Manhattan Style Fish Chowder

2 T butter
2 C chopped onion
1 C chopped carrot
3/4 C chopped celery
3 garlic cloves minced
1/4 C tomato paste
1 C white wine
2 C chopped peeled red potato
2 C water
1 T fresh thyme
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 8 oz bottles clam juice
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 bay leaf
2 lb halibut fillets cut into 1" pieces

Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery an dgarlic to pan; saute 10 min. Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 min. Stir in wine; cook 1 min. Add potato and next 7 ingredients (potato through bay leaf); bring to boil. Reduce heat,simmer 30 min. Add fish, cover and simmer 10 min or until fish flakes easily. Discard bay leaf. 6 Servings

Nutrition info
CALORIES 323
FAT 7.6
PROTEIN 35.9
CARB 27.7
FIBER 5.5