I spotted a soup mix in the grocerie store the other day, it was on sale so it caught my eye. It was BearCreek Country Kitchens Clam Chowder. I love Clam Chowder so I stuck it in my cart. All you need to add in is water and a can of clams.  I made it for lunch today and I was impressed. It wasnt restaurant quality or homemade quality but it was a nice quick low fat meal. I recommend doubling up on the clams and using two 6.5ounce cans for added flavour. But it was super simple, just bring 7.5 cups of water to a boil along with the clams (juice included) and then whisk in the contents of the package and stir it pretty often and reduce the heat to low. I went off to work in my office thinking I had 15 minutes and would run back and stir once or twice, thats not enough, you need to stay on top of it better than I did. Some of the soup had stuck to the bottom.  We didnt need crackers or any salt or pepper with it. my kids and husband really enjoyed it! Pick up a package of this mix and give it a shot:

With the two cans of clams its about 172 calories per serving and 3.5 grams of fat- which is only about 18% calories from fat. Yum!

Posted by Shelley in Low Fat Finds on July 10th, 2007 |