A no-cook creamy pesto pasta sauce is made with peas, spinach, and basil. To make a main dish, add chicken or shrimp.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon, diced small
- ½ cup minced onion
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- ½ cup yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup diced potato
- ¾ cup asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 8 ounces crabmeat
- 2 cups skim milk
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cook and stir the bacon and onion in a saucepan over medium-high heat until the onion is translucent, 7 to 10 minutes.
- Stir the garlic and yellow bell pepper into the bacon mixture; cook and stir together another 2 minutes.
- Mix the diced potato, asparagus, crabmeat, skim milk, half-and-half, salt, and black pepper into the bacon mixture; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the potatoes are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 161 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 42 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 614 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Very bland. Added some Old Bay after serving and it made it edible, but not what I was going for.
I really enjoyed this soup with some substations! I added 6 medium sized potatoes diced, I caramelized the onions and added 3 portobello mushrooms with agave syrup. I added basil, onion powder, oregano, bay seasoning, and garlic salt to the soup. Roughly a teaspoon of each. I did not use skim milk but just regular whole milk and instead of half and half I used heavy whipping cream. Next time, I’ll add a can of corn. It sorta tasted like a clam chowder base soup and I really enjoyed it!
Love this! Anyone who knows mo knows there is never enough seafood, so I added 8 oz of shrimp and 8 oz of scallops….Sooooo yummy!
This soup is amazing, and so quick and easy. I added bacon bits instead of actual bacon and still just as yummy. Even made it a second time and doubled up on the ingredients which I was a little skeptical on but it still turned out great!!
Good soup. I added a pinch of cayenne and it gave it a nice kick.
Made as written and it turned out a little thin. I really liked the smokiness the bacon added but it was still a little bland for my taste so I added some Old Bay seasoning and that hit the spot. If you like crab and you like clam chowder then you should really give this one a try.
I added some Old Bay rub and some Sherry to add flavor and a little heat. This soup was better the next day!
This is a mellow comforting kind of soup. True to the simple to make claim, it took 15 minutes to prep and 15 to cook as I cut up the potatoes in very small pieces. I used 2 cups half and half and 1 cup skim as I have half and half to use up. Regarding the milk, I can see it would be just as good as written. I served it with Jim’s Cheese Soda Bread from this site. I will make this again!