Soy Milk in the Baked Potato Chowder?

[minirottie]

As I'm finding my lactose intolerance getting a little worse, I've been looking to try substituting soy milk for regular. Was curious if anyone had tried it in the chowder and how did it taste? I might make it and see, and then see if my family will eat it too! My DH is a bit resistant to my substituting soy in

 

[ShelbyMichalek]

I would be very careful to make sure the soy milk doesn't say "vanilla" flavored. We all know that regular milk is NOT a vanilla flavor and that vanilla probably wouldn't taste good with the potato chowder.

 

[minirottie]

I would be very careful to make sure the soy milk doesn't say "vanilla" flavored. We all know that regular milk is NOT a vanilla flavor and that vanilla probably wouldn't taste good with the potato chowder.

Good point..I do keep regular soy on hand. I think I'm going to grab the remaining ingredients today and test this out tomorrow

 

[leftymac]

If you're lactose intolerant, I wouldn't recommend the baked potato chowder. It's got cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and milk. But since it's so delicious, I would just take a bunch of lactaid pills before eating it.

 

[ShelbyMichalek]

HA! Good point Keith!

 

[minirottie]

If you're lactose intolerant, I wouldn't recommend the baked potato chowder. It's got cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and milk.

But since it's so delicious, I would just take a bunch of lactaid pills before eating it.

I can tolerate some things (luckily), like cheese, yogurt, etc. but cooking with milk and heavy cream is just too much. I'm trying to convince my family the Creamy One Pot Pasta is JUST as good as my Fettuccine Alfredo, but they aren't buying it

 

[pamperedlinda]

My host yesterday used the milk for Lactose intollerance (can't remember the name of it but it comes in a blue carton). I couldn't tell the difference. We did use regular cream cheese though.

My host a few weeks ago had skim milk - I DO NOT recommend that at all! Way to watery and a weird color too.

 

[minirottie]

My host yesterday used the milk for Lactose intollerance (can't remember the name of it but it comes in a blue carton). I couldn't tell the difference. We did use regular cream cheese though.

My host a few weeks ago had skim milk - I DO NOT recommend that at all! Way to watery and a weird color too.

Thanks for that info....the lactose milk is Lactaid, and I keep 2% around for the family....so good to know that skim at least is not the way to go. I'll report back after trying it with soy. I won't have a comparison (yet) but if the family will eat it, that will be a solid endorsement!