Crabmeat Au Gratin

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon pimiento, chopped
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup half-and-half cream, heated
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• salt
• cayenne pepper
• 1 cup american cheese, grated
• 2 lbs crabmeat

Recipe

• 1 melt butter. add onions, celery, bell pepper and pimiento and saute until soft.
• 2 stir in flour and blend well.
• 3 add hot half and half, stirring; cook, stirring until sauce thickens.
• 4 add wine, salt, and cayenne.
• 5 spread crabmeat in buttered baking dish; spoon sauce over crabmeat and sprinkle with grated cheese.
• 6 bake in preheated 375 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until bubbly.