Sausage And Sweet Potato Chowder

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground lean turkey sausage
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed rosemary
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup fat-free half-and-half
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved into
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a soup pot, brown and crumble the sausage with the onion and celery. cook until no longer pink. drain off excess fat and return the mixture to the pot.
• 2 add to the pot the garlic, broth, sweet potatoes, corn, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.
• 3 bring to a boil. reduce heat and cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender.
• 4 add the fat free half and half and stir until heated through.
• 5 mix/shake together the cornstarch and milk; stir into the soup.
• 6 when heated through, stir in the cheese, but do not allow to boil.