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Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder

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Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder is a delicious low fat one pot meal the whole family will love.
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On Sunday we went out for a lovely walk and at the back of my mind was dinner. We had various bits in the fridge and freezer that needed using up so when I got back home I ended up making this delicious Skinny Haddock Chowder with Bacon and Mushrooms. I knew that Chowder usually has cream in it but I didn’t want to make an unhealthy dinner or buy any new ingredients on a day of rest (LOL is there ever such a thing for a woman)?

So to be honest I never expected this Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder to be anything more than just passable!  You know, no big shakes as I wasn’t using cream and it was never my intention to share it with my readers, I was just having a fridge clearout!

However as I was serving our now late dinner on Sunday night (squeezing in the walk had pushed it further along) I suddenly heard my hubby exclaim “YOU HAVE TO BLOG THIS” in no uncertain terms.

So there I was, tired from a day of housework, a walk, cooking and now I had to leap into blogger mode, find my camera and hastily set up a shoot when all I wanted to do was eat (I can hear the violins now)! I did ask for further reassurance by asking him to mark my Chowder out of 10 and he gave it a 9 so off I trotted with my bowl of soup to my “studio”!

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The following day there was enough Chowder for us both to have for lunch and we agreed that it tasted even better! I then did a re-shoot as I wasn’t completely happy with my hastily unexpected shoot from the night before, so the eagle eyed amongst you might notice the difference between shots!

You could make this soup with any white fish, I just happened to have some haddock loin from the reduced aisle that I’d frozen which needed using up. I do hope you try my Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder as it the perfect one pot meal full of healthy, nutritious ingredients and being low in fat is just an extra bonus!

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Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder

Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder is a delicious low fat one pot meal the whole family will love.
Course Main, Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 5 - 6
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Rapeseed oll
  • 2 Onions medium, diced
  • 4 Unsmoked bacon rashers diced (fat trimmed)
  • 250 g Mushrooms sliced
  • 2 Garlic cloves crushed
  • 2 tbsp Plain flour
  • 1 260g Tin sweetcorn drained
  • 300 g Baby new potatoes sliced (such as Jersey Royals)
  • 200 g Frozen leaf spinach about 8 blocks
  • 300 mls Semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 ltr Chicken stock
  • 350 g Boneless skinless haddock loin, cut into bite sized chunks (or frozen fish pie mix)
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onions on a medium heat for 5 minutes.
  • Push the onions to the outer edge and add the diced bacon and continue frying until bacon is cooked and onions softened (flipping occasionally with a spatula).
  • Stir in the mushrooms and garlic and cook through (about 5 minutes).
  • Stir in the flour and cook for another minute.
  • Add the stock, milk, sweetcorn, spinach, potato slices and ground pepper.
  • Bring to the boil, then lower to a simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add the haddock or frozen fish pie mix and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes (or until the fish is cooked).
  • Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
  • Serve with toast for dunking!

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  1. Mark

    I’m pescatarian so I used some vegetarian ham quorn roast in mine. It’s quite delicious. Good recipe.

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  3. William Gould

    I’ve had clam chowder once in my life, and remember enjoying it. I really must try this sometime!

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  7. Maya Russell

    It looks so good and healthy. The doc says I need to eat more fish, so might try this sometime.

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  15. Ian

    Such a comforting meal! Chowders are always so warm and filling, its hard not to like. This looks delicious for just using what you had in your fridge. Well done on the recipe! Also love the look of the site! Thanks for sharing!

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  19. Sarah

    Hehe. You always make me smile Camilla. And no there is no day of rest for women – there’s always something that needs doing! “women’s work is never done” my mum always says!!

    I really love chowder and if you can make it a wee bit healither,then that can only be a good thing! Your photography is looking really good – I love the last shot especially.

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  20. Tara | Deliciously Declassified

    Love that this a healthy chowder! Regular chowder is so rich I never think to make it… but this recipe looks delicious and light!

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  21. Tina Dawson

    I absolutely adore corn chowders! Don’t you love it when stuff you forage into a meal turn out incredible! And I agree, some foods do have the potential to taste better the next day.

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