Quick seafood chowder

A no fuss way to enjoy a delicious chowder, with all the work already done. This recipe uses pre-packaged mussels in garlic, as available from most supermarkets.

Preparation time:15 minutes

Serves:1 - 2

Cooking time:5 minutes

  • Ingredients
    • A bag of mussels in garlic butter
    • Crumpets
    • A dash of cream
  • Method
    1. Cook the mussels according to the instructions on the packaging.
    2. Remove the mussels from their shells (discard any that haven’t opened).
    3. Warm a crumpet in a toaster and break into small pieces.
    4. Place the mussels in a blender with some of the garlic butter from the juices. Add the pieces of crumpet and a dash of cream if you want to fortify.
    5. Blend until smooth and serve.