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Easy Creamy Seafood and Shrimp Chili

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  • Author: laloti
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Category: Main Course
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Seafood
  • Diet: Pescatarian

Description

A delightful blend of shrimp, crab, and lobster in a creamy chili that warms hearts and satisfies appetites.


Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2-3 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 can (15.5 oz) Great Northern beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 1 can (15.5 oz) black beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 1 can (15.5 oz) diced tomatoes with chilis (drained)
  • ½ cup whole kernel corn (frozen)
  • 1 cup shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese
  • 3 oz cream cheese
  • 5 oz lump crab
  • 5 oz lobster meat
  • 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)
  • Seafood seasoning to taste
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon red cayenne pepper (optional)
  • Salt and pepper to taste


Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  2. Add the chopped onions and sauté until they become translucent.
  3. Stir in the minced garlic until fragrant.
  4. Pour in the chicken broth, both types of beans, and drained diced tomatoes with chilis. Mix well.
  5. Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and let it simmer for 15–20 minutes.
  6. While simmering, season the crab meat, lobster meat, and shrimp with your seafood seasoning.
  7. Stir in the cheese, corn, cream cheese, crab meat, lobster meat, and shrimp into the pot.
  8. Increase the heat back to medium, cooking for an additional 5–6 minutes until all seafood is cooked through.

Notes

Adjust seasoning to taste. For a thicker chili, reduce the broth or add more cream cheese.