Hearty Potato Chowder
4
Points®
Total time: 31 min • Prep: 11 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This one-pot meal couldn't be more satisfying on a cold winter night. We used frozen peppers and potatoes to slash prep time.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 spray(s)
Frozen potatoes O'Brien prepared without fat
16 oz
Frozen chopped sweet green peppers
1 package(s), or frozen pepper strips
Fat free evaporated milk
1 cup(s), divided
Table salt
½ tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ pinch(es)
Fat-free skim milk
¾ cup(s)
Uncooked scallions
¼ cup(s), finely chopped (green part only)
Uncooked Canadian bacon
6 oz, diced
Instructions
1
Coat a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add potatoes and green pepper and cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes; add 1/2 cup of evaporated milk.
2
Remove half of potato mixture to a bowl. Puree remaining potato mixture in saucepan using an immersion blender; add removed potato mixture back into saucepan (or puree half of mixture in a blender and then stir back into saucepan). Add remaining 1/2 cup of evaporated milk, salt, black pepper, skim milk, scallion and bacon; stir well. Simmer for 5 minutes to heat through and blend flavours. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
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