I dont think it is officially Winter until December 20, but it sure feels like it has been Winter for a while in the Chicagoland. I can only imagine living in a food desert, or atleaast in an area where a store is not super close, might not inspire one to walk miles in this weather to get food for dinner. Especially if one thinks the dinner wont be good. However1, that is a misconception that has to be dismissed. I have been to very basic convenient stores in the Chicagoland and I also been to stores such as Walgreens and CVS, and they absolutely carry food products that are healthy and inexpensive, and most importantly, easy to cook with. This clam chowder is made with a few staples that one should have in their house- olive oil, garlic powder, and milk. What needs to be purchased is a can of clams, a 15 ounce can of diced tomatos in sauce, and extras would be dried parsley, dried onion. I have lots of dried spices on hand because they are incredibly inexpensive at both Walgreens and CVS. Infact the everyday low price is $1.19 per jar, and sometimes 2 for a $1.00. This soup takes about 5 minutes to assemble and then 30 minutes to simmer. Lots of nutrients in this filling, yet lowfat soup. Clams provide protein, iron, potasssium, vitamin A, and folate. Olive oil provides the Omega 3's, milk lots of protein, iron and calcium and lets not forget one of my top if not top foods-canned tomatoes. They provide vitamin A, C, K, FIBER and Lycophenes which are the antioxidents that kick big old bad cancer!!
ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil .25
2 tsp garlic powder .20
1 can clam in juice $1.99
1 can 15 oz diced tomato in sauce $1.99
1/4 cup milk(I use vitamin D).40
optional 2 tsp dried onion and 1 tblsp dried parsley .40
heat oil in soup pot add clams in juice garlic powder and onion and parsley
saute on medium for 5 minutes
add can of diced tomato and stir all together
gradually add milk(if you prefer a creamier soup add more milk, the more calcium and protein the better)
simmer on low for 30 minutes
serve
ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil .25
2 tsp garlic powder .20
1 can clam in juice $1.99
1 can 15 oz diced tomato in sauce $1.99
1/4 cup milk(I use vitamin D).40
optional 2 tsp dried onion and 1 tblsp dried parsley .40
heat oil in soup pot add clams in juice garlic powder and onion and parsley
saute on medium for 5 minutes
add can of diced tomato and stir all together
gradually add milk(if you prefer a creamier soup add more milk, the more calcium and protein the better)
simmer on low for 30 minutes
serve
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