Creamy Crab Bisque

Name: Creamy Crab Bisque
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10 servings.
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

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. YIELD: 10 servings.

"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."

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

1. In a large saucepan, saute celery, onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Add the next nine ingredients; mix well. Stir in crab; heat through. Discard the bay leaves.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 179 calories, 10g fat (6g saturated fat), 50mg cholesterol, 484mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.

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