Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder is a delicious low fat one pot meal the whole family will love.
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”!
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!
For more fish soup inspiration you might like these recipes:
- Salmon, Shiitake and Freekah Soup – From the Healthy Heart
- Tom Yum Soup with Poached Egg – Fab Food 4 All
- Cullen Skink – Foodie Quine
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Skinny Haddock, Bacon and Mushroom Chowder
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!
Mark
I’m pescatarian so I used some vegetarian ham quorn roast in mine. It’s quite delicious. Good recipe.
Camilla
Great call, so glad you like the recipe! Even my son used to make this a university as loved it so much:-)
Janice
That certainly looks delicious i do love a bit of corn chowder and smoked haddock is one of my favourite fish.
Camilla
Thanks Janice, it’s my hubby’s favourite soup:-)
William Gould
I’ve had clam chowder once in my life, and remember enjoying it. I really must try this sometime!
Camilla
I’m sure you’d love it, my hubby and son ask for it all the time:-)
Amy Fidler
This is my kind of soup x
Richard Eldred Hawes
Always a good idea to have some soup in the freezer and this looks lovely
Camilla
Thanks Richard:-)
Helen Moulden
I love chowder! Never tried making it myself, but now I will 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Helen, we love this soup, hope you get to try it:-)
Maya Russell
It looks so good and healthy. The doc says I need to eat more fish, so might try this sometime.
Camilla
We can’t stop having it now and last week I ran out of sweetcorn and used peas and it was still lush:-)
Heather Haigh
I love all the ingredients in this – definitely one for me to try soon.
Camilla
Great Heather, I’m sure you’ll love it:-)
DANIELLE VEDMORE
Oooh yum! Ive been needing some new soup recipes – thanks!
Camilla
Thanks Davielle, long time no see!
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
Oooooh, I can just about imagine how creamy this soup is.
Camilla
Thanks Bintu;-)
Helen @actuallymummy
Well it certainly looks good! I live a good haddock chowder so if there’s a way to make it healthy I’m totally up for trying it.
Camilla
Thanks Helen, such a big hit here hubby wanted it again this week!
Vikkie RICHMOND
This looks truly delicious! I’ll have to give it a go soon… soup is my favourite lunchtime meal! x
Camilla
Thanks Vikkie, hope you get to try it;-)
Kavey
Sometimes the quick make-do meals turn out the best! Looks delicious and healthy too!
Camilla
Thanks Kavey yes it was a Cinderella meal for sure:-)
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
I do love a good chunky chowder – especially one that helps me clear the fridge! 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Becca:-)
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!
Camilla
Thanks for your kind words Ian-)
Sally - My Custard Pie
Haven’t made a chowder in ages. Good reminder of what a satisfying meal it can make. My family are like Masterchef judges every night so this sort of response would be excellent!
Camilla
Thanks Sally, yes it would be lovely to have this response every night!
Helen @ family-friends-food.com
I’ll skip the bacon but the rest sounds delicious. I haven’t made chowder in ages – thanks for the reminder 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Helen:-)
Madeleine Morrow
Will certainly be trying your chowder. I love chowder. All that smokiness plus melting potatoes. Yum. Thanks also for including a link to my recipe.
Camilla
Thanks Madeleine, do let me know what you think!
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.
Camilla
Aah, thank you Sarah, all your words are making me smile now:-)
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!
Camilla
Thanks Tara, hope you get to make it:-)
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.
Camilla
Thanks Tina, yes the flavours always seem to mature the next day:-)
Kritsen
It is rainy here and I could go for some of this right now
Camilla
Thanks Kritsen, raining here too and freezing!
Claire Jessiman
Sounds interesting! I would never have thought to include Mushrooms in a chowder but it’s clearly worked.
Camilla
Thanks Claire, yes it was a big hit:-)
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
This is one of my favourite comfort foods, as it reminds me of the delicious food in Maine that I ate a few years ago.
Camilla
Thanks Dannii, it was delicious:-)