Wanting to feed your family a hearty meal, but don’t have much time? This Easy Cheesy Veggie Chowder has been my “go-to” for just such meals for years already. It can easily be adapted to use up what you have on hand, or what your family likes. Served with a side of hot gluten free biscuits, you can have a satisfying hot, homemade meal on the table in the same time, or less, than convenience foods. And it costs only a fraction of the cost of convenience foods too!

Easy Cheesy Veggie Chowder
This Easy Cheesy Veggie Chowder has been my “go-to” for just such meals for years already. It can easily be adapted to use up what you have on hand, or what your family likes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500 ml) water
- 2 cups (500 ml) diced potatoes
- 2 cups frozen mixed veggies (or 1 cup frozen corn and 1 cup frozen peas)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) celery, diced
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) carrots, sliced
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) onions, diced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 ml) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup (125 ml) unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) cornstarch
- 2 cups (500 ml) milk
- 1 cup (250 ml) grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring the water to a boil. Add the potatoes, frozen veggies, celery, carrots, onions,salt and pepper and boil for 10-15 minutes, or until the potatoes are easy to pierce with a fork.
In a separate saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the cornstarch and whisk until you have a paste.
While whisking, slowly add the milk. Bring the milk mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, whisking to prevent any burning. Add the shredded cheese, and continue stirring until the cheese is completely melted.
Add the milk mixture to the vegetables, and stir until incorporated. Season with additional salt and pepper. If you'd like, you can add leftover chicken or turkey before serving.
This soup is great as is, but the flavour improves if you let it simmer over low heat for about half an hour, stirring occasionally.

My family loves to eat this soup with our favourite Gluten Free Buttermilk Biscuits.
Sandra ;) says
I think I’ll try this recipe tomorrow – I’ll call it Blizzard Soup, as the worst of the blizzard is supposed to hit the Toronto area tomorrow 🙂
It’s great to find a recipe that looks good, and calls for everyday ingredients that I just happen to have on hand (like those oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, haha).
Sandra 🙂
Jeanine says
Great idea, Sandra! Soup, cookies & maybe some biscuits, and you’ve got the perfect blizzard survival meal! 🙂 Hope the storm doesn’t hit you too hard!
Dawn says
I agree, that would be perfect on a cold blustery day! That looks yummy Jeanine! 🙂 We should get together and cook together!!!!
Sandra ;) says
The chowder was a HUGE hit. We had fresh buns, havarti cheese, sliced meats (ham, roast beef and summer sausage), plus the chowder and – of course – oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, lol. I think it would be great with biscuits (I love making them) – I’m sending some of the leftover chowder with my son for his lunch @ work on Monday, so I’ll make some biscuits to go with it. He’ll LOVE it.
We’re getting quite a bit of snow and it’s pretty windy, but it certainly isn’t the storm of the century (so far?). I know Manitoba knows what REAL weather is like – not this wimpy Ontario weather we get here, LOL.
When you two get together to cook I hope you’ll post some pictures!!
Sandr a:)
Susan says
Good soup–warm and filling. Forgot to add the potatoes-oops-just cook separately and add to soup.
Kindra says
My family loved this soup! My 4 year old gobbled it up!
JL says
This recipe sounds delicious! Approx. how much milk do you add? I’m one of those follow the recipe to the T kind of girls!!! Can’t wait to try this 🙂
Linda says
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I am thinking about trying this recipe tonight but adding some grilled chicken in it. Do you think it would go well? Please respond. Thanks so much and also I Love your site!
Jeanine says
Absolutely, Linda! I’ve added leftover chicken or turkey without a problem, so I don’t think it being grilled would be a bad thing. 🙂
Pam says
How many does this serve as a main dish? About 4? Thanks! I am also going to try your millet bread tomorrow and hope to have it warm with this soup. It will be my first time making gf bread completely from scratch without using a cup for cup flour. Thanks so much for all you do!
Jeanine says
Hi Pam! My family of 4 has it for dinner (usually with buttermilk biscuits), and there is enough leftovers for 2 of us for lunch, usually. Depends on how hungry everyone is. I’d say it serves 4-6. Enjoy your supper tomorrow, sounds good!!
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