Crab-Filled Shells

By Tufgrlz

Ingredients

• Stuffing:
• 1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 2 Tbs. chopped green pepper
• 1 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
• 3 Tbs. butter
• 1/3 cup sharp cheese, grated
• 2 Tbs. chopped onion
• 1/2 lb. crabmeat
• 1 box jumbo pasta shells, cooked, rinsed, drained
• Sauce:
• 4 Tbs. butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 lb. crabmeat
• salt and pepper to taste
• crab seasoning to taste (1/4 to 1/2 tsp.)
• Topping:
• 3/4 cup sharp cheees, grated
• paprika
• fresh parsley, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Mix first 8 ingredients together and stuff approximately 15 to 20 pasta shells. Place shells in buttered baking pan or casserole dish.

Melt 4 Tbs. butter in saucepan. Blend in flour and slowly stir in chicken broth. Add 1 cup milk and cook on medium heat, stirring until thick. Slowly add remaining crabmeat, remaining cup of milk, and seasonings. Simmer gently for a few minutes. Pour over pasta shells.

Top shells with 3/4 grated cheese. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 325 approximately 25 minutes until cheese melts and sauce is thick and bubbly. Garnish with parsley before serving.