Healthy Seafood Chowder
This Healthy Seafood Chowder is seriously the best! It's flavorful, creamy, full of delicious seafood and can be table ready in about 45 minutes! Packed with tender shrimp and fish that are combined in a creamy clam broth with veggies. This tasty chowder recipe is a comfort food that can be easily enjoyed at home any day of the week!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 large (about 2 1/4 cups) bulb fennel* cored and sliced
- 1 pound red potatoes diced
- 2 cups diagonally sliced carrots
- 4 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice**
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon thyme
- 1 pound cod fillet*** cut into chunks
- 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream****
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion and fennel; cook, stirring occasionally until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add potatoes, carrots, clam juice, water, salt, pepper and thyme. Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetable are just tender, 10 minutes. Add cod and shrimp; simmer, covered, until opaque, 5 minutes.
- Gently stir in cream and heat through (do not boil). Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
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Notes
*Can sub fennel with diced celery.
**Can sub clam juice with chicken or seafood broth.
***Use any white fish.
****Sub cream for almond or coconut milk for a lighter, dairy free option.
**Can sub clam juice with chicken or seafood broth.
***Use any white fish.
****Sub cream for almond or coconut milk for a lighter, dairy free option.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 153mg | Sodium: 666mg | Potassium: 638mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4663IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2mg