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This recipe for Tuna Cheddar Chowder comes from Amy Dacyczyn, author of The Complete Tightwad Gazette: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle (affiliate link), and one of the queens of simple easy cheap recipes.
As she explains in her book dedicated to frugal living, "tuna cheddar chowder may not sound particularly tempting, but this is actually one of the best soups I know. It is delicious and has an appealing orange-gold color."
Tuna Cheddar Chowder
Well, that description was enough for me to want to add it to my list of must try cheap soup recipes. It sounds perfect for those times when you need a simple easy dinner/supper and the cupboard is bare.
It's made from basic pantry staples that most people always have on hand. And fits perfectly into that category of "emergency recipes," made with ingredients that you always have on hand for times when you need a quick easy meal unexpectedly.
Even when it seems like there's nothing in the house to eat, I usually have the ingredients this recipe calls for - carrots, onion, butter, flour, chicken broth, milk, tuna and cheddar cheese.
It's that time of year when we are getting ready to leave Phoenix and head to Wisconsin for the summer, so I'm trying to limit the groceries I buy and use up what's around. This tuna cheddar chowder recipe works perfectly in that plan so it will be showing up for supper here one night this week.
We had this easy chowder for supper Sunday night and it was a hit. I thought it was a little thick, if you feel the same you can always thin it out a bit with additional broth and/or milk until it's the consistency that you prefer.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Chowder?
According to my calculations, each serving has about 306 calories and:
9 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
8 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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If you like this pantry chowder recipe, be sure to check out more WW Friendly soups, including Crock Pot Potato Leek Soup with Smoked Salmon, Slow Cooked Spicy Seafood Chowder, Irish Cheddar Soup, Bouillabaisse Fish Stew and Cheeseburger Soup Made Lighter
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Tuna Cheddar Chowder Recipe
A simple yet tasty soup made with pantry staples from the Tightwad Gazette
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Servings (adjustable): 4
Calories: 306
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 1 onion, chopped
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups milk
- 1 can (6.5 ounces) water-packed tuna, drained and flaked
- ½ teaspoon celery seed
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Place the butter in a large saucepan and melt it over medium heat.
Add the carrots and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and transparent, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the broth and milk. Heat, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly.
Add the tuna, celery seed, Worcestershire sauce and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
Add the cheese and stir until it melts.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site..
9 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
8 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Tuna Cheddar Chowder Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 /4th of recipe)
Calories 306Calories from Fat 128
% Daily Value*
Fat 14.2g22%
Carbohydrates 19.1g6%
Fiber 1.6g6%
Protein 25.1g50%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: everyday tuna soup, tuna chowder
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Source: The Complete Tightwad Gazette: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle (affiliate link)
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Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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