COURTNEY'S CRAWFISH CHOWDER

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A chunky and creamy crawfish soup with a Cajun kick!

Provided by Courtney Robertson Young

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders

Time 55m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 cups finely diced potatoes
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
¼ cup butter
5 bay leaves
1 teaspoon dried thyme
½ cup water, or as needed
½ cup butter
½ cup all-purpose flour
4 cups half-and-half
4 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (12 ounce) package cooked and peeled whole crawfish tails

Steps:

Place potatoes, onion, celery, 1/4 cup butter, bay leaves, and thyme in a large saucepan with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
Melt remaining 1/2 cup butter over medium-low heat. Whisk flour into melted butter for 2 minutes; slowly whisk half-and-half into flour mixture and season with Cajun seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Whisk continuously to prevent boiling until mixture is thickened. Stir in potato mixture and crawfish tails; cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.4 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 107.7 mg, Fat 25.5 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 15.8 g, Sodium 830.1 mg, Sugar 1.3 g