Chunky turkey & vegetable chowder

A thick, creamy dish that's more of a meal than a soup, this chowder will go a long way to filling you up, but serve with fresh bread and even the biggest appetites will be satisfied

Prep time: 12 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

What you need:

• 3 medium potatoes, total weight about 450g/1lb
• 1 carrot, sliced or chopped
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 sticks of celery, finely chopped
• 450g/1lb British turkey steaks, cut into small pieces
• 25g/1oz plain flour
• 700ml/1 1/4pt chicken stock
• 100g/4oz sweetcorn kernels
• 100g/4oz frozen peas
• 300ml/1/2pt double cream
• Salt and pepper
• 2tbsp chopped fresh parsley

What you do:

1. Peel the potatoes and cut into small chunks. Cook with the carrot in a pan of boiling water until tender. Drain, move the carrots to one side, and mash one-quarter of the potatoes, leaving the rest in chunks.
2. Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and fry over a low for 5 minutes. Stir in the carrot, celery and turkey and fry for a further 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Mix the flour with a little of the stock until smooth and add to the pan with the rest of the stock and the mashed potatoes. Stir over the heat until smooth and thickened, then simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Stir in the sweetcorn, peas, double cream, potato chunks and seasoning and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Serve hot, garnished with the chopped parsley.

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