Seafood Stew (crock Pot)
Total Time: 5 hrs
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 onions, diced
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon peppercorn, cracked
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 3 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
- 1 (10 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies (see note in description)
- 1 -2 cup tomato juice (see note in description)
- 1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
- 8 ounces shrimp, thawed (if frozen)
- 5 ounces clams (i used frozen, thawed, but the original recipe suggests canned clams, drained)
- 2 bell peppers, diced (i used red bell peppers, but the original recipe suggests 1 red and 1 green bell pepper)
- 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup parsley, chopped (i used a lot less)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 8 ounces scallops, halved
- 1 tablespoon butter
- hot pepper sauce
Recipe
- 1 in a large skillet heat the olive oil over medium heat. add onions and celery and cook stirring for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- 2 add garlic, oregano, peppercorns and cook stirring for another minute.
- 3 stir in tomato paste and flour and cook another minute.
- 4 add vegetable broth (or chicken broth), tomatoes and tomato juice and bring to a boil. continue to cook for about 3-5 more minutes. remove from heat and transfer mixture to crock pot.
- 5 add chicken and stir to combine. cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
- 6 stir in shrimp, clams, peppers, and parsley. cover and cook on high for 30 minutes.
- 7 meanwhile in a baggie combine chili powder and cayenne. add scallops and toss to coat.
- 8 in a skillet over medium heat melt butter and add scallops and cook, stirring for 3-5 minutes or until scallops are opaque.
- 9 add scallops to crock pot, stirring in well.
- 10 spoon soup in bowls and serve with hot pepper sauce if desired. i thought this was spicy enough without the tabasco sauce - but my son added a lot to his serving.
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