Instant Pot Broccoli Potato Chowder

Recipe posted in: Flex Meals & Snacks, Lunches & Dinners, Main Courses
Instant Pot Broccoli Potato Chowder Recipe

Once again, the infamous Instant Pot is here to satisfy your comfort food cravings while preserving your time AND weight loss success. With this handy countertop appliance, you can create healthy and delicious dinners in a snap that taste like they’ve been cooking for hours. Take this Instant Pot Broccoli Potato Chowder for example: While most chowder recipes take over an hour to prep and prepare, ours is ready in just about 30 minutes.

Just because we’ve shortened up the cook time, that doesn’t mean we’ve shorted you on the flavor. This delicious Instant Pot soup recipe features fresh onions, minced garlic, light butter, low-sodium chicken broth, black pepper, paprika and last not but certainly not least, crispy low-sodium turkey bacon. It’s sure keep you satisfied for hours with hearty chunks of potatoes, fiber-rich broccoli and a creamy broth thickened with nonfat milk and whole wheat flour. Instant Pot Broccoli Potato Chowder Recipe

This Instant Pot Broccoli Potato Chowder is the definition of comfort food. Despite tasting like a homestyle dish made by mom, it’s still healthy and Nutrisystem-approved! One serving contains 230 calories and counts as one SmartCarb, one PowerFuel, one Extra and one Vegetable on the Nutrisystem program. It’s a balanced Flex meal that fits perfectly into your weight loss plan.

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Servings: 4

Calories per Serving: 230

On Nutrisystem, Count As: 1 SmartCarb, 1 PowerFuel, 1 Extra and 1 Vegetable

Ingredients:

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp. light butter
  • 2 cups chicken broth, low sodium
  • 2 cups white potato, cut into small chunks
  • 2 cups nonfat milk
  • 3 cups broccoli
  • ½ tsp. black pepper
  • ½ tsp. paprika
  • ¼ cup whole wheat flour
  • 4 slices turkey bacon, low sodium

Directions:

  1. Select the sauté function on the Instant Pot.
  2. Once hot, add turkey bacon and cook until brown on both sides. Remove and chop.
  3. Add butter to Instant Pot and sauté the garlic and onion for 2 minutes.
  4. Stir in the flour to create a paste.
  5. Add potatoes and broth. Season with black pepper and paprika. Secure lid to seal and select manual for 5 minutes.
  6. Once complete, use natural release for 5 minutes and then release remaining steam.
  7. Turn back on sauté function and add milk and broccoli. Let cook for about 10 minutes or until broccoli is soft.
  8. Stir in chopped turkey bacon.
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