How To Make Healthy Clam Chowder
This lite version of clam chowder leaves you enjoying a creamy soup without worrying about the calories! A rich-tasting dish you’ll surely stick with!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspunsalted butter
- 2tbspflour
- 1large white onion,chopped fine
- 2medium russet potatoes,peeled and cubed small
- 3cups2% Milk
- 1cupvegetable broth
- 10ozclams,(2 cans) drained, juice reserved
- 2bay leaves
- 1tspthyme
- 2tbspparsley,fresh chopped
- kosher salt and fresh pepper
- 1cupfresh corn
- oyster crackers,optional for serving
Instructions
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In a large pot, melt butter. Add onions, and heat on low heat for about 5 to 8 minutes until onions are translucent.
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Add flour and stir for about 1 to 2 minutes.
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Add the milk, vegetable broth, reserved clam juice, potatoes, bay leaf, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste.
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Bring to a boil, then cover and cook on Low about 10 minutes until potatoes are soft.
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Remove half of the soup and discard bay leaves. Put soup in blender and blend until smooth. Return to pot.
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Add clams and corn. Adjust salt if needed and cook for another 5 minutes.
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Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 177.03kcal
- Fat: 5.41g
- Saturated Fat: 3.14g
- Trans Fat: 0.20g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.40g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.38g
- Carbohydrates: 22.64g
- Fiber: 1.71g
- Sugar: 6.93g
- Protein: 10.52g
- Cholesterol: 25.58mg
- Sodium: 588.11mg
- Calcium: 143.98mg
- Potassium: 463.89mg
- Iron: 1.43mg
- Vitamin A: 114.02µg
- Vitamin C: 7.41mg
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