Decadent Seafood Chowder

My husband, a former commercial fisherman, proclaimed this to be the most delicious seafood chowder he's ever had. Also a huge hit with family and friends. Can be made with any type of fish or seafood. Add crumbled bacon for extra flavor.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 434 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 1 pinch saffron
• 2 tablespoons lemon pepper
• ⅓ cup flour
• 1 cup scallops
• 1 cup vegetable soup mix flakes
• ½ cup dried onion flakes
• 1 cup diced salmon
• 1 cup diced halibut
• 1 cup peeled and deveined shrimp
• 1 cup peeled and deveined prawns

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter with garlic together in a large pot over medium-high heat. Whisk in flour; cook and stir until mixture makes a paste and is fragrant, about 1 minute. Slowly whisk half-and-half into flour mixture until smooth. Add soup flakes, onion flakes, lemon pepper, thyme, and saffron to half-and-half mixture; cook and stir until mixture thickens, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir salmon, halibut, shrimp, prawns, and scallops into half-and-half mixture; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring frequently, until seafood is cooked through and chowder is hot, about 30 minutes.