Easy Salmon Chowder Recipe

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"When you live near some of the best salmon fishing in the world, you're always searching for imaginative ways to serve it," explains Mary Lou Pearce of Victoria, British Columbia. "I came up with this creamy chowder that uses salmon in place of shellfish. We love it."

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Easy Salmon Chowder Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 40 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

15 40 55

Ingredients

2 cups cubed peeled potatoes
1-1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
2 cups water
6 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
2 cups milk
2 cups cubed cooked salmon

Directions

In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, combine the potatoes, vegetables, onion, celery seed and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add the tomatoes; simmer 5 minutes longer.
In ;large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add to the vegetable mixture with salmon; heat through. Yield: 8 servings.

Originally published as Salmon Chowder in Quick Cooking March/April 2001, p42