Ultimate Creamy Crab Chowder: A Flavor Explosion!

This is the tastiest soup I’ve ever encountered and the only one I’ll ever submit. For a thicker sauce use more cream and less milk.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings

Ingredients

  • 2tablespoonsunsalted butter

  • 1yellow onion, finely chopped

  • 4stalkscelery, cut into 1/4-inch slices

  • 1tablespoonfinely chopped fresh thyme

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

  • 7potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

  • 2cupswhole milk

  • 1(15 ounce) canfish broth

  • 1cupheavy whipping cream

  • 1(8 ounce) bottleclam juice

  • 1 ½poundsDungeness crab meat, chopped

Cooking Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, thyme, salt, and pepper in hot butter until onion and celery start to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir potatoes, milk, broth, cream, and clam juice into onion mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until potatoes are soft, about 10 minutes.

  2. Pour broth mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return pureed soup to pot and stir in crabmeat. Cook until soup is hot and crab is heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe6
Calories560
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
23g
30%
Saturated Fat
14g
68%
Cholesterol
160mg
53%
Sodium
818mg
36%
Total Carbohydrate
52g
19%
Dietary Fiber
6g
22%
Total Sugars
7g
Protein
36g
Vitamin C
57mg
283%
Calcium
258mg
20%
Iron
3mg
16%
Potassium
1872mg
40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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