Alaskan King Crab Chowder

Nothing better than pulling up a fresh crab pot and cooking this comforting chowder!

Ingredients:

• 6 oz. Alaskan King Crab meat
• 1 medium zucchini, cut into 2 inch strips
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• 1 medium red or green sweet pepper, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. margarine or butter
• 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 4 cups milk
• 2 Tbsp. green onion, sliced
• 1/2 tsp. bouquet garni seasoning
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper
• 1 (3 oz.) package cream cheese, cubed
• 1 tsp. snipped fresh thyme
• Fresh thyme sprigs (optional)

Directions:

Thaw crabmeat, if frozen. In a medium saucepan cook zucchini and sweet pepper in hot margarine or butter until crisp-tender. Stir in the flour. Add the milk, green onion, bouquet garni seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Add the cream cheese; cook and stir until cream cheese melts. Stir in the crabmeat and snipped thyme; heat through.

Garnish each serving with additional fresh thyme, if desired.

By Brianna Southworth from Dutch Harbor, Alaska