Crawfish Chowder Recipe
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Crawfish Chowder

By: STKA 
"I serve this chowder Christmas night. Everyone welcomes the change from all of the junk food and turkey. It is very creamy and satisfying. Serve it with cornbread or crusty French bread."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (178)

What to Drink?

Wine Chardonnay
Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 10 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 bunch green onions, chopped
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 pounds frozen crawfish, cleaned
  • 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of potato soup
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups half-and-half cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

  1. Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute green onions in butter until tender. Remove from pan, and set aside. In the same skillet, melt 1/2 cup of butter, and saute the crawfish for 5 minutes; set aside.
  2. In a large pot over medium heat, combine potato soup, mushroom soup, corn, and cream cheese. Mix well, and bring to a slow boil. Stir in half-and-half, sauteed green onions, and crawfish. Season with cayenne pepper. Bring to a low boil, and simmer 5 minutes to blend flavors.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 395 | Total Fat: 27.5g | Cholesterol: 167mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2007 by Sabrina T   view full review
This recipe is outstanding! I have been making this for a couple of years now and always...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2003 by DIANEM527   view full review
This is an excellent chowder. Due to the exorbitant price of crawfish, I used two pounds of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2006 by Crystal   view full review
I doubled the cream cheese and corn, as a previous reviewer mentioned and used Old Bay...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2006 by kado   view full review
I've made this twice now. Both times this chowder received raves from my family and my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2005 by LYNNKELLY   view full review
I discovered this recipe on your web-site about 3 years ago. I have made this dozens of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2006 by EMILY052005   view full review
I was very pleased with this recipe; however, I made a few substitutions (Smart Balance for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2008 by Les   view full review
This is absolutely the best crawfish chowder ever! Everytime I make it I get rave reviews and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2007 by maryann   view full review
Made this tonight, exactly as recipes is written. Everyone loved it. Even my 3 year old son....
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2006 by KOALAGIRL   view full review
With the exception of crawfish for crab, this is the exact same recipe for a crab corn chowder...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2003 by LDELMEN   view full review
This is incredibly delicious. Everyone who has tried it has loved it. It is so easy that I...

 

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