Halibut Chowder with Cream Cheese

Description

A huge pot of chowder that kept us full and warm when we lived in Alaska. Now, it’s a Christmas tradition.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bacon, diced
  • 3 cups low-fat milk
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 4 (10.75 ounce) cans cream of potato soup (such as Campbell’s®)
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can reduced-fat, reduced-sodium cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
  • 1 (15.25 ounce) can niblet corn, drained
  • 4 cups finely diced halibut
  • 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 10 green onions with tops, diced, or more to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic, or more to taste
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Instructions

  1. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
  2. turning occasionally
  3. until evenly browned and crispy
  4. about 10 minutes. Reserve drippings in the skillet
  5. and drain bacon slices on paper towels.
  6. Combine milk and cream cheese in a blender and process.
  7. Combine cream of potato soup
  8. cream of mushroom soup
  9. corn
  10. and cream cheese mixture in a large pot over low heat. Bring to a simmer
  11. about 5 minutes. Add cooked bacon.
  12. Heat skillet with bacon drippings over medium heat. Add halibut
  13. mushrooms
  14. green onions
  15. and garlic. Cook and stir until tender
  16. 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer contents of skillet to the pot with the soup.
  17. Season soup with cayenne pepper and cook until heated through
  18. about 5 minutes more.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 12

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