Seafood Chowder

Step 1

Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat.

Step 2

Saute' celery and onion until tender.

Step 3

Add cayenne pepper, thyme, marjoram and flour or baking mix and stir until smooth.

Step 4

Add milk and condensed soup and stir until piping hot.

Step 5

Meanwhile clean and chop seafood as you like.

Step 6

I usually halve the shrimp and then cut one half in half and leave the other half whole.

Step 7

If using extra large scallops I usually quarter them.

Step 8

When soup is piping hot add seafood and stir on medium heat until seafood is cooked through.

Step 9

Serve in bowls topped with some fresh parsley along with some crusty bread or oyster crackers and a nice salad.