Italian

Easy(er) Cioppino is for Dinner.

Easy(er) Cioppino takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Easy(er) Cioppino takes 45 minutes to cook.

Easy(er) Cioppino makes 48 servings.

The ingredients for Easy(er) Cioppino are:

* 3/4 cup olive oil
* 2 onions
* 2 cloves garlic
* 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
* 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
* 32 oz of seafood broth (chicken if can't find)
* 2 bay leaves
* 1 tablespoon dried basil
* 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1 cup water
* 1 1/2 cups white wine
* 7 lbs frozen seafood mix. I used a type that had mussels, shrimp, and calamari. Only cost about $3/ lbs at Safeway (in 2011). It makes a lot of soup!
* can also substitute in any other fish/seafood for part of the seafood mix. just make sure cook thoroughly if do so.

Here is how you make Easy(er) Cioppino:

1. Let frozen seafood defrost overnight. If do not have time, defrost in microwave until almost room termperature.2. Mince garlic and chop onion into small pieces. Heat olive oil in a large stockpot (48oz +), add onions, garlic and parsley. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until onions are soft. 3. Add tomatoes to the pot (break them into chunks as you add them). Add broth, bay leaves, basil, thyme, oregano, water and wine. Mix well. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. 4. Stir in seafood. Bring to boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer 5 to 7 minutes until clams open. Ladle soup into bowls and serve with warm, crusty bread!Number of Servings: 48

The nutritional information for Easy(er) Cioppino is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 48
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 103.0

• Total Fat: 4.5 g
• Cholesterol: 134.7 mg
• Sodium: 134.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 8.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 11.4 g

Easy(er) Cioppino is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Easy(er) Cioppino is Low Fat