Weight Watchers Potato Chowder - 4 Points

This tasty chowder gets great flavor from Canadian bacon and scallions. The frozen peppers and potatoes slash prep time. From the WW website.

• Ready In: 31 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

•  cooking spray
• 16  ounces  frozen O'Brien potatoes
• 1  cup  frozen green pepper, chopped
• 1  cup fat-free evaporated milk, divided
• 1⁄2 teaspoon table salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3⁄4 cup skim milk
• 1⁄4 cup scallion, finely chopped (green part only)
• 6  ounces Canadian bacon, diced

Directions

1. Coat a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add potatoes and green pepper and cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes; add 1/2 cup of evaporated milk.
2. Remove half of potato mixture to a bowl. Puree remaining potato mixture in saucepan using an immersion blender; stir reserved potato mixture back into saucepan (or puree half of mixture in a blender and then stir back into saucepan).
3. Add remaining 1/2 cup of evaporated milk, salt, black pepper, skim milk, scallion and bacon; stir well.
4. Simmer for 5 minutes to heat through and to allow flavors to blend.
5. Yields about 1 cup per serving.