Fish and Vegetable Chowder | Ciao Italia

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb bacon, diced
• 2 tbsp neutral oil, such as vegetable or grapeseed
• 2 cups sweet potato, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 cup button or cremini mushrooms, diced
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
• 1 cup light cream or half and half
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp ground star anise (optional)
• 2 cups Swiss chard leaves, torn into bite sized pieces*
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1 1/4 lb fresh haddock, cut into bite sized pieces