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Crawfish Chowder

SUBMITTED BY: STKA PHOTO BY: Bigg Bill

"I serve this chowder Christmas night. Everyone welcomes the change from all of the junk food and turkey. It is very creamy and satisfying. Serve it with cornbread or crusty French bread."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 74 stars. This recipe average a 4.8 star rating.
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PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  25 Min
READY IN  45 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 bunch green onions, chopped
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 pounds frozen crawfish, cleaned
  • 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of potato soup
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups half-and-half cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute green onions in butter until tender. Remove from pan, and set aside. In the same skillet, melt 1/2 cup of butter, and saute the crawfish for 5 minutes; set aside.
  2. In a large pot over medium heat, combine potato soup, mushroom soup, corn, and cream cheese. Mix well, and bring to a slow boil. Stir in half-and-half, sauteed green onions, and crawfish. Season with cayenne pepper. Bring to a low boil, and simmer 5 minutes to blend flavors.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2003 by DIANEM527
This is an excellent chowder. Due to the exorbitant price of crawfish, I used two pounds of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2006 by EMILY052005
I was very pleased with this recipe; however, I made a few substitutions (Smart Balance for... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2006 by Crystal
I doubled the cream cheese and corn, as a previous reviewer mentioned and used Old Bay... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2007 by Sabrina T
This recipe is outstanding! I have been making this for a couple of years now and always... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2006 by kado
I've made this twice now. Both times this chowder received raves from my family and my... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2003 by LDELMEN
This is incredibly delicious. Everyone who has tried it has loved it. It is so easy that I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2006 by KOALAGIRL
With the exception of crawfish for crab, this is the exact same recipe for a crab corn chowder... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2008 by Les
This is absolutely the best crawfish chowder ever! Everytime I make it I get rave reviews and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2007 by maryann
Made this tonight, exactly as recipes is written. Everyone loved it. Even my 3 year old son.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2005 by LYNNKELLY
I discovered this recipe on your web-site about 3 years ago. I have made this dozens of... MORE

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