Best Cheesy Tuna Vegetable Chowder Recipes

TUNA CHOWDER

Steps:

• Saute celery and onions in butter for about 10 minutes or until tender.
• Add garlic, saute for a minute or two.
• Add parsley, salt, pepper, chicken stock and potatoes.
• Bring to a light boil, reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until potatoes are desired tenderness - about 10-15 minutes.
• Add corn, tuna and milk. Simmer over medium heat, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy : )

EASY CHEESY VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large, heavy pan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Whisk flour into the butter mixture until incorporated. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid is thick, about 3 minutes.
• Stir milk, chicken broth, and chicken bouillon cubes into the butter mixture. Increase heat to medium and cook, stirring regularly, until slightly thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add mixed vegetables and cook until the vegetables are heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low; add process cheese food, hot pepper sauce, and white pepper. Cook and stir until the cheese is completely melted, about 10 minutes.

CHEESY VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine water, bouillon, potatoes and garlic. Bring to a boil, then stir in onion, celery and carrots. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in corn, peas and green beans and continue to cook on low heat.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour all at once to form a roux and let cook 10 seconds. Whisk in milk, a little at a time, and cook, stirring, until mixture is thick and bubbly. Stir in cheese until melted. Pour this mixture into the large soup pot, stir well and heat through.

BASIC TUNA CHOWDER

Steps:

• Start by boiling about 8 pints or 4 liters of Water in a pot.
• Peel the Potatoes, the Carrot, and the Onion.
• Throw away the peelings.
• Cut the Onion in half, saving the other half for anything else.
• Slice the Carrot in centimeter strips, then cut each strip in half.
• Cut each Potato into eigths, then cut each strip in half.
• Dice the Onion VERY fine.
• I do this by hand, but a food processor works.
• Add all of the sliced and diced materials to the boiling water.
• After about 3 minutes, reduce heat to medium.
• Add the Salt, Pepper, Corn Oil, Butter, and Rum.
• Stir for a minute.
• Add the three cans of Starkist Tuna, juice and all.
• Add the Flour and stir until it blends.
• Allow mixture to boil for another 10 minutes, stirring once a minute or so.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Add any additional salt or pepper to taste.
• Garlic powder at this stage is not unheard of.
• Stir well after adding any more dry goods.
• The onions should have dissolved into the stew at this point, and only the most hardy chunks of potato will have survived the process.
• Allow stew to reach desired thickness.
• This may take some time.
• Stir on low heat once in a while.
• Remember, potato based stews WILL thicken somewhat after cooling.
• When desired thickness is reached, remove from heat.
• Serve with flat bread, wheat bread, in a bread bowl, as a side dish, or over a chowder-friendly base.
• Crackers optional.

CHEESY VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• BRING first 6 ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until potato is tender.
• Stir in corn; remove from heat.
• MELT butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, stirring until mixture is smooth.
• Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• STIR in milk and next 5 ingredients.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts.
• Gradually stir cheese mixture into vegetable mixture.
• COOK over medium heat, stirring constantly, until soup is thoroughly heated.
• Garnish, if desired, and serve immediately.
• Makes: 2 quarts.

CHEESY TUNA-VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Reduce heat to low. Stir in flour, mustard and pepper; cook and stir until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• Gradually stir in milk and broth. Stir in frozen vegetables and marjoram. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Add cheese and tuna; heat, stirring gently, until cheese is melted.