Bleu Crab Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb fresh backfin crab meat
• 2 cups freshly torn chinks bread, divided
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons green peppers, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons snipped chives
• 2 eggs, hard boiled and chopped
• 4 fluid ounces bleu cheese salad dressing
• additional blue cheese, to taste,optional
• 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce, chef's choice or 1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning, to taste (optional)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the crabmeat, 1 cup torn bread, celery, green pepper, parsley, chives, and egg and then spoon into in a lightly greased 2-quart baking dish.
• 2 combine the dressing, bleu cheese, lemon juice, mustard, worcestershire, hot sauce or old bay, egg and butter, and stir into crabmeat mixture.
• 3 combine the butter and remaining torn bread; sprinkle on top.
• 4 bake at 375°f for 35 minutes or until thoroughly heated.