Company Crab

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb florida blue crabmeat (fresh or frozen)
• 1 (15 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons crushed corn flakes
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• paprika (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 thaw crabmeat if frozen. remove shell or cartilage pieces, if any.
• 3 cut artichoke hearts in half; place them in a greased, 1 1/2-quart casserole. add crabmeat and mushrooms; cover and set aside.
• 4 melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. stir in flour, salt and ground red pepper. slowly stir in half-and-half.
• 5 continue cooking until sauce thickens, stirring constantly. stir in sherry.
• 6 pour sauce over crabmeat in dish.
• 7 combine corn flakes and cheese; sprinkle over casserole. sprinkle with paprika, if desired.
• 8 bake 12-15 minutes or until bubbly.