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INDIVIDUAL SEAFOOD CASSEROLES

- Jaelynne Smigel, Vancouver

Prep Time: 25 minutes Bake Time: 20 minutes Yield: 6 servings

1. In a large saucepan, sauté onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually whisk in milk and cream. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir in the peppers, seasonings, lemon juice and pepper sauce until blended.

2. Remove from the heat and add the crab, tuna, shrimp and eggs. Transfer to six greased ovenproof 10-oz. dishes.

3. In a small bowl, combine the cheese, bread crumbs and garlic powder. Sprinkle over seafood mixture.

4. Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with peppers. Bake 5-8 minutes longer or until heated through and edges are bubbly.

⅓ cup chopped onion

⅓ cup butter, cubed

⅓ cup all-purpose flour

½ tsp salt

½ tsp white pepper

1 cup 2% milk

1 cup heavy whipping cream 3 tbsp each finely chopped

sweet red and green pepper 2 tsp curry powder

1 tsp ground mustard

¼ tsp each ground ginger, ground turmeric and dried thyme

½ tsp lemon juice

3 to 5 drops hot pepper sauce 3 cans (6 oz. each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed

1 can (6 oz.) tuna, drained and

flaked

¼ lb cooked medium shrimp,

peeled and deveined 2 hard-boiled large eggs,

chopped

TOPPING

½ cup shredded cheddar

cheese

¼ cup dry bread crumbs

¼ tsp garlic powder

1 tbsp each chopped sweet

red and green pepper

NUTRITIONA­L INFORMATIO­N Amount Per Serving (1 cup): 460 calories, 33 g fat, 233 mg cholestero­l, 680 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydra­te, 5 g sugars, 1 g fibre, 26 g protein.

 ??  ?? “My husband can’t get enough of these mini casseroles and is disappoint­ed when there aren’t leftovers. This dish is a mainstay on my holiday menus.”
“My husband can’t get enough of these mini casseroles and is disappoint­ed when there aren’t leftovers. This dish is a mainstay on my holiday menus.”

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