Hearty Vegetable Chowder

Course Soups & Creams
Prep. Time 10 mins
Cooking Time 20 mins
Yields 7 servings

Preparation
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Preparation

What You Need

2 slices bacon, diced

1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped onion

1 can (10 oz/ 284 mL) beef broth

1 can (14 oz/ 398 mL) spaghetti sauce

1 cup (250 ml) water

1/4 tsp (1 ml) dried basil leaves, crushed

2 cups (500 ml) frozen mixed vegetables or

fresh

1/2 cup (125 ml) spiral-shaped pasta

2 cups (500 ml) milk

2 tbsp (30 ml) flour

Salt

Pepper, to taste

Grated Canadian Parmesan cheese, to taste

Instructions

Cook bacon until crisp in large saucepan; drain; reserve drippings. Set bacon aside. Cook onion in bacon drippings until tender.

Stir in beef broth, spaghetti sauce, water and basil. Add vegetables and pasta. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 min or until vegetables are tender.

Combine milk and flour until smooth. Stir into chowder. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Sprinkle reserved bacon and Canadian Parmesan cheese over each serving if desired.

Tips

Microwave Method: Place bacon in 4-qt/ 4 L glass bowl. Cook, loosely covered, on HIGH (100 %) 3 to 4 min or until crisp. Drain bacon; reserve drippings. Add onion to drippings in bowl. Cover with vented plastic wrap. Cook on HIGH (100 %) 2 1/2 to 3 min or until tender; stir once. Stir in beef broth, spaghetti sauce, water and basil. Add vegetables and pasta. Re-cover. Cook on HIGH (100 %) 15 min or until pasta is cooked; stir 3 times. Combine milk and flour until smooth; stir into bowl. Cook, uncovered, on HIGH (100 %) 4 to 5 min or until mixture boils and thickens; stir twice. Complete as above.

Tested in 700 watt oven.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 175 Calories
Protein: 8 g
Carbohydrate: 23 g
Fat: 6 g
Fibre: 2.1 g
Sodium: 572 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 11 % / 119 mg
Niacin: 26 %
Vitamin A: 26 %
Riboflavin: 19 %
Selenium: 17 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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