Salmon chowder recipe

Salmon chowder cooking in a pot. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

I’ve wanted to make seafood chowder for a while now. I was planning on making clam chowder, but I came across this recipe for salmon chowder and thought I’d try it. 

This ended up being an easy meal, and the ingredients weren’t too expensive either, which is a major plus these days with the high cost of food. 

As usual, I roughly doubled the ingredients because I had to feed a family of five. This time around was a bit of an experiment, and—though this turned out delicious—I’m going to admit up front that I needed maybe one or two more cans of salmon to get the full flavor. 

So here goes…

Ingredients:

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
32 oz fat free chicken broth
12 oz evaporated milk
(2) 14.75 oz cream style sweet corn
(2) 5 oz cans skinless boneless pink salmon in water (I used 2 cans but this would’ve been better with another can or two.)
1 bag of frozen vegetable of choice (I used green beans, corn, and carrots this time around.)
4 cups of shredded hash browns
4 celery stalks, diced
1 green pepper julienned
1/2 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp dill
1 tsp pepper

Olive oil. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Chicken broth. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Cream style corn. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Evaporated milk. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Pink salmon. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Seasonings for the soup. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Frozen mixed vegetables. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Shredded hash browns. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Chopped celery. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Chopped onion. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Garlic clove. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Green pepper. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add in garlic, celery, onion, and green pepper. Saute until garlic is just getting slightly brown.

Garlic, celery, and onion with oil. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Green pepper added to celery, garlic, and onion. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Add in chicken broth, frozen vegetables, and hash browns. Season with dill and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and let simmer for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked.

Shredded hashbrowns to add to the pot. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

All ingredients added to the pot to cook. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Drain water from salmon, flake, then add to soup mixture.

Add in cream corn and heat through for a few minutes.

Bowl of salmon chowder soup. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

And it’s done! I made some dinner rolls to serve with this soup, which hit the spot. As I mentioned, the amount of salmon needed to be adjusted, but it’s always a gamble when you double a recipe! The soup was delicious anyway…And now I know how to make it better next time!

Dinner rolls freshly baked. Photo by Diane M. Lilly, 2022.

Original recipe
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/salmon-chowder/rcp-20125111

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