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Seafood Chowder

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"A creamy chowder full of flavor! Of course regular ingredients may be used for those not watching their waistline." — MyVintageMommy

Directions

Place 1/2 cup milk, cream cheese, and garlic in a large pot over low heat. Cook and stir until blended. Mix in soup, green onions, carrots, corn with liquid, potatoes, parsley, and remaining milk. Season with black pepper and cayenne pepper. Simmer 25 minutes. Do not boil.
Mix the shrimp, scallops, crabmeat, calamari, and clams, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until seafood is opaque.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 45 mins
READY IN 1 hr

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Sep 21, 2005

This is without a doubt, the best chowder I have ever made. While I didn`t use Calamari, or Clams, I chose to use extra shrimp, crab and scallops. Five of my friends have asked for this recipe, and I have no hesitation in recommending it to all

—LIMEY

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Feb 01, 2011

This was a pretty basic recipe but def. not 'full of flavour'. I added lots of other ingredients to the chowder in order for it to have SOME flavour. I added leeks, chicken stock, celery and even parmesan chesse. Made it better, but the recipe itself was wayy to bland for my taste..

—babydollmisfit

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158 Ratings

Jan 01, 2006

Amazing! This is by far the best chowder I have ever had, and my family is from Maine! I tweaked it a bit, adding clam juice and omitting corn. This recipe is a hit in my family!

—apriln

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Dec 03, 2005

This was almost too easy to make! It tasted very good - especially considering the little effort required. I might try some tweaking next time for a more seafood-y flavor, maybe substitute clam juice for the water from the can of corn. Thank you - my mom & mother in law both asked for the recipe!

—dana88

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Feb 17, 2008

Excellent seafood chowder. Tried many different combinations (including replacing calamari with lobster meat). The most popular by far: no carrots, 1.5 pounds bay scallops, 1 pound shrimp ... no other saefood. Popular with everyone, requested often by friends and family.

—Riverscry

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Nov 21, 2007

Very good! I also substituted canned corn for frozen. I used canned clams and poured the juice into the chowder. For seafood, I used fresh sea scallops, fresh haddock, fresh salmon, fresh calamari, frozen pre-cooked shrimp, and canned baby clams. Excellent Recipe. We'll definitely make this again.

—danigurrl

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Sep 30, 2006

Excellent flavor for such an easy recipe! Used low fat ingredients in place of non-fat, frozen corn instead of canned, and clam juice for corn water. Heating mushroom soup and cream cheese together first and wisking is a better way to blend. I didn't watch soup carefully enough and it boiled causing the soup to brown on the bottom. This worked to my advantage because the brown flecks disguised the mushrooms which my husband ordinarily won't eat - ha, ha! He asked me to cut the pepper in half next time.

—Jeannette

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Jan 18, 2007

I made this for BUNCO night. It was a hit with the ladies. I made a change though. I used 4lbs of shrimp and omitted all the other seafood. It made the chowder more economical because shrimp was on sale ;-).

—DEAHA

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Nutrition

Calories
314 kcal
16%

Carbohydrates
32 g
10%

Cholesterol
158 mg
53%

Fat
5.1 g
8%

Fiber
3.3 g
13%

Protein
34.6 g
69%

Sodium
1237 mg
49%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Seafood Chowder

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 314
Calories from Fat: 46

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5.1g 8 %
Saturated Fat 1.4g 7 %
Cholesterol 158mg 53 %
Sodium 1237mg 49 %
** Potassium 869mg 24 %
Total Carbohydrates 32g 10 %
Dietary Fiber 3.3g 13 %
Protein 34.6g 69 %
** Sugars 6.1g
Vitamin A 72 %
Vitamin C 31 %
Calcium 27 %
Iron 85 %
** Thiamin 16 %
** Niacin 73 %
** Vitamin B6 22 %
** Magnesium 29 %
** Folate 43 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.