Quick Shrimp Chowder

Submitted by KittyKitty

"Shrimp is a favorite around our house. My husband loves chowder. I made this recipe a quick one by using canned soup as the base, instead of having to make the whole base myself."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 12 cups

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of potato soup, undiluted
• 3 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 1⁄2 lbs fresh peeled medium shrimp
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• fresh parsley, to garnish
• oyster crackers (optional)

directions

1. Melt butter in a dutch oven over medium heat, add onion, and saute 8 minutes or until tender.
2. Stir in soup, milk, and pepper, bring to a boil.
3. Add shrimp; reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.
4. Stir in cheese until melted. Garnish. Serve immediately, with oyster crackers if desired.

Reviews

[Tebo3759]

For using can soup I thought this was pretty darn good. I used mushroom as I had no potato. Also added some salsa to spice it up a bit. I cut my shrimp into thirds before adding to the soup. Quick, easy and good is a winner for me. Thanks KittyKitty