Tuna potato chowder

Tuna Potato chowder 

1/4 cup chopped onion 

1/4 cup chopped celery 

2 t or enough olive oil to sauté. 

Add cream soup base and water and wisk until incorporated and thick.   (Coat the back of a spoon) 

1/3 cup cream soup base plus 1-1/4 cup water.   

Add: 

3 cups milk 

1/2 cup instant mashed potato flakes 

Cook until thorally heated.   Add more milk to thin if needed.   

Add 1 can tuna that has been well drained and flaked.  Heat through 

Garnish with green onions, parm cheese or croutons.  

Cream soup base is cheaper a has nothing in it you can't  pronounce.   

The mashed potato flakes act as a thickener.   You could substitute a tablespoon or two of leftover mashed potatoes if you dont have instant.   

Better: because there is almost no preservative 

Cheaper : because you aren't using it canned ingredients. 

Faster:  because its a one pot meal  with few ingredients.  

Serve it wth a quick bread or cheezy biscuits.