Slow-Cooker Fish Chowder

A creamy chowder full of shrimp, scallops, and chunks of halibut gets hearty flavor and a touch of sweetness from sweet corn, potatoes, and bacon.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 235 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup fresh corn kernels
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 2 large potatoes, diced
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 4 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 cup uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 cup scallops
• 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 0.25 pound halibut, cut into bite-size pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook on High for 3 hours.

Step 2

Cook and stir bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain excess grease. Add onion and garlic to bacon; cook and stir until onion translucent, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.

Step 3

Add chicken stock to slow cooker. Stir in celery, potatoes, carrots, and corn; season with black pepper and red pepper flakes. Cover slow cooker.

Step 4

Stir scallops, shrimp, and halibut into slow cooker; cook 1 hour more. Stir in evaporated milk until thoroughly heated; serve.