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.
