This instant pot Seafood Chowder is rich and hearty, super filling and a total comfort food. You’ll wow everyone with this simple Seafood Chowder recipe that only takes 30 minutes to make!

When the weather requires a sweater, I love to warm things up by diving into Instant Pot Seafood Chowder! Chock full of seafood, spices, and potatoes, this soup will fill you up with tasty goodness. What’s even better, it is SO simple to make and only takes a short amount of time to prepare. Hearty and healthy, this is a MUST try!
💕 Why you’ll love this Instant Pot Seafood Chowder
This recipe for Instant Pot Seafood Chowder reminds me of the chunky, hearty, creamy chowders you get in Maine and the upper northeast. Those can be quite heavy though. Without losing that taste and texture, this chowder is a bit healthier than those much more cream-heavy ones.
Whenever I make this there are no leftovers. In my house no leftovers means the meal was good! Other meals where we have no leftovers is my Easy Cheesy Tuna Casserole, my Homemade Creamy Macaroni and Cheese and my Homemade Shepherd’s Pie. After you’ve made this Seafood Chowder, you may want to come back and try these too 😉

👉 Tips and Notes on Making this Instant Pot Seafood Chowder
- Potatoes provide quite a bit of starch and to help it thicken it
- Pre-chopped frozen onions saves on chopping time
- Corn adds a touch of sweetness, but any extra vegetables you need to use up, can also be added. Mushrooms, peppers, or peas all make great additions.
- You can add any kind of seafood into this chowder recipe; lobster, crab, salmon… just be mindful of cooking time so your seafood doesn’t overcook!
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Recipe for Seafood Chowder made in the Instant Pot

Instant Pot Seafood Chowder
This instant pot Seafood Chowder is rich and hearty, super filling and a total comfort food. You’ll wow everyone with this simple Seafood Chowder recipe that only takes 30 minutes to make!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 stalk celery sliced
- 1 carrot sliced
- 1 pound potatoes peeled and cubed
- 1/2 cup corn
- 5 cups seafood broth (or chicken broth)
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 8 oz white fish cut into chunks, cod/salmon/tilapia/haddock
- 8 oz scallops
- 12 oz shrimp peeled and deveined
- 6.5 ounce chopped clams canned, drained
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon parsley
Instructions
- Saute onion in butter until tender. Add flour, Old Bay seasoning and thyme and saute 2-3 minutes.
- Combine all remaining ingredients EXCEPT cream and seafood in the inner pot of the Instant Pot.
- Pressure cook on manual for 5 minutes, natural pressure release about 10 minutes. Then, blend about half the soup using an immersion blender (or just scoop it into your upright blender then return to Instant Pot).
- Add heavy cream and seafood, then continue cooking on saute mode, uncovered, for about another 10 minutes (stirring frequently), until heated through and meat has reached a safe temperature (145 °F for fish and shellfish). Do not boil.
- Stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1 bowlAmount Per Serving: Calories: 383Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 173mgSodium: 763mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 36g


Kevin Bent
Tuesday 13th of April 2021
How much old bay seasoning?
Janice - Salads for Lunch
Tuesday 13th of April 2021
1 teaspoon.
Uonim
Monday 5th of April 2021
I've made it twice. Once for just two of us. The next time for 9 family members. Everyone has loved it. I'm making it again tomorrow for another couple.
Janice - Salads for Lunch
Monday 5th of April 2021
Amazing! Thank you for letting me know, I greatly appreciate the feedback!
Austin
Saturday 27th of February 2021
Verrrry yummy. We used just scallops (what we had), but it was on POINT. Served with cheddar biscuits.
CHARLIE
Saturday 10th of October 2020
Very first time using an instant pot, never used, got it for 30 dollars. What made the chowder so flavorful I think is the pressure looked vegetables kept their flavor and the seafood broth had just enough salt so it wasn't hard on my blood pressure...lol. I am going to make the exact same thing tomorrow and freeze it in bags to take to work where I have a small crock pot.
Janice - Salads for Lunch
Sunday 11th of October 2020
Great to hear Charlie! I'm glad you enjoyed the Seafood Chowder - we did the same thing, we froze bowls for future lunches/dinners :)