Dinner

Pumpkin/Crab Bisque is for Dinner.

Pumpkin/Crab Bisque takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Pumpkin/Crab Bisque takes 240 minutes to cook.

Pumpkin/Crab Bisque makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Pumpkin/Crab Bisque are:

1 big or 2 small cans of canned pumpkin
3 14oz cans of chicken or vegetable broth
1 lb crabmeat, picked for shells
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 pt half/half
1 carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp ground thyme
Olive Oil
Garam Masala to taste OR cinnamon if curry tones don't work for you
Sugar, Salt and Pepper to taste

Here is how you make Pumpkin/Crab Bisque:

Saute onion, carrot, celery and garlic in olive oil until very, very soft. Toss the thyme in and stir.Deglaze pan with a can of broth, and puree with a stick blender or stand-up blender.Transfer all that to a crockpot on low. Add pumpkin and remaining broth.Start with 1/2 TB of garam masala (or cinnamon), and adjust that tone from there.Start with 1 TB of salt, and adjust that tone from there.Start with 1 TB of black pepper, and adjust that tone from there.Start with 2 TB of sugar, and adjust that tone from there.Add sherry.Let this percolate on low for a few hours, then go back and readjust whatever tones you need to.1/2 hour before serving, add half/half and crab. Stir, and warm through.Serves about 12.Thanks to the Bunny Hutch.http://fluffthebunny.livejournal.com/247052.htmlNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ESHRINER.

The nutritional information for Pumpkin/Crab Bisque is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 166.0

• Total Fat: 9.3 g
• Cholesterol: 52.1 mg
• Sodium: 956.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
• Protein: 8.4 g