additional 1 hour. Serves 4 to 6.
TIP: If you don’t like black specks in your chowder, use white pepper instead of black pepper.
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Crab Chowder
2 small zucchini, thinly sliced
1 sweet red bell pepper, julienned
2 ribs celery, diagonally sliced
1 medium potato, cubed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
30 ml
1 (10 ounce) can chicken broth
280 g
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
5 ml
2 tablespoons cornstarch
30 ml
3 cups milk
710 ml
2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained
2 (168 g)
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
84 g
• Place zucchini, bell pepper, celery, potato, butter, broth and seasoned salt in sprayed slow cooker.
• Stir cornstarch into milk, stir and pour into slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours.
• Turn heat to HIGH, add crabmeat and cream cheese and stir until cream cheese melts. Serves 4.
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Country Chicken Chowder
1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast halves .7 kg 2 tablespoons butter
30 ml
2 (10 ounce) cans cream of potato soup
2 (280 g)
1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
396 g
1 (8 ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn
227 g
1 onion, sliced
2 ribs celery, sliced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas and carrots,
thawed
280 g
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 ml
½ cup half-and-half cream
120 ml
• Cut chicken into 1-inch (2.5 cm) strips.
• In skillet, brown chicken strips in butter and transfer to large slow cooker.
• Add soup, broth, corn, onion, celery, peas, carrots and thyme and stir.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours or until
vegetables are tender.
• Turn off heat, stir in half-and-half cream and set aside for about 10 minutes before serving. Serves 4 to 6.
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Corn-Ham Chowder
1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
396 g
1 cup milk
240 ml
1 (10 ounce) can cream of celery soup
280 g
1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
425 g
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn
425 g
½ cup dry potato flakes
120 ml
1 onion, chopped
2 - 3 cups cooked, chopped ham
480 ml
-710 ml
• In 6-quart (6 L) slow cooker, combine broth, milk, soup, cream-style corn, whole kernel corn, potato flakes, onion and ham.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours.
• When ready to serve, season with a little salt and pepper.
Serves 4 to 6.
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Chicken Chowder
3 cups cooked, cubed chicken
710 ml
1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
396 g
2 (10 ounce) cans cream of potato soup
2 (280 g)
1 large onion, chopped
3 ribs celery, sliced diagonally
1 (16 ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn,
thawed
.5 kg
²⁄3 cup whipping cream
160 ml
• In 5 to 6-quart (5 L) slow cooker combine chicken,
chicken broth, potato soup, onion, celery, corn and ¾
cup (180 ml) water.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours.
• Add whipping cream to slow cooker and heat additional 15 minutes or until thoroughly hot. Serves 4 to 6.
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JAMBAlAyA
shrimp and Ham Jambalaya
3 ribs celery, diagonally slice
1 onion, chopped
1 red and 1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 (15 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
2 (425 g)
2 cups cooked, cubed smoked ham
480 ml
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 ml
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
15 ml
2 teaspoons minced garlic
30 ml
1 pound peeled, veined shrimp
.5 kg
• Spray slow cooker, combine celery, onion, bell peppers, tomatoes, ham, cayenne pepper, parsley flakes, garlic and a little salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours or on HIGH
for 3 to 4 hours.
• Stir in shrimp and cook on LOW 1 hour.
• Serve over hot, cooked rice. Serves 4 to 6.
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shrimp and sausage Jambalaya
1 pound cooked, smoked sausage links
.5 kg
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
794 g)
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
15 ml
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 ml
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
5 ml
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ml
1 pound peeled, veined shrimp
.5 kg
Hot cooked rice
• Spray slow cooker,