Simple Shrimp Chowder Recipe

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Shrimp fans will be bowled over by our Test Kitchen’s tasty take on chowder. The creamy broth is chock-full of vegetables. Chop up leftover cooked potatoes or use canned ones.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Simple Shrimp Chowder Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 5 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup each chopped onion, celery, carrot and sweet red pepper
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups 2% milk
1/2 pound cooked small shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced potatoes, drained
1 cup vegetable broth
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
2 teaspoons seafood seasoning
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions

In a large saucepan, saute the onion, celery, carrot and red pepper in butter for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Add the shrimp, potatoes, broth, corn, seafood seasoning and thyme. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 5 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 268 calories, 12 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 120 mg cholesterol, 901 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 16 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 reduced-fat milk.

Originally published as Simple Shrimp Chowder in Cooking for 2 Fall 2006, p8