Some of my best recipes have come to me during the "What am I going to make for dinner?" moments. I look in the fridge, pantry, freezer, and just throw a bunch of ingredients together. This is also how my very worst concoctions have come to pass, but that's another topic for another day. Here is the chowder I came up with on a Sunday afternoon when it was almost time to leave for church & I realized I hadn't started anything for dinner. I liked it because it came out creamy in the end, but this was achieved through patience instead of through using heavy cream or something else I shouldn't be eating.
Slow Cooker Creamy Corn Chowder
1 bag frozen corn
1/2 cube margarine or butter (you can use light & you can also use less)
Baby carrots (as much as you want to add)
Milk (I used fat free; you just use enough to cover all the ingredients)
1/2 package ranch dressing mix (or more, according to your deepest desires)
Freshly ground black pepper
Dill weed to taste
1 tsp. or so paprika (I believe in precise measurements, as you can tell)
1 tsp. or so seasoned salt
Bacon (just add as much as your little heart desires)(sorry, I don't mean to suggest you have a little heart; your hearts are all very big, but not in an unhealthy way)
Dump everything except the bacon into the crock pot. Stir a little. Put the lid on & let 'er cook while you go to church (or, if you're a heathen--no offense to heathens-- let 'er cook from about lunch time to about dinner time). When you get home from church, add crumbled bacon & serve.
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