Cream of Crab Soup
January 3, 2022
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup onion coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup flour
- 4 cup milk or half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay Classic Seafood Seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 1 pound lump crabmeat
Steps
- Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan on medium heat. Add onion; stir and cook for 5 minutes or until softened.
- Add flour, Old Bay and parsley into the saucepan. Whisk ingredients until well-blended.
- Gradually add milk (or half-and-half) while whisking and bring to boil.
- Stir in crabmeat and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes while stirring occasionally.
- Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 30 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Servings: 6
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