How to Cook a Shrimp Bisque| Quick and Easy Seafood Recipes| Soup recipes that your family will love

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: whole milk

Coconut milk offers creaminess with fewer calories.

cognac

🥗Healthier: white wine

💰Cheaper: dry vermouth

White wine adds acidity without the high cost.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned crab

Canned crab provides seafood flavor at a lower price.

fish stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with fish sauce

Vegetable stock maintains flavor while being lighter.

Microwave 2 cups of water with chicken bouillon cubes for about 4 minutes until dissolved.

Chop green onions, celery, bell peppers, and Vidalia onion into small pieces.

In a large pan, spray a little Pam and add chopped bacon; fry until halfway cooked.

Add all the chopped veggies to the pan with the bacon and continue cooking.

Add minced garlic to the pan and cook until fragrant.

Melt a couple of tablespoons of butter in a separate pot.

Add the large raw peeled shrimp to the pot with melted butter.

Season the shrimp with Bubba Gump seafood boil and Zatarain's crab boil seasoning.

Pour in the chicken stock and add 5-6 bay leaves; cover the pot to steam the shrimp.

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