Hot Crab Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper, can use green
• 1/2 cup crushed cracker
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2-1 teaspoon hot sauce, favorite brand
• 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• salt, to taste
• 1 lb crabmeat, preferably lump, you could you imitation i suppose
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese, gouda works well, too

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in a skillet or saucepan, melt butter. saute onions and peppers over medium heat until tender; stir in the crushed crackers; remove from heat.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, sour cream, worcestershire, hot sauce, and dry seasonings.
• 4 stir in the sauteed onion/pepper/cracker mixture.
• 5 gently fold in the crabmeat -- careful not to break up the lumps too much.
• 6 pour into a 2-1/2 - 3 quart casserole dish. bake uncovered for 20 minutes at 350. remove from oven and stir. sprinkle cheese on top and return to oven for another 10 minutes.