Broccoli & Crab Bisque

BROCCOLI & CRAB BISQUE
Your guests won't leave without asking for this recipe, and so simple to prepare. Makes 6 servings.

1 cup	Sliced leeks	250 mL
1 cup	Sliced fresh mushrooms	250 mL
1 cup	Fresh broccoli chopped	250 mL
1	Clove garlic, minced	1
1/4 cup	butter	50 mL
1/4 cup	Flour	50 mL
1/4 tsp	Dried thyme, crushed	1 ml
1/8 tsp	Pepper	.5 mL
1	Small bay leaf	1
3 cups	Chicken broth	750 mL
1 cup	Light cream	250 mL
3/4 cup	Swiss cheese (3 oz) [85 g}	175 mL
1 6-oz package	Frozen crabmeat, thawed and drained	1 170-g package

In a 3-quart [4 liter] saucepan cook leeks, mushrooms, broccoli and garlic in butter till crisp-tender. Stir in flour, thyme, pepper, bay leaf, and 1/8 tsp [.5 ml] salt. Add chicken broth and cream all at once. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Add cheese. Stir till cheese is melted. Add crabmeat; heat through. NOTE: don't forget to remove the bay leaf.

BROCCOLI & CRAB BISQUE