Tuna-Shrimp Chowder

Tuna-Shrimp Chowder

Recipe By :Meal-In-One Favorites
Serving Size : 8
Categories : Soup

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup onion chopped
1/2 cup celery sliced
5 cups potato pared diced
2 cups carrot sliced
2 cups water
1 7-ounce can tuna drained and flaked
1 4 1/2-ounce can tiny cocktail shrimp drained
1 pint oyster fresh (optional)
4 cups half and half
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper ground or to taste
dill weed minced fresh or fresh parsley

In large kettle, melt butter or margarine; add onion and celery and sauté for 10 minutes. Add potatoes, carrots, and water; bring to boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until carrots and potatoes are tender. Add tuna, shrimp, optional oysters (if large, cut in 3 pieces), and half-and-half; heat through. Stir in salt and pepper to taste. Serve in heated soup bowls with a sprinkling of dill or parsley.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 183 Calories; 17g Fat (81.1% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 52mg Cholesterol; 347mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 3 1/2 Fat.

NOTES : If only dried dill is available, sprinkle over chowder to taste.