Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 cup)
  • Calories:
  • 303
  • Fat:
  • 20 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 12 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 98 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 674 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 12 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 18 g


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Broccoli and Crab Bisque

Bountiful Harvest Cookbook
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Since our son is a broccoli grower, our friends keep supplying us with recipes using broccoli. To this family favorite, add a tossed salad, rolls, fruit and cookies, and you have an easy but delicious supper full of nutrition.

SERVINGS: 5

CATEGORY: Soup

METHOD: Other stovetop

TIME: Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sliced leeks (white part only)
  • 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 cup fresh broccoli florets
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed chicken broth, undiluted
  • 1 cup half-and-half cream
  • 3/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese
  • 1 package (6 ounces) frozen crabmeat, thawed, drained and flaked

Directions:

In a large saucepan, cook the leeks, mushrooms, broccoli and garlic in butter until broccoli is crisp-tender. Stir in flour and seasonings until blended. Gradually add broth and cream.
    Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add cheese; stir until melted. Add crab; heat through but do not boil. Discard bay leaf before serving. Yield: 5 servings.


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