Low fat healthy clam chowder
Low fat healthy clam chowder

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, low fat healthy clam chowder. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen. Categories: Chowder Clam Recipes Shellfish Recipes Low-Fat Gluten Free. Recipe for Low Fat Clam Chowder. Nutritional information, Weight Watcher points and photograph included.

Low fat healthy clam chowder is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Low fat healthy clam chowder is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook low fat healthy clam chowder using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Low fat healthy clam chowder:
  1. Make ready 1 can chopped clams (approximately 6.5 ounces)
  2. Make ready 1 parsnip
  3. Prepare 1 medium potato or 2 small potatoes
  4. Take 1 small carrot
  5. Take 1/2 stalk celery
  6. Take 1/2 bell pepper
  7. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon salt
  8. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  9. Take 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  10. Take 1/2 a bay leaf
  11. Take 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
  12. Make ready 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  13. Make ready .25 cups unsweetened soy milk or nonfat milk
  14. Prepare Fresh curly parsley to garnish
  15. Take Sourdough bread

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Steps to make Low fat healthy clam chowder:
  1. Wash, peel and chop the parsnip. Place in a pot with water and boil until soft.
  2. Purée the parsnips with an immersion blender and pour back into the pan.
  3. Wash, peel and chop the carrots. Wash and chop the potatoes. Add to the pan along with salt, herbs and spices. Open and drain liquid from clams into a bowl. Add to pot.
  4. Turn stove on medium low and simmer for about 5 minutes until the carrots and potatoes are a little soft. Stir frequently.
  5. When the carrots and potatoes are about half cooked, add chopped celery and peppers. Cook until all veggies are soft. Remove pan from heat and add soy milk and clams.
  6. Remove bay leaf. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley, serve with crusty sourdough bread and enjoy.

If guilty use half and half. Steam real clams in My teenage boys love clam chowder and when I told them I was thinking of making a "healthy" version for dinner they both said "don't bother those recipes. A few smart swaps make it possible. Unfortunately, those factors don't exactly do favors for your health. A great lower calorie, lower fat, and lower sodium Clam Chowder recipe that is still just as delicious as the original.

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