Italian Sausage & Corn Chowder

INGREDIENTS

24 oz

link (casing removed or bulk Italian sausage)

2 tbsp

butter

2 tbsp

olive oil (divided)

sweet yellow onion – diced

1 cup

sweet red (yellow and/or green bell pepper, seeded and diced)

3 cloves

garlic (minced)

1/3 cup

all-purpose flour

- ounce chicken broth (unsalted)

1 tbsp

chopped fresh parsley

1 tbsp

chopped fresh basil

1 tsp

Bouquet Garni *See Notes

1 tsp

red pepper flakes

1 tsp

Smoky Sweet Paprika

1 tsp

Ground Cumin

1 tsp

kosher salt ** (if using salted chicken broth, taste at the end then add salt if needed)

1/2 tsp

freshly ground black pepper

1 can

corn – I use Green Giant Super Sweet White Corn

1 can

creamed corn – I use Green Giant

1 1/2 cups

Half and Half

Bread bowls – optional

Fresh basil for garnish – optional

Sour cream for garnish - optional