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Christmas Seafood Casserole
SUBMITTED BY:
Rose
PHOTO BY:
Erin
"This is passed down to me from my aunt. Serve with tossed salad if desired."
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PREP TIME
15 Min
COOK TIME
35 Min
READY IN
50 Min
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3 tablespoons butter
1 cup chopped onions
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
2 1/2 cups milk
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons butter
4 ounces Cheddar cheese, sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 pound crabmeat
1/4 pound lobster meat
1/4 pound medium shrimp
1/4 pound scallops
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet, and saute the onions and celery until tender.
Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium heat, and mix in the flour and 1 1/2 teaspoons butter until well blended. Gradually blend the cheese into the mixture. Season with salt and pepper.
In a medium bowl, mix the onions and celery with the cheese sauce mixture. Toss in the crabmeat, lobster, shrimp, and scallops. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until the seafood is opaque and the surface is lightly browned.
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Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2005 by OSuzyQ
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Dec. 22, 2005
I was absolutely prepared to love this recipe, but sadly it fell short. We had intended to make it for Christmas this year, but fortunately we previewed it beforehand, and decided not to make it. The taste was just fine, but the problem was that the cheese sauce somehow overpowered the taste of the wonderful (and very expensive) seafood to the point where our guests were unable to even tell that there was crab and lobster meat in it! This might be a lovely dish to make with less expensive seafood, but for what it costs to put this one together you at least want your guests to know that you've used the very best. Instead it comes across as if it is hiding less expensive or (horrors) immitation seafood. This would be a lovely sauce to make with firm white fish fillets. If you do decide to make it with scallops, remember that when scallops cook they release quite a lot of water, so make sure your sauce is VERY thick when you put it into the oven (do this by gradually adding the milk to the sauce, and leave much of it out!). Some parsely flakes might also add to the appeal of the presentation. Without it it does look rather like macaroni and cheese.
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Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2003 by SOMERTYME
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Dec. 29, 2003
This was a very yummy, but very rich recipe. I used it as an alternative to my other main course. I thought the dish was a bit soupy. Next time I make it, I will saute the vegatables in butter or oil then add the seafood coat with the butter in the pan and then add the flour to coat the vegatables and meat than add the milk and cheese. Perhaps it will be thicker and the flavor will blend better. This recipe also served more than 4. I would say, it served about 6-8.
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Reviewed on May 11, 2006 by GOV
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May 11, 2006
This was very good, it was a big hit with everyone. Would be much better served on pasta, because it never got thick enough to eat as a cassole. I had to cook it for about 1hr and then finally gave up on it ever getting thick. I also added about 1 additional cup of cheese. I will definitely make it again.
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This was very good, it was a big hit with everyone. Would be much better served on pasta,...
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Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2008 by sugarcubes
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Jan. 2, 2008
Solution for thickening... This is how you make a roux or white sauce, but in reverse. Look up how to make a white sauce and replace it with the quoted below. "Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium heat, and mix in the flour and 1 1/2 teaspoons butter until well blended. Gradually blend the cheese into the mixture. Season with salt and pepper. "
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Solution for thickening... This is how you make a roux or white sauce, but in reverse. Look...
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Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2007 by Peg T
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Peg T
Mar. 17, 2007
This might be better to serve in individual baking dishes. Mine came out more like a sauce to spoon over noodles. I liked the flavor, and it was pretty easy. I did add some sliced, fresh mushrooms and 1/4 sherry to the vegetables. It didn't really 'brown' either, even after putting it under the broiler for awhile. Maybe a light bread crumb topping would be a good addition. My husband loved it. Maybe if the noodles were cooked in the dish also it would be more of a casserole.
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Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2006 by
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Rhonda Brock Fuller
Dec. 15, 2006
This was delicious, I omitted the scallops and just used extra shrimp(not fond of scallops). Very good, and I will make again. In fact my son wants me to make it for the feast of the 7 fishes on Christmas Eve. Thanks.
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Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2005 by Florence
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Florence
Dec. 27, 2005
I tripled the seafood and doubled the other ingredients to serve 16 people. It was a very tasty dish to go along with our Christmas Eve dinner.
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Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2005 by YIPEEASTIN
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YIPEEASTIN
Feb. 20, 2005
This is the best seafood casserole recipe I have ever tried.
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This is the best seafood casserole recipe I have ever tried.
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Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2008 by
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Sep. 5, 2008
This is a really wonderful recipe. You can switch around the seafood as much as you please. For those that are having problems with this being too soupy, it might be your seafood. Stores sometimes fill seafood with water, especially scallops. When cooked, the seafood releases the water. Make sure you dry off your seafood, or even let it drain for a few minutes on a paper towel. My friend gave me this advice and it has helped tremendously with my seafood recipes. If that doesn't work, you can always pour this over noodles, and no one will ever know! :) Happy eating!
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Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2006 by Erin
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Dec. 28, 2006
This was a VERY tasty dish. I added a little more seafood & cheese to it. It is pretty runny so I put it over pasta. DEFINITELY will make again!!
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This was a VERY tasty dish. I added a little more seafood & cheese to it. It is pretty runny...
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