Easy Corn and Crab Chowder

Name: Easy Corn and Crab Chowder
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 slices bacon, diced; 2 Tbsps butter; 170 grams crab meat, drained; 1 cube chicken bouillon; 425 grams creamed corn; 59 milliliters dry white wine (optional); 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters milk; 1 onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons parsley flakes; 1 russet potato, peeled and cubed; 4 servings salt and pepper to taste

Easy Corn and Crab Chowder might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 18g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 430 calories. This recipe serves 4. If you have parsley flakes, chicken bouillon, salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Wrap potato cubes in plastic wrap, and microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside.

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Potato

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Microwave

In a saute pan, cook bacon over medium heat until heated through, and add chopped onions. Cook and stir until onions are clear. Stir in crab meat and parsley flakes. Set aside.

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Dried Parsley

Crabmeat

Onion

Bacon

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Frying Pan

Meanwhile, melt butter in a large stock pot over low heat.

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Butter

Stock

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Pot

Whisk in flour until mixture becomes creamy and takes on a eggshell color. Continue to cook for a few more minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in wine. Dissolve chicken bouillon in milk; when the flour mixture is crumbly, slowly whisk in the milk.

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Chicken Bouillon

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Wine

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Whisk

Mix well in order to eliminate all lumps.

When the mixture is creamy and hot, stir in bacon mixture, cubed potatoes, and creamed corn. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and simmer for 10 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Creamed Corn

Potato

Bacon

For a creamy curry variation add 2 tablespoons curry powder after adding the wine to the flour mixture, and substitute cooked, cubed chicken for the bacon.

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Curry Powder