Olive Garden Seafood Pasta Chowder

Michelle S.'s Note:

I found this recipe on a website somewhere. My friends and I used to go to Olive Garden on Fridays just to get this soup....FORGET the salad! It may seem abit tedious but it's really not. I sometimes use imitation crabmeat AND throw in some extra baby shrimp.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 6 ounces small shell pasta
• 3 ounces crabmeat
• 6 tablespoons butter
• ½ lb fresh mushrooms , sliced
• 2 (1 ounce) packages newburg sauce mix
• 3 cups milk
• 1 ½ cups water
• ¼ cup dry white wine
• ¼ cup sliced green onion

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Sort through crab if using fresh for shell.
3. Melt butter in 3 quart.
4. non aluminum saucepan.
5. Add mushrooms; saute for 3 minutes.
6. Add sauce mix; stir well.
7. Add milk, water, and wine; stir well with a wire whisk until mixture comes to a boil.
8. Reduce heat simmer 5- 8 minutes, stirring constantly.
9. Add green onions, pasta and crabmeat; stir to combine.
10. Heat through, about 2- 3 minutes.

Reviews

[PanNan]

I have to admit, I was a little worried about using the Newburg mix, but no need. This recipe is really good and very mild. I liked the flavor of the green onions added at the end. I used lump crab meat which was wonderful in this dish. The pasta made it a very filling dish - we just had a salad with it. The next day, I needed to add a little milk, because it had thickened overnight, but it was still delicious.