CREAMY SALMON CHOWDER

bowl of salmon chowder with potatoes, bacon, green onions and cheddar

Salmon Chowder is so easy to make and tastes like something you'd have at a high quality seafood restaurant. It's the best way to use up leftover salmon and will have everyone you serve it to begging for the recipe!

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings Servings

Ingredients

1 pound Wild Salmon* fully cooked, deboned, and flaked
5 slices Bacon* fully cooked, chopped, plus more for garnish
4 cups Milk, Heavy Cream, or Half and Half
3 cups (~2 large) Yellow Flesh Potatoes cut into bite sized chunks
2 cups Frozen Mixed Veggies (such as peas, corn, carrots, and beans)
1 cup Cheddar Cheese grated, plus more for garnish
¾ cups (~2 Ribs) Celery diced
1 White Onion diced
2 tbsp Butter
2 tbsp Flour
1 Clove Garlic minced
1 tsp Dried Dill*
1 tsp Dried Tarragon*
½ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Pepper

Instructions

Boil the potatoes in salted water until fork tender, drain and set aside.
In a large soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat.
Add the celery and onions and cook until soft, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
Add the garlic and stir until fragrant, an additional 30 seconds to a minute. Add the flour, salt, and pepper and cook until the flour dissolves and coats the veggies.
Slowly whisk in the milk, stirring constantly. Bring it to a boil then immediately reduce the heat and cook until thickened, about 10 minutes. Be sure to keep stirring throughout so the milk doesn't scorch or burn.
Add the potatoes, salmon, bacon, veggies, dill, and tarragon.
Cook for an additional few minutes until everything is heated through.
Stir in the grated cheese and cook until melted.
Garnish with chopped green onions, more cooked bacon, and extra grated cheese, if desired.

Notes

Leftover Salmon of any kind is perfect for this recipe. However, if you don't have any on hand, try using my pan Searing method for cooking the salmon.

If using fresh dill and tarragon instead of dried, use 1 tbsp instead of the 1 tsp.

The chowder will thicken up as it sits (especially in the fridge). Therefore, you may have to add an additional splash of milk or cream while reheating in order to get it back to the desired consistency.

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