Cheddar Fish Chowder
- Course Soups & Creams
- Prep. Time 10 mins
- Cooking Time 25 mins
- Yields 8 to 10 servings
Preparation
What You Need
Instructions
In large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon with slotted spoon and set aside. Over medium heat sauté celery and onion in bacon drippings until tender.
Cut fish into 1/2 inch (1 cm) pieces. Add to saucepan along with potatoes, chicken broth, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan. Blend in flour and gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens.
Remove from heat, add Canadian Cheddar cheese and stir until cheese is melted. Stir into fish mixture. Discard bay leaf and season to taste with salt and pepper. Top with reserved bacon and serve.
Tips
* Or you can use shredded Canadian Gouda, Fontina, Brick or Colby cheese.
View the comments for this recipe and share one of your own!Nutritional Info
Per serving
Energy: 397 CaloriesProtein: 21 g
Carbohydrate: 16 g
Fat: 28 g
Calcium: 28 %
Fibre: 1 g
Sodium: 584 mg
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Cathy
October 29th, 2009
This looks great!
