Sweet Potato Seafood Chowder

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This is a lighter seafood chowder with sweet potato, corn, bell peppers, scallops, and tilapia made with milk instead of cream.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1/2 onion, diced
3 miniature multi-colored sweet peppers, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 ear corn, kernels cut from the cob
1 cup chicken broth
2 cups milk
1/2 pound scallops
1/2 pound tilapia fillets, cut into chunks
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Melt butter in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, peppers, garlic, herbes de Provence, and cayenne pepper. Saute until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add sweet potato and corn; saute for 2 minutes more.
2 Pour in chicken broth and milk, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
3 Partially blend chowder using an immersion blender. Add scallops and tilapia and continue cooking on low until seafood has cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.