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Healthified Cheesy Potato Chowder

71% less fat • 69% less sat fat • 50% more fiber than the original recipe—see the comparison Chock-full of healthified ingredients, this is one soup you’ll want to chow down. The fat is drastically reduced while fiber is increased by going green with broccoli. From eatbetteramerica.

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Healthified Cheesy Potato Chowder
  • PREP TIME

    30 Min

  • TOTAL TIME

    1 Hr

  • SERVINGS

    8

 

6
medium red potatoes (2 lb), unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1
carton (32 oz) Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth (4 cups)
1/2
teaspoon salt
1/2
teaspoon pepper
1
bag (12 oz) Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ frozen broccoli cuts
1/3
cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1
cup fat-free (skim) milk
8
oz brick 2% milk reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (2 cups)*
1/2
cup fat-free sour cream
4
medium green onions, chopped (1/4 cup)
  • 1 In 5-quart Dutch oven, place potatoes; add just enough water to cover. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are very tender. Drain. Reserve 1 cup potatoes; return remaining potatoes to saucepan. In small bowl, mash reserved potatoes with fork; return to saucepan.
  • 2 Stir in broth, salt and pepper. Heat to boiling. Add broccoli. Return to boiling; cook uncovered 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium.
  • 3 In small bowl with wire whisk, stir flour into milk until well mixed. Add milk mixture to potato mixture, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens and boils. Stir in cheese until melted and smooth. Stir in sour cream and green onions; cook until thoroughly heated.
  • 4 To serve, ladle soup into bowls.

Expert Tips

*For better melting cheese, we recommend using brick cheese and shredding it yourself instead of using preshredded cheese.

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.

Because red-skinned potatoes are firmer and will retain their shape better than russets, they are the best choice for soups or chowders such as this.

You can use reduced-fat sour cream instead of the fat-free product if you prefer.

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Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)
  • Calories 240
    • (Calories from Fat 60),
  • Total Fat 6g
    • (Saturated Fat 4g,
    • Trans Fat 0g),
  • Cholesterol 20mg;
  • Sodium 710mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 32g
    • (Dietary Fiber 4g,
    • Sugars 5g),
  • Protein 13g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 15 %;
  • Vitamin C 25 %;
  • Calcium 30 %;
  • Iron 15 %;
Exchanges:
  • 2 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 0 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 2;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
What is healthified?

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original

Here's the skinny
Before After
6 medium peeled red potatoes (2 lb) 6 medium red potatoes (2 lb), unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup butter
1 carton (32 oz) chicken broth 1 carton (32 oz) Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth (4 cups)
1 bag (12 oz) Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ frozen broccoli cuts
1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 cup milk 1 cup fat-free (skim) milk
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz) 8 oz brick 2% milk reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (2 cups)*
1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
Nutritional Highlights
Calories
 
 
360 (before)
240 (after)
Dietary Fiber
 
 
2 g (before)
4 g (after)
Fat
 
 
2 (before)
0 (after)
Iron (%DV)
 
 
4 (before)
15 (after)
Saturated Fat
 
 
13 g (before)
4 g (after)
Total Fat
 
 
21 g (before)
6 g (after)
Vitamin C (%DV)
 
 
8 (before)
25 (after)

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Posted 11/23/2011 12:46:18 PM REPORT ABUSE Member said:
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Recipe states to set aside 1 cup of the potatoes after boiling, but I don't see them again in the remaining steps?
Posted 11/23/2011 12:45:06 PM REPORT ABUSE Member said:
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In the Toledo, OH area, we have a company called Roots. They make shredded chicken to market. They use their broth and freeze it to market as well. The sodium content is only 7g for 16oz concentrated. It beats any canned broth by far for sodium content. I don't know if there is a similar company in your neck of the woods, but it is worth it to check out.
Posted 11/23/2011 12:44:39 PM REPORT ABUSE Member said:
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What dietitian signed off on this soup being "healthified" ? Most people on a low sodium diet cannot have more than 1000 mg of salt a day. This soup's serving contains 790 mg of salt! In the words of the late, great rock and roll Hall of Famer Bo Diddley, "R U serious?"
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