Salmon Chowder – Using Canned Salmon
This Salmon Chowder features canned salmon combined with potatoes, vegetables like celery, leek, and fennel, herbs, and a broth enriched with tomato juice and cream. The hearty chowder offers a creamy texture and savory taste, with the canned salmon providing convenient, ready-to-use protein.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 celery chopped, stalks
- 1 leek trimmed and sliced
- 1 fennel bulb trimmed and chopped
- 2 tablespoon thyme fresh leaves
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 bay leaf
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 5 russet potato peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 2 cups tomato juice
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 12 oz canned salmon (2, 6 oz cans)
- 2 tablespoon parsley chopped, fresh
Instructions
- In a dutch oven or large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add celery, leek, and fennel and cook about 5 minutes or until tender but not browned.
- Add thyme, bay leaves, salt and fennel seeds, and cook, stirring, for another minute.
- Add potatoes, stock, and tomato juice and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in salmon (breaking into chunks) and cream.
- Heat on medium-low until soup is hot but not boiling. Remove bay leaves.
- Serve hot, with parsley for garnish.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 328
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 328kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 1289mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 1041mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1510IU | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 28.1mg | 31% |
| Calcium | 199mg | 20% |
| Iron | 2.6mg | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.