Description
Chunks of crab meat are baked in a creamy sauce underneath a buttery crust in this quick and easy recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 pound cooked crabmeat
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ green bell pepper, minced
- 1 egg, beaten
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- cayenne pepper to taste
- 2 slices white bread, crumbled into fine breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9×9-inch baking dish.
- Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour
- and cook a few minutes until the bubbles begin to subside. Whisk in the milk
- and cook over medium-high heat until thickened. Stir in the crabmeat
- Worcestershire sauce
- green pepper
- and beaten egg. Season to taste with salt
- black pepper
- and cayenne pepper. Cook
- stirring constantly until quite thick. Spoon into the prepared baking dish.
- Place the breadcrumbs into a mixing bowl
- and drizzle with the melted butter. Toss together until the breadcrumbs are evenly moistened with butter. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly over the crab mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole has firmed and the bread crumbs are golden brown
- 10 to 15 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4