Creamy Crab Bisque Recipe

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"I love to try new recipes," shares Sherrie Manton of Folsom, Louisiana. "This hearty chowder has a rich creamy broth that's swimming with tasty chunks of crab and crunchy corn."

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Creamy Crab Bisque Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
  • Yield: 10 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 celery rib, thinly sliced
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cans (14-3/4 ounces each) cream-style corn
  • 2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of potato soup, undiluted
  • 1-1/2 cups milk
  • 1-1/2 cups half-and-half cream
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 3 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed

Directions

  • In a large saucepan or soup kettle, saute celery, onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Add the next nine ingredients; mix well. Stir in crab; heat through. Discard bay leaves. Transfer to a freezer container; cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Yield: 10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 179 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 50 mg cholesterol, 484 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as Crab Bisque in Quick Cooking March/April 1999, p44

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Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by CLuke1

I reviewed a few recipes online before I made my final choice for this one and boy was it perfect!!! My family LOVED it and I can't wait to make it again. Total Prep and cook time was less than an hour!! It was just the right consistency of Creamy....follow the directions and you can't go wrong. Enjoy!!


Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2011 by kimsmax764

I used one can of cream of mushroom to replace one of the potato soups. It was great!

 
 
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