Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Corn Chowderis made with simple ingredients you already have in the pantry, and it’s packed with flavor! It’s an easy dinner recipe the whole family will love.

This is one of my favorite slow cooker recipes and it’s for a good reason!Potato corn chowder is so easy to make, your whole family will love it, and it’s easy on the budget. It’s creamy without being heavy, it’s full of veggies, and it packs a lot of flavor, thanks to the ham, without costing an arm and a leg.

I also love this recipe because I happen to grow a whole lot of what’s in it.I LOVE meals that I can make with things from the garden.I grew the corn, potatoes, and carrots you see in the picture and I made homemade chicken stock from chickens we raised for the freezer last fall. If that isn’t homesteading in a bowl, I don’t know what is! We love potato chowders! If you do too, you should also try myEasy Baked Potato Corn Chowderand myCreamy Potato Chowderrecipes.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Simple Ingredients: It uses pantry staples like potatoes, carrots, corn, and chicken stock.
Set-It-And-Forget-It: As a slow cooker recipe, you can just toss everything in and let it cook while you go about your day.
Versatile Add-ins: You can adjust the recipe by adding ham, chicken, or different veggies.

Ingredients

Carrots
Potatoes
Onion
Frozen Corn
Chicken Stock
Evaporated Milk or Cream
Garlic Powder
Cubed Ham
Salt and Pepper

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities

How to Make Slow Cooker Potato Corn Chowder

Step #1.Put the carrots, potatoes, corn, and onion into the slow cooker.

Step #3.Cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 6-8 until the potatoes and carrots are fully cooked.

Step #2.Add the chicken stock and stir to combine.

Step #4.Fifteen minutes before serving, stir in the remaining ingredients. Heat through for 15 minutes then serve.

Recipe FAQs

What can I use if I don’t like ham?

Don’t love ham? Try adding 2 medium chicken breasts in with the veggies and broth at the beginning of the cook time. Pull them out just before you add the evaporated milk or cream. Shred the chicken and add it back to the slow cooker when you add the milk or cream.

What slow cooker do you use?

I have this slow cooker and love it. My favorite part is that the lid clamps on! Once you lose a batch of slow cooker meatballs in the back of your car, you’ll never get one without a clamp-on lid again.

Expert Tips

When you add the chicken stock, it should be within an inch of covering the veggiesif not completely covering them. Add more stock as needed to get it up to that level (you can also add a bit of water and just adjust the salt and pepper to taste).
You can use any potatoes you like, even super small new potatoes as long as they are 1 to 1 ½ inches in size to ensure even cooking times. Peel them or leave the skin on – either works just fine.
Don’t be tempted to rush adding the evaporated milk or cream.It can curdle if heated for too long.