creamy shrimp and scallop casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 16 frozen phyllo pastry sheets, , thawed
• 2 1/2 lbs unpeeled, medium-size fresh shrimp
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb fresh bay scallop
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 cut phyllo sheets into 13- x 9-inch rectangles; reserve half of phyllo sheets, keeping covered with a damp towel to prevent drying out.
• 2 stack remaining 8 sheets in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish, lightly coating each sheet with vegetable cooking spray.
• 3 bake on lowest oven rack at 400° for 5 minutes or until lightly browned, and set aside.
• 4 peel shrimp, and devein, if desired.
• 5 drain spinach well, pressing between paper towels.
• 6 melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add garlic, and sauté 2 minutes.
• 7 add shrimp and scallops; cook 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.
• 8 stir in cream cheese and next 4 ingredients until blended; remove from heat.
• 9 stir in spinach.
• 10 melt remaining 1/4 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• 11 add flour, whisking constantly; cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute.
• 12 gradually add 2 cups half-and-half; cook, whisking constantly, 3 minutes or until mixture is thickened.
• 13 stir flour mixture into shrimp mixture.
• 14 spoon into prepared baking dish.
• 15 stack reserved phyllo sheets, coating each sheet with cooking spray.
• 16 roll up, jellyroll fashion, starting at long end, and cut into 1/4-inch slices.
• 17 unroll each piece, and gently twist; arrange twists in a diamond pattern over casserole.
• 18 bake at 400° for 14 minutes or until golden.
• 19 let stand 10 minutes.
• 20 prep: 25 minutes, cook: 15 minutes, bake: 19 minutes, stand: 10 minutes.