Creamy Seafood Stew/Chowder

Rich and creamy seafood chowder with fish, shrimp, and vegetables

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil or butter
• 1 large onion, diced well
• Most of a head of celery (1.5 cups or so), diced small, do this well
• 1 tsp salt
• One large carrot, diced small
• 1 medium zucchini, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 4 cups diced potatoes (gold potatoes best), diced small
• 1 cup water
• 16 oz clam juice (can come in 16 or 8 oz bottles)
• 0.5 cup dry white wine
• Black pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp fresh dill
• 2 lbs thawed, cut to bite size, white/firm fish fillets
• 4 oz cream cheese, plain
• 1 cup milk, almond or oat is fine
• 1 lb small shrimp, peeled and deveined
• Saltines (to crumble and add in), these really make it good

Instructions

1. Warm oil or butter in large soup pot on medium heat. Add onion and salt, cook 5 minutes covered. Add carrots and celery, cook 5 more minutes covered. Add zucchini and bell pepper, cook another 5 minutes covered
2. Add potatoes, clam juice, water, and wine. Simmer covered for 10 minutes at least (more is OK)
3. Add black pepper, dill, and fish. Simmer covered for 5-10 minutes
4. While fish cooks, puree in blender cup of hot soup, milk and cream cheese. Add back to mixture AFTER step 3
5. Add shrimp and simmer another few minutes until shrimp are cooked
6. Serve with saltines