Bayou Crab Chowder

Bayou Crab Chowder

Bayou Crab Chowder is bowl of Cajun flavored deliciousness. There’s hearty potatoes, sweet corn, smoky sausage, kicked up Cajun spices, and finally succulent crab in this seafood Cajun party in a bowl.

Ingredients

·      4 slices center cut bacon

·      12 ounces frozen potatoes

·      1 1/2 cups frozen corn

·      4 cups vegetable broth

·      1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt

·      1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning

·      1 teaspoon thyme

·      1 teaspoon black pepper

·      7 ounces turkey kielbasa

·      2 cups fat free half and half

·      1 pound cleaned crab meat divided

Instructions

1.   Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp.

2.   Stir in the next seven ingredients (potatoes through black pepper) and bring to a boil. Simmer until the potatoes are heated through. For a thicker soup, use a potato masher to coarsely mash some of the potatoes before adding the sausage.

3.   Cut the sausage in half and then slice in a diagonal. Stir the sausage into the pot and continue to simmer until heated through.

4.   Stir in the half and half and all but 1/2 cup of the crab meat, simmering until it comes to a simmer again.

5.   Ladle into bowls and garnish with remaining crab meat and a sprinkle of Cajun seasoning and serve.

SOURCE    http://www.akitchenhoorsadventures.com

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