Chowders, Bisques, and Gumbos

Snappy Carrot Soup 

Carrots & sweet potatoes are cooked in broth with chipotle bouillon, curry powder & maple syrup, then pureed smooth and mixed with nondairy creamer.

Low-Cal New England Clam Chowder 

Shucked clams are used in this New England chowder, along with potatoes, onion, celery, and seasonings. The slightly thickened broth uses fat-free cream and evaporat...

Easy Seafood Bisque 

This soup is made easy by the use of packaged white sauce mix and Newburg sauce mix. Precooked shrimp, bay scallops and fish are included ...

Harvest Apple Butternut Squash Soup 

This fresh fall soup is packed with flavor and sure to be the perfect start to any meal. The addition of grains really brings the ...

Black-Eyed Pea Chowder with Ham and Cheese 

Dry black-eyed peas are cooked, along with onion, canned tomatoes, bell pepper and seasonings, then pureed. Cheddar cheese and ham are also included in this ...

Creole Onion Soup 

Three cheeses--parmesan and two cheddars--liven this onion soup that's flavored with garlic, pepper and herbs. A "roux," a popular technique in Creole cooking, is ma...

Wild Mushroom and Leek Soup 

Fresh wild mushrooms, leeks and celery flavor this soup nicely. Dry sherry and chicken broth also add great flavor.

Spicy Corn and Potato Chowder 

Taco seasoning mix adds flavor to this vegetable chowder that's made with chicken soup, onion dip, cheddar cheese and milk.

Smoked Salmon Chowder 

Smoked salmon and vegetables, flavored with dill weed and poultry seasoning, is combined in this slightly thickened broth and cream soup.

Masala with Crab and Coconut Milk 

This crabmeat soup contains coconut milk, chicken bouillon and a hint of marsala wine, along with onion, garlic and pepper.

Sausage and Corn Chowder 

Hot sausage is combined with cubes of cooked potato, corn, onion and evaporated milk and cheddar cheese to make this chowder.

Manhattan Style Fish Chowder 

This great homemade chowder is prepared with clams, white fish, potatoes, corn and crushed tomatoes.

Burgumbo ala Barbara 

This specialty combination of gumbo and burgoo (a Southern favorite thick stew) is full of chicken, shrimp, sausage, beans and vegetables. It is a quick ...

Winter Vegetable Potage with Chipotle Berry S 

This gourmet recipe can serve as a starter or for a main dish. It all depends on the portion size.

Cod and Crab Chowder 

This fish and seafood chowder combines cod and crab with chopped vegetables in a broth made of fish or chicken stock, white wine, and cream.

Creamy Spinach Egg Drop Bisque 

Thin strips of fresh spinach are cooked--along with shreds of egg white--in chicken broth. The mixture is thickened slightly with egg yolks in whipping cream, ...

Creamy Sockeye Salmon and Bulgur Chowder 

This chowder combines salmon cubes with leek, fennel, bulgar, yogurt, cream-style corn and vermouth in chicken broth.

Gazpacho Clam Chowder 

Gazpacho is normally a cold soup, but this clam version is better served warm--cucumber adds a nice cold crunch.

Smoky Turkey Corn Chowder 

Leftover turkey, corn, cheese soup, milk and cilantro combine in this main-dish soup. The smoky flavor comes from the chipotle pepper.

Navy Bean & Ham Soup 

To make this soup, dry navy beans are cooked long and slow in water until tender, along with chopped onion, diced ham and ham flavoring.

Chunky Potato and Cheese Soup 

Make this cheese and potato soup for dinner tonight - it has loads of classic ingredients for a recipe that never goes out of season.

Bacon-Blue Cheese Soup 

Pieces of cooked bacon combine with flour-thickened chicken broth and cream or milk. A generous amount of blue cheese is added and melted into the ...

Quick Kielbasa Soup 

This quick and easy soup uses Polish smoked sausage with canned vegetables and their liquid, plus potatoes, carrots and onion.

Corn and Scallop Chowder 

This main dish soup combines scallops with diced potatoes, celery, carrots and corn in a rich herb-seasoned liquid of chicken stock, clam juice and whipping ...

Barnyard Chowder 

A warm and hearty chicken chowder--the perfect thing for a cold winter's night.