Slow Cooker Prawn Chowder
Creamy, satisfying and comforting, slow cooker prawn chowder takes 15 minutes to prepare, then simmers away in a crock pot for 2-5 hours.
Top it with freshly ground black pepper, snipped herbs and a squeeze of lemon.
Make it vegetarian
Turn this into Vegetarian potato chowder, by omitting the prawns.
Either way, you’ll serve up classic comfort food with a gourmet touch.
Smarter cooking tip:
Buy cleaned and deveined prawn meat for this recipe, instead of spending time shelling and cleaning the prawns yourself.
Slow Cooker Prawn Chowder
Prep: 15 min | Cook: 2-5 hours | Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1.5 cups of water
- salt and pepper
- 200 g shelled and cleaned prawns
- milk or pouring cream, to finish
Garnish
Your choice of:
- Shredded tasty cheese
- Crumbled blue cheese
- Shallot rings
- Snipped chives, coriander, dill or other herbs
Method
- Place potatoes, onion and water in slow cooker
- Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours, or low for 4-5 hours, or until potatoes are soft
- Add sufficient milk and/or cream to achieve your preferred consistency
- Add prawns and heat on low for another 30 mins
- Season with salt and pepper to taste
- Add your choice of garnish and serve piping hot.
Photograph | Stu_Spivack