seafood chowder

Ingredients For seafood chowder

• 1 lb

  bacon, chopped
• 1 md

  onion, diced
• 2 Tbsp

  garlic, minced
• 1 stick

  butter, unsalted
• 4 c

  chicken broth or stock
• 1 lb

  small potatoes (more or less), quartered
• 1 tsp

  salt, seasoned or smoked
• 1 Tbsp

  old bay seasoning (or chesapeake bay seasoning)
• 1 lb

  fish filets, your choice, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 bag

  frozen veggies (med sized - corn, carrots, green beans )
• 1 lb

  imitation crabmeat (chunk style)
• 1 lb

  shrimp (fresh or frozen, deveined and peeled)
• 1 pkg

  lump crab meat (optional)
• 2 c

  heavy cream
• salt and pepper (to taste)