Chunky Vegetable Chowder

Name: Chunky Vegetable Chowder
Yield: 8 cups (2 L)
Ingredients: 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter; 2 onions coarsely chopped; 2 garlic cloves minced; 3 carrots cubed; 2 celery stalks sliced; 2 potatoes cubed; 1 zucchini cubed; 2 cans (10 oz/284 mL each) condensed chicken broth undiluted; 1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped fresh parsley; 1 tsp (5 mL) dried thyme leaves crushed; 1 cup (250 mL) frozen peas; 1 cup (250 mL) frozen corn kernels; 3 cups (750 mL) Milk; 1/4 cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour; Salt and pepper to taste

This recipe is taken from the 1992 Milk Calendar. This is the Chunky Vegetable Chowder recipe.

Prep: 25 min
Cooking: 30 min

Yields 8 cups (2 L)

Ingredients

2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
2 onions coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
3 carrots cubed
2 celery stalks sliced
2 potatoes cubed
1 zucchini cubed
2 cans (10 oz/284 mL each) condensed chicken broth undiluted
1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp (5 mL) dried thyme leaves crushed
1 cup (250 mL) frozen peas
1 cup (250 mL) frozen corn kernels
3 cups (750 mL) Milk
1/4 cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour
Salt and pepper to taste

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Preparation

Melt butter in large saucepan. Sauté onions and garlic until tender. Add carrots, celery, potatoes, zucchini, chicken broth, parsley and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 25 min or until vegetables are tender. Stir in peas and corn.

Stir a small amount of milk into flour to make a paste; gradually stir in remaining milk. Add to pan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Add salt and pepper to taste.