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Seafood Stew (Crock Pot)

5.0(5)

This is very good, hearty and low cal/low fat! I made this when I wanted to use what I had on hand -- all the seafood and chicken was in the freezer and the cans of tomatoes (which I always have on hand) in the pantry plus some celery and peppers from the fridge - and dinner was on its way! I made a few changes to the original recipe from The Healthy Slow Cooker based on what I had on hand and spiced it up a bit. I used 1 can of tomatoes w/ green chiles (but the original recipe calls for 19 oz of canned tomatoes) and some tomato juice I wanted to use up. The recipe below is how I made the recipe - but this recipe is very adaptable to personal tastes or what is on hand.

by ellie_·published 2008-07-14

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Stew

Servings

(6–8)

Total time

prep 30 min

Calories / serving

296 kcal

Ingredients (22)

serves

1 tablespoon olive oilolive-oil
2 onions, dicedonion
4 stalks celery, choppedcelery
4 garlic cloves, mincedgarlic
1 teaspoon dried oreganooregano
1/2 teaspoon peppercorn, crackedpeppercorn
1 tablespoon tomato pastetomato-paste
1 tablespoon flourflour
3 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
1 (10 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies (see note in description)tomato
1 -2 cup tomato juice (see note in description)tomato
1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite size pieceschicken-breast
8 ounces shrimp, thawed (if frozen)shrimp
5 ounces clams (I used frozen, thawed, but the original recipe suggests canned clams, drained)clam
2 bell peppers, diced (I used red bell peppers, but the original recipe suggests 1 red and 1 green bell pepper)bell-pepper
1 jalapeno pepper, choppedpepper
1/2 cup parsley, chopped (I used a lot less)parsley
1 teaspoon chili powderchili-powder
1 pinch cayenne pepperpepper
8 ounces scallops, halvedscallop
1 tablespoon butterbutter
hot pepper saucepepper

01In 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.
02Add garlic, oregano, peppercorns and cook stirring for another minute.
03Stir in tomato paste and flour and cook another minute.
04Add 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.
05Add chicken and stir to combine. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
06Stir in shrimp, clams, peppers, and parsley. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes.
07Meanwhile in a baggie combine chili powder and cayenne. Add scallops and toss to coat.
08In a skillet over medium heat melt butter and add scallops and cook, stirring for 3-5 minutes or until scallops are opaque.
09Add scallops to crock pot, stirring in well.
10Spoon 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.