Creamy Crab & Cheese Casserole

Creamy Crab & Cheese Casserole

Creamy Crab & Cheese Casserole


Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter

1 tablespoon lemon juice

¼ cup chopped onion

1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce

¼ cup diced green pepper

1 pound backfin crabmeat, cleaned

1 ½ cups milk

½ cup flour

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1 teaspoon salt

½ cup buttered bread crumbs

1 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

1 teaspoon dry mustard

Directions:

Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Add onions and green pepper and cook slowly until tender.

Remove onions and pepper. Blend flour, salt, pepper, Old Bay, and mustard together; stir into butter.

Add milk, stirring constantly. Cook until sauce is smooth and thickened.

Fold in lemon juice, Worcestershire, crabmeat, ½ cup of cheese, and the sauteed vegetables.

Spoon mixture into 6 individual casserole dishes or shells, or 2-quart casserole.

Blend remaining cheese with bread crumbs; spread around edge of dishes.

Heat at 325 degrees F. for 15 to 20 minutes.