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Makeover Creamy Seafood Soup Recipe

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This delicious soup has only half the cholesterol, a fourth of the fat and half the calories of the original recipe from Mildred Fasig of Stephens City, Virginia . Best of all, our entire taste panel agreed that this makeover has an even richer and creamier texture and taste!

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Makeover Creamy Seafood Soup Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 pound bay scallops
2 tablespoons butter, divided
2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups fat-free milk
2 cups half-and-half cream
1/4 cup sherry or reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

In a Dutch oven, saute shrimp and scallops in 1 tablespoon butter until shrimp turn pink. Remove and set aside.
In the same pan, saute the celery, red pepper and onion in remaining butter until tender. Sprinkle with flour; stir until blended. Gradually stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return seafood to the pan; heat through. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 274 calories, 13 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 120 mg cholesterol, 436 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 19 g protein.

Originally published as Makeover Creamy Seafood Soup in Healthy Cooking December/January 2009, p20

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Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2010 by mjcmcook

Fabulous Flavor "5"FORK!!!!!

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2009 by ampavone

My whole family loved this soup, kids and all! Fantastic!

Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2008 by angelofmine1974

I did exactly how the recipe stated, it was good but not thick enough. Next time i'll cook it longer to hopefully get it thickened more. Any suggestions would help

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