Fresh & light chowder

Fresh & light chowder

There's no need for shop-bought soup with this quick and nutritious recipe

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Place the fish in a deep frying pan, then add the milk, stock and thyme. Bring to the boil and take off the heat; leave until cool enough to handle. Take out the fish (reserving the liquid), peel off the skin and flake the fish onto a plate, to use later.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan. Gently fry the onion, garlic and leek for 8-10 mins until soft and translucent. Add the sweet potato, sweetcorn and lentils, then pour over the liquid you cooked the fish in. Bring to the boil and simmer for 30 mins. Check the seasoning and semi-blitz with a hand blender - I like to leave it quite rough. Add the flaked fish and chopped parsley. Serve piping hot with some crusty bread.

255 kcalories, protein 20g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 5g, sugar 15g, salt 1.09 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2009.

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  • 2009-10-26 09:13:00.800145

    anna commented on this recipe

    Could the Haddock be substituted for something else? Not necessarily Fish. I like all the other ingredients in this recipe, but not the Haddock. Can someone help? Thanks

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  • 2009-10-26 12:16:21.365859

    maginnisjan commented on this recipe

    Hi Anna, Is it the smoked Haddock that you would like to substitute? I think prawns would work well and change the dish, or even salmon. For unsmoked Haddock any white fish could work...

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  • 2009-10-26 18:22:27.632907

    anna commented on this recipe

    Hi Maginnisjan, thanks for your suggestion. I'll definitely try it out. Thanks. Anna

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  • 2009-10-27 22:57:06.441874

    PoshPaws commented on this recipe

    Or if you're just not keen on fish, try a pack of bacon cut into dice!

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  • 2009-10-28 11:06:59.200622

    san01 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really tasty and surprisingly easy I also added frozen pawns near the end.

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  • 2009-11-02 07:09:56.347001

    ella commented on this recipe

    This was a real winner with all my family...ideal for a cold evening!

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  • 2009-11-17 13:04:12.225501

    kiwiislander rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this - easy, and very filling.

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  • 2009-11-22 12:35:52.033792

    WILBERT NI rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tasty easy to make ideal for a cold winter night

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  • 2009-12-08 13:18:51.744988

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really lovely. Full of healthy ingredients and tasted very good.

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  • 2010-04-12 18:44:02.232355

    Baltar rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I actually tried a vegetarian version of this without the Haddock (just the vegetables) and it turned out very well. Yummy and easy to make.

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  • 2010-05-12 11:56:58.045012

    Jahane rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was gorgeous - so much lighter and less cloying than some chowders can be, whilst still being a satisfying dinner. I probably added a bit more haddock than it says here (just bought a fillet of each, didn't look at the weight) and used chervil instead of parsley as it's growing like crazy in my garden at the moment. Lovely, cheap and quick - a definite weeknight winner.

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  • 2010-06-01 20:30:24.003179

    Lauren Ricci rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty and it really is a light version of chowder. I used normal potato as thats all i had and didn't put leek or lentils in as didn't have any! Easy version of this classic and even better next day warmed up! A good 'base' recipe.

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  • 2010-06-09 20:12:27.842522

    Michela rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 2010-06-09 20:21:34.666107

    Michela commented on this recipe

    Absolutely loved it!!!!

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  • 2010-07-05 16:22:32.633228

    Jo Ryan commented on this recipe

    Really loved this, I didn't have smoked haddock but prefer unsmoked anyway, used a piece of salmon and threw some raw king prawns in the last minute. Didn't have sweet potato so used some leftover new potatoes and added at the last stage. Very very tasty, will repeat this one!

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  • 2010-10-06 13:45:44.061098

    winniethewitch commented on this recipe

    Yum, worked really well! I substituted frozen broad beans for lentils and simmered for just 20mins and it worked perfectly. Just cut the sweet potato into small dice and mushed it up a bit in the pan rather than blending, it was delicious!

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  • 2010-10-10 19:29:09.630146

    AlisonPG commented on this recipe

    Easy to do and very tasty - I prepared it exactly as instructed and it was excellent! Great for cold winter evenings when you need warming up. Healthy but still filling and satisfying.

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  • 2010-10-10 19:30:24.242232

    AlisonPG rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy to do and very tasty - I prepared it exactly as instructed and it was excellent! Great for cold winter evenings when you need warming up. Healthy but still filling and satisfying.

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  • 2011-01-31 14:11:04.286409

    Kat1984 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    deliciously warming and filling!!

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  • 2011-02-21 16:24:21.484876

    CharlotteRose rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Am on a mission to try new recipes from this site and this was my first! Really enjoyed the take of this was much more moreish than i expected so was a lovely warming treat! Did not have any leeks but did not seem to make the chowder any less tasty. Anyone had any other ideas of what vegetables can be used in this to give it extra texture? Yummy and scrummy :D

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

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255 kcalories, protein 20g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 5g, sugar 15g, salt 1.09 g

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