Heart Healthy Corn Chowder

Heart friendly diet means OHMYGOD bland and boring. I’m having trouble finding recipes that have no sodium or very low sodium, no vitamin K (anything leafy green) THAT is NOT the easiest thing to do!! Today I found a recipe for Corn Chowder that wasn’t too bad.  I left out the salt for DH (but NOT in my bowl! I think next time I will try a more pepper)  so this will stay on our boring diet rotation.  At least it was a pretty dinner.

Corn Chowder
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp celery, finely diced
2 Tbsp onion, finely diced
2 Tbsp green pepper, finely diced
1 package (10 oz) frozen whole kernel corn
1 C raw potatoes, peeled, diced in 1/2-inch pieces
2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 C water
1/4 tsp salt
to taste black pepper
1/4 tsp paprika
2 Tbsp flour
2 C lowfat or skim milk
1. Heat oil in medium saucepan. Add celery, onion, and green pepper, and sauté for 2 minutes.

2. Add corn, potatoes, water, salt, pepper, and paprika. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium. Cook covered for about 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

3. Place 1/2 cup of milk in jar with tightfitting lid. Add flour and shake vigorously.  (Hey! This trick works great!)

4. Gradually add milk-flour mixture to cooked vegetables. Then add remaining milk.

5. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to boil and thickens.

Serve garnished with chopped, fresh parsley.