What is cream of crab soup made of?

This delicious cream of crab soup is made with veggies sautéed in butter, mixed with flour and Old Bay Seasoning. Then you'll add seafood stock, broth, half and half, diced potatoes, and of course crab meat.

What is the best crab soup recipe?

The is hands down the very best crab soup recipe you'll find on the internet! It's made with fresh, real ingredients, key spices, and lump crab meat. It's rich and luxurious without being too heavy.

Is crab soup healthy?

I prefer not to refer to foods as healthy or unhealthy - the key is to enjoy everything in moderation! However, the best part about this crab soup is that you know exactly what's in it and it's made with real ingredients so you can feel good about feeding it to your family!

30 Minute One Pot Creamy Crab Soup

Name: Creamy Crab Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 yellow onion, diced; 1 cup sliced celery; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning; 6 tablespoons flour; 1 lb. baby yellow potatoes, diced into 1/2-3/4 inch pieces; 1 quart (32 oz.) half and half; 1 (14.5 oz.) can seafood stock; 1 cup chicken broth; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 pound fresh crab meat; 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar; Kosher salt; fresh cracked pepper; chopped parsley; sliced chives; crab meat; oyster crackers; Old Bay Seasoning

Creamy Crab Soup

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This super simple one pot crab soup takes just 30 minutes from start to finish and is loaded with large pieces of crab and tender diced potatoes in a creamy broth for the ultimate cold weather comfort food.

Author: Kylie
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 servings 1x
Category: Main Dish
Method: Stove Top
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 yellow onion, diced
1 cup sliced celery
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
6 tablespoons flour
1 lb. baby yellow potatoes, diced into 1/2-3/4 inch pieces
1 quart (32 oz.) half and half
1 (14.5 oz.) can seafood stock
1 cup chicken broth
2 bay leaves
1/2 pound fresh crab meat
2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
Kosher salt
fresh cracked pepper

Garnish

chopped parsley
sliced chives
crab meat
oyster crackers
Old Bay Seasoning

Instructions

Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium to medium high heat.
Add onion and celery along with a couple large pinches of salt and pepper and cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
Add flour and stir to combine. Cook for another minute, stirring occasionally.
Add half the seafood stock to deglaze the pan and scrape all the yummy bits off the bottom.
Add remaining seafood stock, half and half, and chicken broth.
Then add potatoes, Old Bay seasoning, and bay leaves along with a couple pinches of salt and pepper. Stir until well combined.
Bring to a simmer over medium high heat.
Reduce heat to medium low and simmer gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add most of the crab meat, reserving some for garnish.
Simmer gently for another 5 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
Stir in sherry vinegar and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Garnish with chives, parsley, and remaining crab meat and enjoy!

Notes

Feel free to add other veggies to this recipe. Adding a cup or so of corn, diced carrot, peas, or even green beans along with the potatoes will give this creamy crab soup more of a chowder type feel.
Salt moderately and often! The ingredients in this dish are SO simple that salt is going to go a long way in boosting the flavors of all the ingredients. A good rule of thumb is to add a couple pinches of salt and pepper each time you add new ingredients to a dish. This helps to season each ingredient and layer the flavors.
To add a bit of umami flavor to this creamy soup, try adding a dash of Worcestershire sauce.
If you’d like to make this soup extra creamy, before adding the crab in, use an immersion blender or high speed blender to blend half or all of the soup.

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