Hearty Corn and Potato Chowder

Ingredients

• fresh

  or frozen, thawed whole-kernel corn
  2 cups
• onion

  chopped
  1 medium
• vegetable oil
  1 tbsp
• reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
  2 cups
• cubed unpeeled Idaho potatoes
  2 cups
• sliced celery
  ½ cup
• dried thyme leaves
  ½ tsp
• fat-free half-and-half or fat-free milk
  1¾ cups
• salt and pepper

  to taste
  1 unit
• finely chopped parsley and chives

  as garnishes
  1 unit