Blend Of The Bayou

Ingredients

• 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
• 1 stick margarine
• 1 lb peeled raw shrimp
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 large bell pepper chopped
• 2 stalks celery chopped
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 c grated cheese
• 1 can mushroom soup
• 1 can sliced mushrooms drained
• 1 Tbsp garlic salt
• 1 tsp Tabasco
• 12 tsp red pepper
• 1 pt crab meat
• 2 c cooked rice
• 2 c cracker crumbs

Directions

1. Melt cream cheese and butter
2. Saute shrimp onion pepper and celery in 2 tablespoons butter and add to first mixture
3. Add soup mushrooms seasonings crab meat and rice
4. Mix well
5. Place in a 2-quart casserole dish and top with grated cheese and cracker crumbs
6. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes at 350 or until bubbly Serves 8 and leftovers freeze well