Mussel Chowder - Microwave

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 100 g bacon
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 stick celery, chopped
• 1 small capsicum, chopped
• 2 potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 300 g fresh mussels, steamed open
• 425 ml boiling water
• salt and pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 40 g flour
• 550 ml milk
• parsley

Recipe

• 1 cut bacon into strips, place in large microwave bowl or jug. cook on high 2 minutes.
• 2 add onion, celery and capsicum. cover and cook on high for 3 minutes.
• 3 add potato, water and bayleaf and cook for 6 minutes.
• 4 blend flour with a little milk then add the rest of the milk to the bacon and vegetable mix.
• 5 mix well. cover and cook for a further 10 mins, stirring every 3 minutes.
• 6 add chopped mussels and cook for a final 3 minutes.
• 7 serve with chopped parsley.