Vegetable Chowder Recipe

This mouthwatering vegetable chowder is delightfully thick and creamy - though not overly heavy - and is simply perfect served with some warmed sweetcorn scones. An extremely popular dish in New England kitchens, you too can now enjoy the delicious taste of chowder wherever you live!

Preparation Time 10 mins - Cooking Time 25 mins - Serves 4

10 small potatoes, peeled and diced into small cubes

1 large leek, finely chopped

1 large onion, finely chopped

8 spring onions (scallions), trimmed and finely chopped

150g can sweetcorn

700ml vegetable stock

200ml single cream (I always use a low fat version, such as Elmlea)

2 tablespoons plain flour

Butter

Salt and black pepper to season

Method

1. Melt a small amount of butter in a large saucepan and add the potatoes, onions, leek and spring onions. Saute over a low heat for 5 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften.

2. Next, pour in the flour and stir until the all the vegetables are coated. Then add the vegetable stock and a generous pinch of salt and pepper, bring to the boil, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Lastly, add the sweetcorn and the cream and stir through for a few minutes, making sure the soup is hot throughout. Serve immediately.

Variations

This vegetable chowder recipe is really versatile, and you can add any other veg you like such as diced carrots or swede.

Top Tip

Don't worry that the taste of the chowder will be compromised by using a low-fat cream instead of a full-fat version. It tastes exactly the same, minus the extra calories!

Nutrition Nugget

Many nutrition experts believe that sweetcorn can help to fight free radicals in the retina, and can also help protect against the eye condition, age-related macular degeneration.

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