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Southwestern Bean Chowder Recipe

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“I’m really fortunate that my children, ages 5, 3 and 1, are great eaters, and my husband loves this soup, too. My favorite beans for this are white kidney beans—they have a terrific texture.” —Juli Meyers, Hinesville, Georgia

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Southwestern Bean Chowder Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 35 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

20 35 55

Ingredients

2 cans (15 ounces each) white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, divided
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups vegetable broth
1-1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed
1 medium carrot, shredded
1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
4-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 cups 2% milk
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
Minced fresh cilantro and additional shredded cheddar cheese, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, mash one can beans with a fork; set aside.
In a Dutch oven, saute the onion, celery and pepper in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the mashed beans, broth, corn, carrot, chilies, cumin, chili powder and remaining beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
Combine cornstarch and milk until smooth. Stir into bean mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese until melted. Serve with cilantro and additional cheese if desired. Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).

5{acts: 1 cup (calculated without additional cheese) equals 236 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 670 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 11 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Southwestern Bean Chowder in Healthy Cooking August/September 2010, p33

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Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2013 by crlynwllc

My husband and I are both diabetics and I am always looking for good tasting recipes. I picked up the taste of home diabetic family friendly cookbook at my local grocery store. This is the first recipe I tried, if the others are even half this good, I'll be happy. Thank You Taste od Home

Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2012 by danid

I can see where some of the reviewers said this was bland. I think the extra cheese and cilantro really add to it, so make sure you put it on. Otherwise, it def. needs something.

Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2011 by dfausnacht

Like some other people have said, it was a bit bland. I've had better southwest soup (e.g. southwest corn chowder on this site).

Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2011 by mamateach4

This was a delicious chowder! I have made it several times. Since I cook for 2 now, we had it as leftovers and it still tasted great.

Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2011 by JulieMarae

Very flavorful soup. We enjoyed it. I'm not a fan of cilantro so I left it out. Thanks very much for the recipe!

Reviewed on Apr. 04, 2011 by mimidukes

this recipe is definitely a KEEPER... I added 14 oz can diced tomatoes w/jalapeno peppers...and put scoop of sour cream and I broke up blue tortilla chips in each bowl...Everyone went back for seconds.

Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2011 by hburnette1

I thought this soup was delicious and receive compliments whenever I make it. I was surprised to see that the other reviews thought it was bland. I've made it several times now, and add rotisserie chicken.

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2010 by jules.i.m

This was a great tasty soup that was full of vegetables and good for you beans

Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2010 by mjlouk

I thought this was a little bland. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great.

Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by iluvkendra

Did not love this one, but I did not hate it. The cumin was talking back to me later and I love cumin. Did not care for beans in a milk based broth. Our favorite is the Skinny tortilla soup from this website. Everyone's tastes are different, sorry.

Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2010 by donnalcollins

Loved this, quick, easy and delicious. Healthy!

Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2010 by slug9000

I was surprised at how bland this recipe turned out after I made it - I was so excited for it, but I wasn't totally blown away by it. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't as great as the recipe makes it seem. I would probably add chopped jalapenos to it instead of the chiles, and maybe put some cayenne pepper in it if I did it over again.

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