Creamy Seafood Chowder (AIP, Paleo, Dairy-Free)
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Served Person: 8
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 onion, peeled and diced
- chopped parsley optional
- 8 oz. bacon diced
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or fat of choice)
- 1 1/2 cups diced carrots (about 2-3)
- 1 1/2 cups diced celery (about 2-3 stalks)
- 1 large garlic clove minced (or 2 small)
- 3 /2 - 4 cups peeled and diced rutabaga
- 3 1/2 - 4 cups peeled and diced white sweet potato (i like japane
- 8 oz. container of crown prince clam juice
- 3 1/2 cups fish or chicken broth
- 1 lb. shrimp cleaned and left whole if small or chopped
- 1 lb. cod fillet chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 lb. baby scallops (see note below)
- Carbohydrate 0.134776666666667 g
- Cholesterol 24.3805898875 mg
- Fat 0.382301943208333 g
- Fiber 0.0122916663090388 g
- Protein 10.123775137125 g
- Saturated Fat 0.0747728339208333 g
- Serving Size 1 1 -10 (142g)
- Sodium 30.6885683083333 mg
- Sugar 0.122485000357628 g
- Trans Fat 0.121925542308333 g
- Calories 47 calories
Heat a large dutch oven on medium heat. When hot, add diced bacon. Continue to stir and cook until crisp. Remove to paper towel-lined plate and set aside.Remove all but 2 Tablespoons of bacon grease from pan and discard or set aside for another use.Add coconut oil and carrot, celery, and onion and stir. Continue to cook until just softened.Add minced garlic and stir for 30 seconds, or until fragrant.Add diced rutabaga and sweet potatoes and stir, cooking 3-5 minutes.Add salt, clam juice, and fish or chicken broth and stir well. Cover the pot and cook until root veggies are tender.Carefully remove about 4 cups of the chowder to a blender. Blend until smooth and add back to the pot. Stir well.Add shrimp, cod, and scallops and stir well. Cook another 5-7 minutes, depending on size of seafood chunks.Stir in bacon and chopped parsley, if desired.NOTE: Feel free to adjust the seafood in this dish. You may leave out the scallops and increase the shrimp to 1½ lbs., or substitute scallops for chopped calamari or clams.
