On a Budget Crabby Soup

Do you love crab soup but have a Chicken Noodle Budget?  For a quick pot of crab soup that doesn't cost you a bundle, you can find small 6 oz. cans of BumbleBee or Chicken of the Sea Crabmeat for around $2.00 to $2.50 at your local grocer or Walmart. 

Ingredients
2 Six oz cans of crabmeat

1/2 stick of butter

1/2 medium onion (diced small)
1 sm rib of celery (diced small)
1 green onion (sliced thin)
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
4 tbs plain flour
3 cups milk

2 cups water 
1/2 cup heavy cream

1 chicken stock cube (boullion)
1/2 tsp Tony Chachere's
1/2 tsp salt, pepper, garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne, paprika, nutmeg
1 bay leaf

Preparation

In a small sauce pot  bring the 2 cups of water to a boil, add the stock cube and stir until it dissolves. Keep warm.  Melt butter in pot or saucepan. Sauté onions, celery, green onion, garlic, and spices. 

When onions are softened, add 4 tbs of flour. Stir until flour turns a light tan color. Add the chicken stock and whisk into roux. Once stock is mixed in woth roux, add milk and cream. Bring mixture up to a near boil being careful not to scorch it. Add crabmeat and fold in well. 

Turn heat down to simmer. Let cook and thicken about 20 - 30 mins longer stirring occasionally. Serve and enjoy. This is also a great base for when you have a good 16 oz. can of pricey lump crabmeat. This soup is great with Cheddar Bay Biscuits or cornbread.