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# Healthy Recipes: Soup - Baby Lima And Whitefish Chowder
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/baby_lima_and_whitefish_chowder_2404100823/
- Published: 2010-04-24T08:23:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:14:04.000Z
- Description: A chowder built on dry baby lima beans with celery, onion and green pepper sauteed in butter, crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, basil and cubed whitefish fillets. Six to eight servings at 172 calories each, from the California Dry Bean Board.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Cooking, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

Baby Lima And Whitefish Chowder

1⁄2 cup dry white baby lima beans

1 tablespoon oil

 Salt

3⁄4 cup each, sliced celery and diced onion

1⁄2 cup diced green pepper

1⁄4 cup butter or margarine

1 can (29-oz.) tomatoes, crushed

1 can (141⁄2-oz.) chicken stock\*

1⁄2 teaspoon basil, crushed

1⁄2 pound whitefish fillets, cut into 1-inch cubes 

 Pepper (optional)

Soak beans by preferred method. Drain and rinse. In large pot, place soaked beans, 3 cups hot water, oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Boil gently with lid tilted 20 to 25 minutes or until beans are tender. Drain and rinse. Sauté celery, onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Add sautéed vegetables, tomatoes, chicken stock and basil to beans. Bring to boil and add whitefish. Cook 10 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Salt and pepper to taste. Makes 6 to 8 servings. 

Nutritional Information per Serving:

Calories-172, (From Fat-23%), Protein-12g, Carbohydrate-22g, Fat-5g, Sodium-640 mg,Potassium-745 mg, Dietary Fiber-5g, Calcium-61 mg, Iron-2mg, Vitamin A-763 iu, Vitamin C-25 mg, Cholesterol-18 mg

\*Two cups homemade chicken or fish stock can be substituted.

Provided by California Dry Bean Board