BROCCOLI AND CRAB BISQUE
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
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 35m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 303 calories, Fat 20g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 98mg cholesterol, Sodium 674mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 18g protein.
BROCCOLI AND CRAB BISQUE
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Slice broccoli stems crosswise and reserve flowerets. Peel and dice potatoes and carrots. Slice crabmeat into 1/2-inch pieces. Sauté onion in margarine until soft. Add broth (fish bouillon cubes best), broccoli stems, half of potatoes and carrots, celery, pepper, lemon juice, thyme, bay leaf, and salt. Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf. Purée vegetables and broth in blender. Return purée to pot. Add remaining half of diced potatoes and carrots; cook soup over low heat about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add broccoli flowerets and cook for 5-10 minutes until broccoli is tender-crisp. Add milk and crabmeat; heat but do not boil. Serve with favorite croutons, if desired. Fun Fact: On October 9, 1701 the Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in Old Saybrook. It moved to New Haven in 1716, and was later renamed Yale University.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
BROCCOLI 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
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 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.
- Originally published as Broccoli and Crab Bisque in Bountiful Harvest Cookbook
- p51
- Nutritional Facts
- 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.
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