Subj : Leftover Odds & Ends - 07
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Nov 19 2024 05:55 pm

Make-Ahead Summer Casseroles

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     Title: Shrimp & Crab Casserole
Categories: Seafood, Rice, Vegetables, Chilies, Cheese
     Yield: 8 servings

17 1/2 oz (2 pkg) ready-to-serve long
          - grain & wild rice
   1/4 c  Butter; in cubes
     2    Celery ribs; chopped
     1 md Onion; chopped
     3 tb A-P flour
 1 1/2 c  Half & Half cream
     1 ts Seafood seasoning
   3/4 ts Salt
   1/2 ts Hot pepper sauce
   1/4 ts Pepper
 1 1/2 lb Uncooked U-40 shrimp; peeled
          - deveined
    12 oz (2 cans) lump crabmeat;
          - drained, picked over
     1 c  Shredded Colby-Monterey Jack
          - cheese

 Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.

 Spread rice into a greased 13" X 9" baking dish. In a
 large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add
 celery and onion; cook and stir until tender, 6-8
 minutes. Stir in flour until blended; gradually whisk in
 cream. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and
 stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes.

 Stir in seafood seasoning, salt, pepper sauce and
 pepper. Fold in shrimp and crab. Spoon over rice.
 Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, covered, until shrimp turn
 pink, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.

 TO MAKE AHEAD: Can be made a day in advance. Prepare
 recipe as directed, cooling sauce slightly before adding
 shrimp and crab. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove
 from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake as
 directed.

 Jan Bartley, Evergreen, North Carolina

 Makes: 8 servings

 RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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