Recipes and Cooking Easy Crab Bisque 3.9 (15) Add your rating & review This elegant soup is so simple to prepare and is ready in 20 minutes. Cream of mushroom soup is the starter base. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Total Time: 20 mins Servings: 6 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 2 ¾ cup milk 1 10.75 ounce can condensed cream of asparagus 1 10.75 ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup 1 cup half-and-half or light cream 1 6-6.5 ounce can crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed 3 tablespoon dry sherry or milk Fresh chives (optional) Directions In a 3-quart saucepan combine milk, asparagus soup, mushroom soup, and half-and-half. Bring just to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Stir in crabmeat and dry sherry; heat through. To serve, ladle bisque into bowls. If desired, garnish each serving with chives. Makes 6 main-dish servings. Easy Shrimp Bisque: Prepare as above except substitute cream of shrimp soup for the cream of mushroom soup and 8 ounces cooked, small shrimp for the crabmeat. Easy Mushroom Bisque: Prepare as above except cook and stir 2 cups sliced fresh button, shiitake, and/or portobello mushrooms in 2 tablespoons hot butter until tender. Continue as directed, omitting crabmeat. Omit chives. If desired, garnish each serving with additional sauteed mushrooms and caramelized onions. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 225 Calories 12g Fat 15g Carbs 12g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 225 % Daily Value * Total Fat 12g 15% Saturated Fat 5g 25% Cholesterol 51mg 17% Sodium 882mg 38% Total Carbohydrate 15g 5% Protein 12g Calcium 222.1mg 17% Iron 1.3mg 7% Potassium 433mg 9% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.