Easy Seafood Chowder  creamy seafood soup is my favorite soup.  You know what I love about cooking.  Is the discover of recipes that are passed from person to person.  Some times the recipe is written down some times it is this is so easy. This sea food chowder recipe I discovered when my sister made it for several parties.  I loved it,  she said it was her veterinarian mother in laws recipe and it is so easy.   I have discover over the years that he mother in law despite of being a vegan can really cook meats.

So before my pumpkin carving part I texted my sister and she told me the ingredients.. I did a few changes my self and served the soup it was a hit at my party.  Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe.  So I am going to share with you:

Tip buy the ingredients when on sale in the store –  this is a quick soup

Easy Seafood Chowder:

Makes 8-10 cups

Cook time 30-40 minutes stove top or 2-3 hours crock pot

• 1 onion diced
• 3-4 carrots diced
• 2 stalks of celery
• 1 brick of cream cheese softened
• 6 cups of milk (more or less depending on soup thickness prefer ed)
• 3 potatoes peeled and diced
• 1 can of corn w/ juice 15.25 oz
• 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup, 10.75 oz
• 1 can of can crab 6.5  oz(you can buy the expensive lumped meat or the simple can on the shelf= your choice)
• 1 can of clams  4.5 oz(chopped or whole –  then chop the whole again size depends on amount of clams- 10-13 oz can)
• 1 bag of frozen shrimp  uncooked 12oz or 16 oz  (tails on or off – remove tails prior to cooking-  size your choice based on expense you might want to cut if large)
• 1 bag of scallops optional
• 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Hot sauce to taste
• Optional Garnish Bacon or green onions

How to make Seafood Chowder:

1. In a large pan saute, onions, carrots and celery  making a Mirepoix (time saving tip use frozen mirepoix )
   
2. Transfer your Mirepoix to a crock pot or large soup pot
3. Add brick of cream cheese allow to melt (or melt in microwave for 30-1 minute till smooth) don’t burn
4. Then dump mushroom soup, corn w/ juice, potatoes, milk in pot
5. Add salt, cayenne pepper, pepper and hot sauce
6. Cook till potatoes are soft (20 minutes on stove) (crock pot 2-3 hours)
7. Then add sea food clams, crap, shrimp (tails removed and cut to bite size)
8. Allow seafood to warm and serve.  Try it with a crusty bread
9. Quick Crock pot you can do everything on stove and keep warm in a crock pot for a party.

Here is an printable version of Easy Seafood Chowder

Menu Planning:

• Monday Easy Seafood Chowder
• Tues: Easy Fish
• Wednesday : Porkchops
• Thursday: Chilli
• Friday : Dinner out

Link my post up to Organizing Junkies menu plan Monday

Have a great week .. are you making anything special this week?