Creamy Seafood Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb medium raw shrimp, tails removed
• 1/2 lb bay scallop
• 1/2 lb imitation crabmeat, flaked
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup celery, sliced thin
• 1 cup carrot, julienned
• 1 cup leek, chopped
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 2 cups low-fat milk
• 1/4 cup sherry wine
• 1 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, saute shrimp and scallops in 1t of butter until shrimp turns pink. remove and set aside.
• 2 in the same pan, saute veggies with the other 1t of butter until tender.
• 3 sprinkle veggies with flour and stir until blended.
• 4 gradually stir in remaining ingredients except for seafood.
• 5 bring to a boil over medium heat stirring frequently then cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• 6 add cooked shrimp and scallops to pan along with the flaked imitation crab and cook until heated.