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Enjoy a sumptuous dinner tonight with this south western style Green Giant® veggies and pasta chowder that's ready in just 25 minutes!

Prep Time: 25 Min

Total Time: 25 Min

Makes: 6 servings (1 1/2 cups each)

Loanne Chiu
Fort Worth, Texas
Bake-Off® Contest 37, 1996
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INGREDIENTS

3
 cans (10 1/2 oz each) condensed chicken broth
1 1/2
 cups mild chunky-style salsa or picante
1/2
 teaspoon grated orange peel
2
 packages (9 oz each) refrigerated meat-filled or cheese-filled tortellini*
2
 cups Green Giant® frozen cut broccoli (from 1-lb bag)
1
 cup Green Giant® frozen whole kernel corn (from 1-lb bag)
1/2
 cup coarsely chopped red bell pepper
1
 can (5 oz) evaporated milk
 Dash salt
1/4
 cup chopped fresh cilantro

DIRECTIONS

1 In Dutch oven or 4-quart saucepan, heat broth, salsa and orange peel to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer 3 minutes. 2 Stir in tortellini and vegetables; cook over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes or until tortellini and vegetables are tender. 3 Stir in milk and salt; cook 1 to 2 minutes or just until hot, stirring occasionally. DO NOT BOIL. Top each serving of chowder with cilantro. Serve immediately.
*One 16-oz package frozen tortellini can be substituted for both packages of refrigerated tortellini. Add frozen tortellini to simmered broth mixture; cook 4 minutes. Add vegetables; cook an additional 6 to 8 minutes or until tortellini and vegetables are tender.

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Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 1/2 Cups)
  • Calories 400
    • (Calories from Fat 90),
  • Total Fat 10g
    • (Saturated Fat 4 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 0g),
  • Cholesterol 40mg;
  • Sodium 1670mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 56g
    • (Dietary Fiber 5g,
    • Sugars 10g),
  • Protein 23g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 25.00%;
  • Vitamin C 40.00%;
  • Calcium 20.00%;
  • Iron 15.00%;
Exchanges:
  • 2 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 1 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 1 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 4;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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