Weight Watchers Potato Chowder - 4 Points

Name: Weight Watchers Potato Chowder - 4 Points
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 31 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: cooking spray; 16 ounces frozen O'Brien potatoes; 1 cup frozen green pepper, chopped; 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk, divided; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 3/4 cup skim milk; 1/4 cup scallion, finely chopped (green part only); 6 ounces Canadian bacon, diced

Submitted by xpnsve

"This tasty chowder gets great flavor from Canadian bacon and scallions. The frozen peppers and potatoes slash prep time. From the WW website."

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Ready In:: 31mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

cooking spray
16 ounces frozen O'Brien potatoes
1 cup frozen green pepper, chopped
1 cup fat-free evaporated milk, divided
¹⁄₂ teaspoon table salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon black pepper
³⁄₄ cup skim milk
¹⁄₄ cup scallion, finely chopped (green part only)
6 ounces Canadian bacon, diced

directions

Coat a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add potatoes and green pepper and cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes; add 1/2 cup of evaporated milk.
Remove half of potato mixture to a bowl. Puree remaining potato mixture in saucepan using an immersion blender; stir reserved potato mixture back into saucepan (or puree half of mixture in a blender and then stir back into saucepan).
Add remaining 1/2 cup of evaporated milk, salt, black pepper, skim milk, scallion and bacon; stir well.
Simmer for 5 minutes to heat through and to allow flavors to blend.
Yields about 1 cup per serving.