Magic Pantry Chowder

We’re trying to get organized this January.  Cleaning out the old and excited about what this New Year will bring.  One thing we did was clean out the kitchen pantry and with the treasures that we uncovered; we created a wonderful new recipe.  Everything was right there and when Chef Azuki mixed them all together it was magical!

Magic Pantry Chowder

Ingredients

1 28 oz. can tomatoes

3 C water

2- 14.5 oz. can reduced sodium chicken broth

½ white onion chopped

5 stalks of celery thinly sliced in diagonals

5 medium potatoes cubed

12 baby carrots

2 cloves of garlic minced

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. dried basil

½ tsp. oregano

¼ tsp. pepper

¼ tsp. crushed red peppers

1 – 6.5 oz. can of clams

1 small can of crabmeat

1 small can of salmon

Directions

1.     Chop onions, slice celery, and cube the potatoes

2.      Put tomatoes, water, chicken broth, celery, carrots, and potatoes in large pot

3.     Set stove to medium heat

4.     Add garlic, salt, basil, oregano and pepper and crushed red pepper

5.     Boil until vegetables are tender about 30 minutes

6.     Add all the canned seafood

7.     Boil 10-20 minutes longer

I was amazed at how easy this was.  I always thought there was some difficult secret to soup making.  I’m more confident now to blend together different things from my pantry and refrigerator to create soups, chowders and more.  Thank you Chef Azuki!

Now I need to go get a bowl and scoop out some delicious Magic Pantry Chowder!  Itadakimasu.

BeaNspiration:  Create magic everyday!