Creamy Crab Chowder

Recipe by: Makers of LACTAID® Brand Products

This chowder features tender, delicately flavored crabmeat and colorful bits of zucchini and sweet pepper. It’s even more enticing with bouquet garni seasoning-a mixture of several aromatic herbs that is frequently used in French cooking.

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

12 ounces fresh or frozen lump crabmeat or peeled, deveined shrimp

1 medium zucchini, cut into 2-inch strips

1 medium red or green sweet pepper, chopped

3 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

4 cups LACTAID® Whole Milk

1 medium green onion, sliced

1/2 teaspoon bouquet garni seasoning

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon snipped fresh thyme

Fresh thyme sprigs (optional)

Preparation

Thaw crabmeat or shrimp, if frozen.
In a large saucepan cook zucchini and sweet pepper in hot butter about 3 minutes until crisp-tender. Stir in the flour. Add the LACTAID® Whole Milk, green onion, bouquet garni seasoning, salt, and black pepper.
Cook and stir over medium heat until slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook for 1 minute more. Stir in the crabmeat or shrimp and snipped thyme; heat through. If desired, garnish with fresh thyme sprigs.

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