Broccoli and Crab Bisque Recipe
Taste of HomeBroccoli and Crab Bisque Recipe
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. —Dorothy Child, Malone, New York
5 - Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min.
- Yield: 5 Servings
5 30 35 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.
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 303 calories, 20 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 98 mg cholesterol, 674 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 18 g protein.
From a reviewer:
I added my own flair to it. I added about 1/2 lb of USA shrimp because to me it's meat is firmer, tastier, sweeter, and it keeps Americans working. So what it's a little higher in cost, it's worth it. Next, I added about a teaspoon of cayenne and fresher cracked Tellicherry black pepper. To die for.. I soaked the shrimp in 1 tbs of crab boil for a little added sweetness and flavor and put iit in along with the crab meat at the very end and let the heated bisque cook the shrimp and crab. Awesome. Enjoy y'all, i'm sure it is excellent without my additions... I just can't help myself... I can hardly wait to make this again. Oops, almost forgot, I also added about 2 tbs of tomato paste....yummy
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