Creamy Fish and Potato Chowder
A milky, chunky soup that turns half a kilo of fish into dinner for four.
Ingredients
- White fish fillets500 g
- Potatoes600 g
- Tinned sweetcorn400 g
- Milk600 ml
- Brown onion200 g
- Celery100 g
- Butter40 g
- Plain flour30 g
- Fresh parsley20 g
Method
- Cut the potatoes into 2cm cubes and finely dice the onion and celery.
- Melt the butter in a large pot and cook the onion and celery for 8 minutes without letting them colour.
- Stir in the flour for 1 minute, then add the milk and 500ml water a little at a time, stirring until smooth.
- Add the potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes until tender, then stir in the drained sweetcorn.
- Cut the fish into large chunks, slide them in, and simmer for 5 minutes until the fish flakes.
- Season well and finish with the chopped parsley.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Creamy White Bean and Potato Chowder
- 800 g Tinned cannellini beans instead of White fish fillets
Stir the drained beans in with the sweetcorn and simmer for 5 minutes to heat through instead of poaching fish.
Vegan
Creamy White Bean and Potato Chowder
- 800 g Tinned cannellini beans instead of White fish fillets
- 600 ml Unsweetened soy milk instead of Milk
- 40 ml Olive oil instead of Butter
Cook the onion and celery in the oil, and stir the drained beans in with the sweetcorn for 5 minutes instead of poaching fish.
Gluten-free
- 25 g Cornflour instead of Plain flour
Skip the flour step; whisk the cornflour into a little cold milk and stir it in once the potatoes are tender, simmering until thickened.
Dairy-free
- 600 ml Unsweetened soy milk instead of Milk
- 40 ml Olive oil instead of Butter
Cook the onion and celery in the oil instead of butter; the timings are unchanged.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
AldiBest choiceno items missing · $19.98 of food
$37.44
47% spare
Colesno items missing · $26.93 of food · $6.95 more
$38.89
31% spare
Woolworthsno items missing · $36.47 of food · $16.49 more
$46.26
21% spare
$5.00a serve
$5.00 a serve, cheapest at Aldi
About $19.98 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$35.39 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · $4.14 more for bigger packs, 48% spare for later
AldiBest choice$19.98
no items missing
you'll pay $37.44 · 47% of it spare
Coles$26.93
no items missing · $6.95 more
you'll pay $38.89 · 31% of it spare
Woolworths$36.47
no items missing · $16.49 more
you'll pay $46.26 · 21% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$30.73
White fish fillets
$17.48/kg
need 500 g2 × The Fishmonger Basa Fillets Skin Off 400 g$6.99closest match
Celery
$13.30/kg
need 100 gCelery Sticks 300 g$3.99closest match
Aldi$13.30/kg$3.99·Coles$13.33/kg$4.00·Woolworths$16.33/kg$4.90
Butter
$1.60/100g
need 40 gPure Valley Salted Butter 250 g$3.99closest match
Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Woolworths$3.00/100g$3.00·Coles$3.00/100g$3.00
Plain flour
$1.20/kg
need 30 gWhite Mill Plain Flour 2 kg$2.39closest match
Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39·Woolworths$1.30/kg$1.30·Coles$1.30/kg$1.30
Fresh parsley
$2.99/ea
need 20 gContinental Parsley Bunch 1 each$2.99closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Aldi$2.99/ea$2.99·Woolworths$1.90/10g$1.90·Coles$2.20/10g$3.30
Buy at Coles$3.40
Potatoes
$3.50/kg
need 600 g4 × Coles Moonlight Brushed Potatoes Loose approx. 170 g$0.60closest match
Coles$3.50/kg$0.60·Aldi$3.99/kg$0.56·Woolworths~$5.29/kg$0.90
Tinned sweetcorn
$2.38/kg
need 400 gColes Simply Corn Kernels 420 g$1.00
Coles$2.38/kg$1.00·Woolworths$2.38/kg$1.00·Aldi$5.30/kg$2.65
Buy at Woolworths$1.26
Brown onion
~$3.32/kg
need 200 g2 × Onion Brown each 189.76 g$0.63
Woolworths~$3.32/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84·Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63