the slightly thickened broth before being ladled into bowls and topped with tons of spicy, fresh green onions.
This soup is hearty, comforting, and comes together quickly. I adore it!
How to Make This Recipe
Start by browning chopped bacon and kielbasa in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat until the bacon is brown and crispy. Scoop the meat onto a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the bacon drippings in the pot.
To the drippings add thinly sliced carrots and celery plus a chopped shallot or onion. Saute over medium heat until the vegetables are tender, 8-10 minutes, adding a splash of chicken broth and covering the pot with a lid to speed up the softening process if it’s taking too long.
Finally, add minced garlic then saute until very fragrant, about 1 minute.
Next add chicken broth plus milk then turn the heat up to medium-high to bring the liquid to a simmer – NOT a boil.
Add diced baby yukon gold potatoes then turn the heat down to medium and simmer (again, not boil) until tender, 5-7 minutes.
Once the potatoes are tender, add the kielbasa and bacon back into the pot then stream in gluten free flour whisked with milk until very smooth. Simmer until the soup has thickened, about 5 minutes.
Last step is to add frozen sweet corn, simmer for a minute to let it heat through, then taste and add lots of pepper, and seasoned salt to taste.
Scoop the soup into bowls then top with lots of fresh green onions for a pop of spice and freshness before digging in. I hope you love this comforting, hearty soup as much as we do – enjoy!
More Hearty Soup Recipes
- Gluten Free Lasagna Soup
- Chicken Stew
- Loaded Baked Potato Soup
- Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup
- Ham and Bean Soup
- Hamburger Soup
- Italian Wedding Soup
- Black Bean Soup
- Cheesy Taco Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 7 oz kielbasa, chopped
- 1/2 cup carrots, thinly sliced
- 1 rib celery, thinly sliced
- 1 shallot, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- 2-1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1-1/2 cups milk, divided, 2% milk fat or higher recommended
- 3 Tablespoons gluten free flour, or AP flour if not GF
- 1-1/2 cups diced baby yukon gold potatoes
- 1 cup sweet corn, fresh or frozen
- homemade seasoned salt and pepper
- chopped green onions, for garnish
Directions
- Add bacon and kielbasa to a large Dutch oven or soup pot then turn the heat to medium. Saute until bacon is golden brown then scoop the meats onto a plate, reserving bacon grease in the pot. Add carrots, celery and shallot then saute until tender, 8-10 minutes – adding a splash of chicken broth then placing a lid on top to speed up the softening process if desired. Add garlic then saute until very fragrant, 1 minute.
- Add chicken broth plus 1 cup milk to the pot then turn heat up medium-high to bring soup to a simmer — NOT a boil — stirring often. Add potatoes then turn heat down to low-low and simmer until tender, 5-7 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together gluten free flour and remaining 1/2 cup milk until very smooth.
- Add browned bacon and kielbasa back into the pot then stream in flour/milk mixture and simmer until soup has slightly thickened, 5 minutes. Add sweet corn then simmer until heated through, 1 minute. Taste then add seasoned salt to taste, and lots of pepper. Scoop into bowls then serve topped with green onions.
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Have you tried freezing this? Thinking of making for a friend in need and need to travel with it!
I haven’t! I usually skip freezing soups with dairy in them, but you could try reducing the amount of milk and increasing the amount of broth to make it less dairy-heavy.
Made this tonight and was delicious! Excited for leftovers for lunch this week!
Yeah! So glad to hear it, Stephanie!
Hi, Made your soup tonight for my family (3 of us). I found it online and was psyched it was gf, since my daughter has celiac disease. Now I realize all your recipes are GF. Silly me. The soup is delicious! One thing I noticed is that once I added the milk and flour it really thickened up a lot (and quickly). I’m thinking of thinning it out again with a bit of milk, Mine looks more like a thick stew. I added plenty of pepper which gave it a nice kick. Also, I doubled the recipe because we are big eaters. I”m hoping there is enough left for tomorrow night. Not sure there will be. It’s delicious!! The absolute only problem is that I nibbled on the kielbasa and bacon a little too much, good thing I added extra. LOL. Delicious.
Not silly at all! I wasn’t diagnosed until early 2014 so all GF recipes will have an orange GF icon in the recipe card. I am so glad you liked the soup, and it is on the thicker side. More chowdery then brothy!
I made this for supper last night in my Instant Pot, turned out AMAZING!!
So glad to hear it, Cara!!
What settings did you use on your instant pot and did you just put everything in at once?
Kristin, this soup is delicious! Rave reviews from the entire family. So proud I decided to double the recipe to have leftovers!
I need to do that next time – we fly through a pot so quick!
Made it tonight, another winner! Thank you!
Awesome!! Thanks so much for your feedback, Emily!
Kielbasa + potatoes = heaven. This soup looks SO good- perfect for these insanely cold Midwest days!
I agree, Karly!! Need something to stick to our ribs this time of year!
THANK YOU for this recipe! I’ve been following you for years and by pure coincidence our babies are within a few months of each other age wise. It’s been great to watch you navigate through motherhood and experience a lot of the same things I’ve been experiencing at the same time. Having said all that, I just signed my 4 year old for Tball and have been worried about dinner ever since! hahahaha Not mention when my daughter gets to this age (how will we survive? hahaha)! Thank you for being so open about being a mom and the struggles that come with that. I look forward to your blog every week! Keep the great recipes coming. I’ll be making this one on Sunday!
Ok, so glad I’m not alone in my crazy thinking!!! ???? I hope you guys love this recipe!!
Oh, yum! Making this as soon as I can but will definitely double the recipe.
Thank you.
Good idea – I couldn’t believe how fast the first batch went – we downed it!
Oh yay!! I’m totally making this for my family tonight!! Woohoo – dinner is solved! Thanks!
I hope you love it, Melanie!
Wow… this looks like an amazing soup to try for my gluten-free lunch prep (I love making a big pot of soup on Saturday and portioning it out in mason jars for my daily lunches). Do you have a favorite gluten free kielbasa for this recipe?
I love Johnsonville sausages!
Huzzah, me too! My favorite is their chicken Andouille sausage so I might go with that one.
This soup looks so good! I had to pin it. I’d love to have you link up with us at the What’s for Dinner party –
http://www.lazygastronome.com/whats-dinner-sunday-link-132/
Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what plugin do you use for your recipes?
Kristin, I made this soup tonight, it was fantastic! My husband said it was excellent – making it again at the end of the week. I have been reading your blog for two years, have tried many of your recipes, and have never commented. Way past due to tell you thank you for very very good recipes, your instructions are spot on along with the clearest pictures. I always look forward to your next post!
Oh I’m so, so glad, Steph!! Thank you for your kind message – I feel the love. Thank you so much for reading IGE! :)
Hi Helen! My developer designed my plugin, but I know a lot of bloggers love WP Tasty! https://www.wptasty.com/tasty-recipes
This looks so delicious! And since I’m currently avoiding gluten like the plague, I love that it’s already GF!
You got it, Stephanie! I hope you love it!