Dilled Crab And Mushroom Chowder

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup light cream
• 2 medium potatoes, cooked, peeled, and cubed
• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed
• 2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
• fresh dill (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a 3-quart saucepan cook mushrooms, celery, and green onion in hot margarine or butter until vegetables are tender, stirring often.
• 2 stir in flour and salt.
• 3 add milk and half-and-half or light cream all at once.
• 4 cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thick and bubbly.
• 5 stir in potatoes, crabmeat, and dill or dillweed.
• 6 heat through, stirring occasionally.
• 7 ladle into soup bowls and garnish each serving with fresh dill, if desired.