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.