Crab Chowder


	Crab Chowder


	Chicken broth with zucchini, red bell pepper, potatoes celery, seasoned and mixed with milk and cornstarch to thicken. Crab meat and cream cheese complete this seafood chowder.

	Ingredients -

	2 small Zucchini, thinly sliced 1 sweet Red Bell Pepper, julienned 2 ribs Celery, diagonally sliced 1 medium Potato, cubed 2 tablespoons Butter, melted 1 (10 ounces) can Chicken Broth 1 teaspoon Seasoning Salt 2 tablespoons Cornstarch 3 cups Milk 2 (6 ounces) cans Crab Meat, drained, picked 1 (3 ounces) package Cream Cheese, cut up

	Preparation:

	1. Add zucchini, red bell pepper, celery, potato, butter, chicken broth and seasoning salt to crockpot. 2. In a small bowl combine cornstarch with milk. 3. Pour mixture into crockpot. 4. Cover and cook on LOW 4 hours. 5. Increase heat to high, add crabmeat, and cream cheese, and stir until cream cheese has melted.

	Variations and Recipe Ideas:

Cooking Tip

Crab Meat

For a real treat substitute fresh crabmeat for the canned called for in this recipe.

Cooking Tip

Seasoning Salt

You can pick up different varieties and blends of seasoning salt at your grocer. They will vary in the herbs and spices that make them up. Find one that suits your taste.