Seafood in Baked Penne and Cheese

Who said you can have seafood with cheese? A grown up version of Mac and Cheese! A great way to use left over pasta adding cheeses and canned seafood and frozen shrimp and peas. Go ahead and mix up the seafood!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 6  button mushrooms, sliced
• 1  onion, diced
• 8  ounces raw shrimp, diced
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1  cup milk
• 10  ounces  shredded cheddar cheese
• 6  ounces  shredded swiss cheese (Gruyre and Emmental are great for this)
• 4 -6  ounces  canned crab  meat, rinsed and drained
• 4 -6  ounces  canned chopped clams
• 1  cup  frozen peas
• 1  teaspoon  Old Bay Seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh thyme leave
• 1  teaspoon  minced fresh parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  pinch  Smucker's No Sugar Added Orange Spread, redd pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 lb penne, cooked according to package
• 1⁄2 cup  seasoned  breadcrumbs
• 1 -2  tablespoon butter or 1 -2  tablespoon olive oil

Directions

1. In a large pot heat oil and butter, add garlic, mushrooms and onions. Saute for 3 minutes. Stir in shrimp then sprinkle the flour over all stirring inches Pour in milk and stir. It will get thick. Add cheeses tossing to blend.
2. Turn off heat and add remaining ingredients except for the breadcrumbs and butter.
3. Pour into a butter a 13x9 casserole dish. Top with bread crumbs and drizzle oil or dot with butter.
4. Place in a 350 degree preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes.