Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and diced (optional - I have never used this)
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 2 teaspoons Old Bay seafood seasoning
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- if you can buy Tastefully Simple products where you live, add a heaping tablespoon of onion onion
- 3 tablespoons flour (one or two tablespoons more if you like a thick chowder)
- 2 cups fat-free chicken broth (I prefer to use chicken stock if I can find it, or have it on hand)
- 1 quart fat-free half-and-half
- 1 heaping tablespoon chicken base
- 3 cups frozen corn (not canned corn)
- 8 ounces cooked lump crabmeat (use the best quality you can find)
Description
I Love Chowders, And I Made This One Fairly Low-fat By Using Fat-free Half-and-half, And Fat-free Chicken Stock. If You Don't Need To Watch Your Fat Intake, You Can Make It With The Full-fat Versions. It's A Delicious, Easy Chowder Either Way!

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