Crab Delights Casserole
Submitted by gfrankel
Budget-friendly crab casserole with green peas, sliced hard-boiled eggs, and lemon in a creamy white sauce, topped with buttered breadcrumbs and baked golden. Ready in 30 minutes.
YIELD
1 casserolePREP
10 minCOOK
20 minREADY
30 minThis is weeknight comfort cooking at its most practical. A quick white sauce brings together crab, green peas, and sliced hard-boiled eggs with a squeeze of lemon, all baked under a layer of buttered breadcrumbs.
It’s the kind of casserole your grandmother might have pulled out of the oven on a Wednesday night, and everyone at the table cleaned their plate without a word of complaint.
Thirty minutes, one dish, and a garnish of egg slices and lemon rounds to make it look like you tried harder than you did.
Kitchen Tips
- Stir the milk in slowly to avoid lumps in the white sauce. A smooth roux is the foundation here, so take your time adding the milk a splash at a time.
- Use day-old bread for the crumb topping. It crisps up better in the oven than fresh breadcrumbs, which can turn chewy.
- A squeeze of fresh lemon juice brightens everything and keeps the creamy sauce from feeling heavy.
Ingredients
Directions
Melt butter; blend in flour, salt, pepper and paprika; add milk slowly, stirring until smooth; add Crab Delights, peas, 4 sliced eggs and lemon juice.
Place mixture in a casserole dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs and dabs of butter.
Bake in a 350℉ (180℃) oven until top browns and mixture is heated.
Garnish with rest of egg slices and lemon slices.
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