Creamed Seafood And Vegetables

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb cooked shrimp
• 8 ounces crabmeat (canned, drained)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, small, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1 teaspoon seafood soup base
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 8 baby portabella mushrooms, sliced (cremini mushrooms)
• 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
• 4 ounces parmesan cheese (grated, fresh, best you can afford)

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, melt butter with olive oil over medium heat. add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until just tender (3-5 minutes).
• 2 add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until a light golden brown (about 1 minute).
• 3 slowly add milk and whisk until thick and smooth (may take 5-15 minutes to thickenk).
• 4 add the soup base and mix in well.
• 5 add red pepper and simmer until pepper is just tender -- maybe another 5 minutes.
• 6 add shrimp, crab, mushrooms, spinach, and parmesan, and simmer just until everything is warmed through and tender. don't overcook, or you'll get tough, chewy shrimp.
• 7 season with salt and pepper to taste, or hot sauce if that sounds good to you.
• 8 serve over pasta, rice, couscous, biscuits -- whatever you like.