Old School Baked Seafood Casserole

I was going through some old cookbooks and a typed recipe fell out - it was titled Baked Seafood Casserole. I studied this recipe for awhile and decided this looked good but needed some updating. Michael and I decided to do some different techniques with the same ingredients. The original recipe said mix all ingredients together and put in a buttered casserole dish.

We began by chopping one onion, one bell pepper, and one cup of chopped celery and putting in a skillet with some olive oil. Saute till vegetables are soft.

  We then added one pound of frozen shrimp (medium) and 2 cans of lump crab meat.

 Turn off the heat and add one cup mayo, one small can of mushrooms (drained), one small jar of pimento, chopped with juice, one cup of half and half, and a Tbsp of Worcestershire sauce. 

 Stir well - salt, pepper, and add red pepper flakes to taste. Add a half a cup of raw rice and mix thoroughly.

 Your mixture should look like this.

 Butter a 13 X 9 casserole dish and add skillet contents and top the casserole with bread crumbs. Place in a pre-heated 375 degree oven for about 50 minutes.

 This old school recipe was updated and was so rich and wonderful. We just served it by itself. You could serve with some french bread. It just needed a little love and it will go in my favorite recipes book.

Do you have any recipes that you have tweaked? Please share with everyone what kind of yummy you created.