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Scallop Bisque with Pesto Cheese Straws Recipe
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Scallop Bisque with Pesto Cheese Straws Recipe

20 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes

This a quick and easy bisque to make. I wouldn't call it the best for those who are calorie concious but I don't make it very often and when I do, I use as just...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1832
Calories
113g
Protein
68g
Fat
192g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Scallop 100g cooked 111
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel Bulb 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs small bay scallops chopped
  • 1/2 small fennel bulb thin sliced
  • 2 shallots fine diced
  • 1 potato diced (cooked and then mashed) no skins
  • 4 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup fish broth, or vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Olive oil to saute shallots and fennel
  • 12 large scallops as a garnish
  • 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs for the scallop garnish
  • 1 egg for the scallop garnish
  • Butter to saute the scallop garnish
  • 1 package of Pillsbury Bread Sticks
  • 1/4 cup pesto (I used jarred, but you can make your own)
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon paprika as a garnish
  • Fennel fronds as a garnish

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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