Crabmeat Bisque Made Easy

Crabmeat bisque with the right amount of seasoning is easy to prepare and will be a crowd-pleaser.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 542 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• cooking spray
• 1 pint half-and-half
• 2 cups cooked crabmeat
• 1 cup seafood stock, or more as needed
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 teaspoon paprika
• 0.125 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 0.25 cup minced onion
• 0.25 teaspoon ground thyme
• 0.25 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
• 0.5 cup diced celery
• 0.25 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
• 0.25 cup rice flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spray a stockpot with cooking spray.

Step 2

Melt butter in the prepared stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir celery, onion, paprika, seafood seasoning, thyme, salt, and white pepper until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Whisk flour into vegetable mixture until smooth and dissolved. Pour seafood stock over vegetable mixture.

Step 3

Mix half-and-half, cream, and milk into broth mixture; decrease heat and simmer until bisque is thickened, about 15 minutes. Add crabmeat and simmer bisque until crabmeat is heated through, about 5 minutes more.