This light soup is a great way to slip fresh corn (and tilapia, of course!) into your late-summer menu. Make it a meal: Enjoy with a mixed green salad and oyster crackers.
| Prep Time: | 45 minutes |
| Ready in: | 45 minutes |
| Yield: | 6 servings, about 1 1/4 cups each |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 2 ounces bacon (about 2 slices) | |
| 1 teaspoon canola oil | |
| 1 stalk celery , diced | |
| 1 leek , white part only, halved lengthwise, rinsed and thinly sliced | |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | |
| 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper | |
| 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth | |
| 8 ounces Yukon Gold potatoes , diced | |
| 2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 4 ears) | |
| 1 1/2 pounds tilapia fillets , cut into bite-size pieces | |
| 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme | |
| 1 cup half-and-half | |
| 2 teaspoons lemon juice | |
| 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives (optional) | |
Recipe Directions
- Chop bacon and cook in a large Dutch oven over medium heat until crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
- Add oil to the pan. Add celery, leek, salt and pepper and cook until the vegetables just begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add broth, potatoes and corn. Bring to a gentle simmer. Cook until the potatoes are just tender and the corn is cooked through, about 8 minutes. Stir in tilapia and thyme; return to a gentle simmer. Cook until the tilapia is cooked through, about 4 minutes more. Remove from the heat.
- Stir in half-and-half, lemon juice and the reserved bacon. Garnish with chives, if using.
Health Advantages: diabetes appropriate, heart healthy, high potassium, low sat fat, low sodium, low carb, low calorie, healthy weight, gluten free diet.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 6 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 288 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 1 1/2 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 21 g | Dietary Fiber: | 2 g | Cholesterol: | 78 mg | |||
| Fat: | 10 g | Sodium: | 453 mg | Saturated Fat: | 4 g | |||
| Protein: | 31 g | Potassium: | 598 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 3 g | |||
| Nutrition Bonus: | Selenium (73% daily value), Vitamin C (25% dv), Potassium (17% dv), Folate (16% dv), Magnesium (15% dv). | |||||||
| Exchanges: | 1 1/2 starch, 3 very lean meat, 2 fat | |||||||
Member Comments On...
Tilapia Corn Chowder
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MommaKCG says:
We all really liked it. I used what I had on hand like canned corned and some green onion instead of leeks. It still came out great!
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