Seafood Newburg Casserole

Mary K. W.'s Note:

This is a recipe I found in one of the grocery store recipes booklets. It is very rich tasting and the sherry just gives it a great accent. Since I don't have easy access to fresh seafood, I used the canned crab and it was fine. Although I haven't tried it, I would feel comfortable using scallops or any shellfish to make this dish.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 55 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 7

CASSEROLE

• 1 1/2 lbs medium raw shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed
• 1/2 lb fresh uncooked crabmeat or 2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, canned
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 3/4 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pint half-and-half
• 1/2 cup milk

TOPPING

• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup Italian style breadcrumbs

Directions:

1. In large bowl, combine shrimp, crabmeat and sherry. Mix gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to marinate.
2. Preheat oven to 350. Spray 13 x 9 glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cook rice in water as directed on package.
3. Meanwhile, melt 2 tbsp of the butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot and mushrooms; cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add remaining 6 tablespoons butter; stir until melted. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, seasoned salt and pepper to mushroom mixture; mix well. Cook until bubbly. Gradually add half-and-half and milk, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat.
5. Add seafood mixture and cooked rice to mushroom sauce; stir gently to mix. Pour into sprayed baking dish. In small bowl combine topping ingredients; mix well. Sprinkle over top of casserole.
6. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until casserole is bubbly and crumb topping is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[Dbuoy]

Loved this dish!!! I used one lb crab and one lg shrimp. Will try with lobster and crab for special dinners, thank you for this recipe Mary K!

[cookiedog]

We really enjoyed this shrimp dish. The sherry makes it extra special. I halved the recipe with no problem at all (just baked it in a smaller casserole). Served this with asparagus and fresh sourdough. What a treat!