Fish

Creamy Oyster Soup is for Soup.

Creamy Oyster Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Creamy Oyster Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Creamy Oyster Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Oyster Soup are:

* Butter, salted, 2 tbsp
* Carrots, raw, .5 cup, chopped
* Onions, raw, .5 cup, chopped
* Celery, raw, .5 cup, diced
* Mushrooms, fresh, .5 cup, chopped
* I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Light 4 Tbsp
* Low Sodium Chicken Broth, 2 can or 1 quart
* Milk, canned, evaporated, nonfat, 2 cup
* Fresh Shucked Oysters, 12 medium
* cayenne pepper, 1/2 tsp
* dried thyme, 1/4 tsp
* dried oregano, 1/4 tsp
* dried sage, 1/4 tsp
* 1 bay leaf

Here is how you make Creamy Oyster Soup:

- Melt 2 tbsp butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add chopped carrot, onion, celery and fresh mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes or until the onions are transparent.- Remove veggies and melt 1/2 cup margarine and stir in the flour. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until roux doubles and browns slightly.- Whisk in the chicken broth to the flour mixture. Add the sauteed vegetables, bay leaf, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano and sage. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes over medium heat.- Whisk in evaporated milk and add oysters (and oyster juice if fresh); bring to a simmer. Makes 6, 2 cup portionsGarnish with chopped celery leaves or parsley and serve with oyster crackers or whole wheat bread (not in calorie count)*For a thicker soup, add 1 tbsp room temp reduced fat cream cheese before the evaporated milk and oysters. (not in calorie count)Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SANDSTRA.

The nutritional information for Creamy Oyster Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 132.5

• Total Fat: 8.6 g
• Cholesterol: 21.4 mg
• Sodium: 570.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 9.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 5.6 g