Healthy Corn and Shrimp Chowder Recipe
A steaming hot bowl of chowder chases away a cold winter's day! This Healthy Corn and Shrimp Chowder comes together quickly, and is chock full of delicious and healthy ingredients... It's gluten-free, and can be made dairy-free as well!
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Ingredients
- 4 thick slices lean bacon - cut into 1/2" pieces
- 1 small onion - finely diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic - minced
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper - optional
- ½ cup dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
- 2 bay leaves - fresh if possible
- 2 ½ cups seafood or shrimp stock - (see notes)
- 2 cups potatoes - I use multi-color new, 1/2-3/4" dice
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 red bell pepper - diced
- 1 can creamed corn
- 1 pound small shrimp - peeled and deveined (see notes)
- 1 ½ cups milk or half and half - (see notes)
- sea salt/fresh ground pepper
- flat leaf parsley
Instructions
- Add the chopped bacon pieces to a heavy soup pot (I like my Dutch oven). Cook them until crisp, and drain on paper towels. Remove all but a thin layer of bacon grease from the pot.
- Add the onion, garlic, and crushed red pepper to the pot. Sauté until onion is translucent and soft. Don't burn the garlic! De-glaze with dry sherry, and allow it to reduce by about half.
- Add the thyme, bay, broth/stock, and potatoes to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook 10 minutes covered. Add the shredded carrots, and simmer an additional ten minutes.
- Stir in the creamed corn, shrimp, bacon lardons, and milk or half and half. Bring just up to a boil, reduce heat, and cover until ready to serve. The shrimp need only a few minutes to cook (depending on size). Season and taste.
- Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with flat leaf parsley.
Notes
Seafood stock is widely available. Chicken stock is not a good substitute. A simple shrimp stock can be made with shrimp shells. Whenever I peel shrimp, I pop the shells in a zip bag until I have enough to make stock. If I don't have any in my freezer, I use Kitchen Basics Seafood Stock.
As I mention in the post, this recipe can be made with milk, nut milk, half and half, etc. There are many dairy-free options. My personal preference is So Delicious Original Coconut Creamer as it adds body similar to half and half. Keep in mind the macros will vary based on your milk choice, thickness of bacon, etc.
If you wish to skip the bacon, add a generous drizzle of olive oil, and skip to the second step (sauteing the aromatics).
Macronutrients (approximation from MyFitnessPal.com): 471 calories; 36 g protein; 49 g carbohydrates; 9 g fat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1grams | Calories: 471kcal
NOTE: Macronutrients are an approximation only using unbranded ingredients and MyFitnessPal.com. Please do your own research with the products you’re using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.
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