Crab Supreme

By Cindy_Wicker

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup diced green pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 pound fresh or canned crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed or 1 cup imitation crabmeat, flaked
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• Dash hot pepper sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
• Dash paprika

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

In a small saucepan, saute onion and green pepper in 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until blended; gradually stir in the milk. Add chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in the crab, mayonnaise and hot pepper sauce.
Transfer to a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Melt the remaining butter and toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over crab mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with paprika. Yield: 2-3 servings.

Nutritional Facts
1 serving (1 cup) equals 431 calories, 34 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 115 mg cholesterol, 772 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 19 g protein.