About The River

Monday, April 18, 2011

Fisherman's Chowder

What you need...
6 slices of bacon
1 large onion-chopped
2 stalks of celery-chopped
1 large carrot-chopped
2 cups chicken broth
1 large potato-diced
1/2 cup Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread
2 cups of milk
1 pkg. frozen cod fillets, thawed, drained and cut into 2-inch pieces
Make it...
cook bacon in large saucepan, until crisp, remove bacon from pan, leave 1 TBSP of drippings in pan
Add next 3 ingredients to drippings in pan, cook on medium heat 12 to 14 min. or until vegetables are tender, stir. Add broth, potatoes, bring to a boil, Cover simmer 10 to 12 min. or until potatoes are tender. Add cream cheese spread - cook uncovered 2 to 3 min. or until melted - stir frequently. Add milk, fish and bacon - stir. Bring to a boil - cook 3 to 4 min or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Serve with bread sticks, oyster cracker and extra bacon. ENJOY

1 comment:

  1. Oh yum! That sounds a lot like my recipe, but I'll have to try the cream cheese. I like that idea! This is a great meal for the kind of winter weather we're having! Snow tonight?

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High Fives from Wisconsin!