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Creamy Seafood Chowder

Saucy, chunky and teeming with seafood…just the way a chowder should be!

Prep Time: 45 Minutes – Makes 5 servings

5 cups chicken stock, divided (4 cups, 1 cup)
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
3 cups chopped peeled carrots
1/4 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 drops hot pepper sauce
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp rosemary
1/8 tsp pepper
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup 1% milk
6oz white fish fillets, diced (cod, sole, halibut)
6oz shrimp, peeled and deveined (fresh, frozen, canned)
1 can baby clams, drained

1. In large saucepan, over high heat, bring 4 cups of stock to a boil.

2. Add onions, garlic, carrots, celery, potatoes, Worcestershire, hot pepper sauce, thyme, rosemary and pepper.  Reduce heat; simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until vegetables are just tender.

3. In small bowl, whisk flour with remaining 1 cup stock until smooth; stir into soup.  Simmer, stirring until broth is thickened.  Add milk, fish, shrimp and clams; simmer gently, on low heat, for 5 minutes or until shrimp turns pink and soup is heated through.  Do not boil.  Adjust seasoning as desired.

Freezing not recommended.

Per 1 1/2 cups (375mL): 182 calories; 3 g fat (14% of calories); 0.8 g saturated fat; 62 mg cholesterol; 22 g carbohydrate; 17 g protein; 460 mg sodium; 2 g fibre

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