A rich and thick, rustic spicy tomato chowder that will fill you up right until dinnertime.
Soup is always a great choice for lunch - it's cheap and simple to make, and you can always use up leftover vegetables you have hanging around to make them even cheaper. In fact, this is one of our best cheap family meals. Plus it's warming and delicious. Feel free to add in fresh tomatoes, celery or carrot if you wish. Chowders are usually thicker and chunkier than most soups, and often, as here, contain potatoes which make it feel like a full meal. This recipe is vegetarian (and vegan)-friendly, but if you wanted too you could add in some chunks of fried bacon or shredded ham.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 350g (12oz) potato, peeled and finely diced
- 2 x 400g (14oz) can chopped tomatoes
- 1 green pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
- 2 tsp chilli sauce
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Method
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan for 2 mins. Add the onion and garlic and fry over a medium heat for 5 mins.
- Add the potatoes, chopped tomatoes, pepper and chilli sauce and mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Season to taste, cover and simmer for 20-25 mins until the potato is cooked. If the soup is a little thick add a small amount of water. Remember to stir occasionally.
Top tip for making spicy tomato chowder
Top this chowder with some grated cheddar cheese and serve with crusty bread. If you're serving up to family or guests, grate the cheese into a serving bowl so people can add as much or as little as they like to their own bowl.
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.
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