Easy Crab Soup Recipe
This Easy Crab Soup Recipe is a quick and flavorful dish that comes together in just 30 minutes with only five simple ingredients. Perfect for seafood lovers, it uses packaged lump crabmeat to deliver a fresh, delicious taste without any hidden ingredients or preservatives. If you're looking for a fast, satisfying dinner that will impress your family, this is the recipe to try!
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Servings: 4
Calories: 727kcal
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp butter
- 1 lb crab meat
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tbsp cooking sherry
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or heavy saucepan. Add the crab meat, whipping cream and milk.
- Bring to a boil over medium high heat then reduce to low heat. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add sherry, salt and pepper. Serve with lemon wedges and saltine crackers.
Notes
- Fresh lemon juice and saltine crackers or oyster crackers are the perfect complement to this soup.
- If you have it on hand, add a sprinkling of old bay seasoning or another type of seafood seasoning. Add a little bit at a time and taste test after each addition.
- To slim down the recipe, cut the amount of butter used in half and replace half of the cream with milk.
- A splash of Worcestershire sauce adds a punch of flavor.
- Spice it up by adding a few splashes of hot sauce, red pepper flakes or a pinch of cayenne pepper to your soup pot.
- The best way to make this a creamier soup is to use an immersion blender.
- A bowl of soup enjoyed the next day tastes delicious!
Nutrition
Calories: 727kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 65g | Saturated Fat: 41g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 242mg | Sodium: 1162mg | Potassium: 535mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2499IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 286mg | Iron: 1mg
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