Southwest Shrimp & Corn Chowder

By Janes_kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 TBL butter
• 1 C chopped green onions
• 1/2 C chopped red bell pepper
• 2 TBL finely chopped serrano chile (abt 1 small)
• 1 (4.5oz) can chopped green chilies
• undrained
• 3 TBL flour
• 1 1/2 C milk (2% reduced fat)
• 1 1/2 C chicken broth
• 1 1/2 C frozen Southern-style
• hash brown potatoes, diced
• thawed
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 (15.25-oz) can whole-kernel corn
• w/ red & green peppers, drained
• 1 lb peeled & deveined sm. shrimp
• 2 TBL chopped fresh cilantro

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

melt butter in lg dutch oven over med-high heat
add onions, bell pepper & serrano chile to pan
saute 2 min or until tender, stirring frequently
add canned chiles to pan - cook 1 min

add flour to pan - cook 1 min, stirring constantly
stir in milk & next 5 ingredients 9through corn)
bring to boil
cook 5 min or until slightly thick

stir in shrimp
cook 1 min or until shrimp are done
remove from heat
stir in cilantro