Every summer, I spend a good chunk of time in a beach area south of Boston with my family.  I love it.  I look forward to it every year from the day we leave until the day we are able to return!  One of the things I love most is that we can pick up amazing, fresh seafood every single day.  This is the perfect soup to make if you have access to a great, fresh seafood medley.  I live in Nevada now… and there isn’t any fresh seafood in sight.  So for this recipe I opted to use a bag of mixed seafood from my favorite overnight Seafood delivery company:  Anderson Seafoods.  It had shrimp, calamari, scallops and cod.  It’s a perfect option for this soup!

This soup turns out creamy and delicious- and it’s a nice main dish soup with all of that wonderful seafood stuffed inside.  Add a generous hunk of buttered sourdough bread… and maybe a small green salad… and you’re all set for a great dinner.

It’s a typical chowder– with a creamy base + potato and onion.  It’s filling and tasty! If you live near the ocean with access to fresh fish, I envy you greatly!  For now, I’ll do the best I can by hunting down the best fish I can to be delivered to my home.   I’m counting down the days to our stay in Massachusetts this summer!

Here are a few more fish chowder recipes you might enjoy:

Salmon Chowder by Simply Recipes Clam Chowder by RecipeGirl Lobster Chowder by Framed Cooks Low Fat Clam Chowder by RecipeGirl Shrimp and Corn Chowder by Life’s Ambrosia