Makeover Creamy Seafood Soup

Submitted by MarylandMomof3

"A wonderfully rich, yet healthy creamed soup. From Taste of Home Healthy Cooking Dec 2008. You won't believe the richness from a lighter soup. I should mention that being from Maryland, I add Old Bay Seasoning and it takes it right over the top!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb medium raw shrimp
• 1⁄2 lb bay scallop
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 cup celery, thinly sliced
• 1 cup sweet red pepper, finely chopped
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 2 cups nonfat milk
• 1⁄4 cup sherry wine or 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning (optional)

directions

1. In a dutch oven, saute shrimp and scallops in 1T of butter until shrimp turn pink. Remove and set aside.
2. In the same pan, saute veggies in remaining butter until tender. Sprinkle with flour; stir until blended. Gradually stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return seafood to pan; heat through.

Reviews

[Xuanie]

Great soup! I made this with a mixed bag of shrimp, calamari, and scallops. I also used white wine and added more cayenne. The soup was great on a cold, rainy day.

 

[885677]

Soooooooo Goood. I serve it with garlic bread and dip it in. Soup only gets better the next day, and the next..

 

[digidana1966]

wow! best soup i ever made. my celery had gone bad and i didn't have any red sweet pepper. so, i added garlic (i add garlic to everything), doubled the meat, used the "meat broth" to cook the onion/garlic. added chopped clams and a dozen live clams to the boil part, a bunch of old bay, a little more white wine, celery salt since my celery pooped out (so between that and the old bay, i didn't add salt), a little more wine, a big can of crab claw meat. very rich and seafood tasting but very low fat with the skim and i used no fat 1/2 and 1/2.

 

[Lucky Clover]

I didn't make this exactly according to directions, but it was delish nonetheless! I used a 1 lb. bag of seafood mix (shrimp, mussels, calamari, & fish), a can of evaporated milk instead of half & half and milk, and white wine instead of sherry. I also added some Old Bay. I love hot soup on a cool fall day! Thanks!

 

[Merlot]

What a wondeful and delightful seafood soup. The flavors go perfectly together producing a rich flavor that is perfect for a cold wintery evening. This recipe definitely goes in my keeper notebook. Thanks for sharing this winner, MarylandMomof3. Can't wait to make it again!!!