Creole Seafood Supreme

A great recipe for "company", this is always a winner when I need to impress! I've made this 3 times, and it hasn't let me down yet!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 1⁄2 cup butter, divided
• 1 1⁄2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled
• 6  green onions, sliced
• 1  red bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 3  celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 1 (10 3/4ounce) can  cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 (6 ounce) jar  sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  hot sauce
• 1  teaspoon  garlic salt
• 1  teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1  lb  crabmeat
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 3  cups white rice, cooked
• 2 1⁄2 cups  grated cheddar cheese
• 1  cup  crushed  Ritz cracker
•  paprika

Directions

1. Melt cream cheese and 6 tablespoons butter in microwave; set aside.
2. Saute shrimp, green onions, bell pepper, and celery in remaining 2 tablespoons butter, app. 5 minutes or until just soft.
3. In a large bowl, combine soup, mushrooms, hot sauce, garlic salt, Worchestershire, and cayenne. Add the cream cheese mixture and the sauteed shrimp mixture; stir to combine.
4. Sprinkle crab meat with lemon juice; carefully stir into shrimp mixture. Stir in cooked rice.
5. Spoon into a greased, 3 quart rectangular casserole dish. Top with cheese, then sprinkle with cracker crumbs and paprika.
6. Bake at 350, for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.