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Creamy seafood soup with mixed shellfish and potatoes in a blue ceramic bowl, ready to serve
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Healthy Seafood Soup

Creamy healthy seafood chowder made lighter with a simple creamy base plus shrimp, scallops, clams, and white fish. Cozy, high protein comfort food.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: seafood chowder, soup
Servings: 8 1.5 cup servings
Author: Dr. Christina

Ingredients

  • 2 10 oz. bottles of clam juice
  • 1 cup almond milk cream, plain, unsweet, unflavored
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 2 ribs celery, diced
  • 1 tsp seafood seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp parsley
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp. ghee or butter
  • 1 pound white fish fillets, halibut, cod, haddock, etc. (avoid tilapia)
  • 1 pound shrimp, raw, peeled & deveined
  • 1 pound small sea scallops, I use patagonian scallops
  • 1 lobster tail or (3) crab legs, pictured, but optional
  • 4 6.5 oz. clams , canned

Instructions

  • Preheat a large pan or pot over medium-low heat. Add 1 bottle of clam juice and the almond milk cream, stirring occasionally. As the soup begins to heat, chop the onion and celery.
     
  • Add the second bottle of clam juice, milk. onion, celery, seafood seasoning, parsley, and pepper. Cover and simmer, as you wash and prepare the seafood.
  • Wash all of the fresh fish ingredients thoroughly, then pat dry with a paper towel. Chop the fish and shrimp into evenly sized pieces about ¾” by ¾”. The goal is to get all of the pieces, scallops, shrimp, and fish about the same size, so they cook evenly.
  • When ready, add the fish, shrimp, scallops, and clams and ghee/butter to the pot.  You'd also add the (optional) lobster and crab here, too.
  • Cover and reduce to low heat.  Simmer slowly for up to 15 minutes, until all of the fish is cooked through completely.  The shrimp will be a pretty pink color.
  • Once done, remove the soup from heat and let sit for a few minutes. 
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!

NOTES

Reheat gently on low heat. Do not boil or the seafood can turn tough.
Taste before adding salt since clam juice and seafood seasoning can be salty.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5cup | Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.5g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 222mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg
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