Name: Winning Crab Bisque
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 cups chopped onions -; 1 cup chopped celery -; 1 cup chopped green pepper -; 1/4 cup reduced-fat margarine -; 4 garlic cloves, minced -; 4 cups diced peeled potatoes -; 2 cups fat-free milk -; 4 cups fat-free half-and-half -; 10 ounces reduced-fat process cheese (Velveeta), cut into 1-inch cubes -; 3 cans (6 ounces each) lump crabmeat, drained -; 3/4 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper -

Ingredients for - Winning Crab Bisque

1. 2 cups chopped onions

2. 1 cup chopped celery

3. 1 cup chopped green pepper

4. 1/4 cup reduced-fat margarine

5. 4 garlic cloves, minced

6. 4 cups diced peeled potatoes

7. 2 cups fat-free milk

8. 4 cups fat-free half-and-half

9. 10 ounces reduced-fat process cheese (Velveeta), cut into 1-inch cubes

10. 3 cans (6 ounces each) lump crabmeat, drained

11. 3/4 teaspoon salt

12. 1/4 teaspoon white pepper

How to cook deliciously - Winning Crab Bisque

1 . Stage

In a Dutch oven, saute the onions, celery and green pepper in margarine until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Reduce heat to medium; add the potatoes and milk. Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until potatoes are just tender, stirring occasionally.

2 . Stage

Remove 1-1/2 cups of the potato mixture; mash and return to the pan. Reduce heat to low. Stir in half-and-half and process cheese. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Add the crab, salt and pepper. Cook 10 minutes longer or until heated through.