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Healthy Salmon Chowder

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 1/3 cup chopped carrot
  • 1/3 cup chopped celery
  • 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1-1/2 cups water
  • 1 (12 oz) skinned salmon fillet
  • 2-1/2 cups frozen cauliflower florets, thawed, coarsely chopped
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh chives or scallions, or (1-1/2) tbsp dried chives
  • 1-1/3 cups instant mashed potato flakes
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill, or (2 tsp) dried tarragon
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste.
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Healthy Salmon Chowder

Time: 30 minutes prep, 20 minutes cook
Servings: 6
 

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add carrot and celery and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables just begin to brown (3 to 4 minutes). Add in the broth, water, salmon, cauliflower and chives (or scallions) and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook, maintaining a gentle simmer, until salmon is just cooked through, (5 to 8 minutes). Remove salmon to a clean cutting board. Flake into bite-size pieces with a fork.
  2. Stir potato flakes, dill (or tarragon) and mustard into soup until well blended. Return to a simmer. Add in the salmon and reheat. Season with salt and pepper.
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Summary

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Healthy Salmon Chowder is a delicious and easy recipe. It's a creamy and thick recipe that includes: Fresh salmon, cauliflower, carrots, instant potatoes, celery and scallions. ( The instant potatoes give the chowder a thick texture without any heavy cream or butter). It is also a healthy, low calories, low fat, low sugars, low cholesterol, low sodium, low carbohydrates, heart-healthy, gluten-free, diabetic-friendly and Weight watchers (6 PointsPlus) recipe.

Comments

  • ShaleeDP
    February 1, 2016
    I like salmon meat... making it a chowder sounds nice.