Herbed Seafood Casserole

Name: Herbed Seafood Casserole
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams bay scallops; 355 milliliters soft bread crumbs; 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 454 grams can crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed; 1 medium carrot, shredded; 3 ribs celery ribs, thinly sliced; 227 grams package cream cheese, cubed; 0 teaspoons dried thyme; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dill weed; 2 Tbsps minced fresh parsley; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 355 milliliters half-and-half cream; 355 milliliters uncooked long grain rice; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 0 teaspoons pepper; 1 teaspoons salt; 454 grams uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

If you have approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Herbed Seafood Casserole might be a super pescatarian recipe to try. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 25g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 367 calories. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. This recipe from Taste of Home requires celery, bread crumbs, butter, and thyme.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°. Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat.

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Butter

Rice

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Frying Pan

Oven

Add celery, onion and carrot; cook and stir until crisp-tender.

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

Add garlic, salt and pepper; cook 1 minute longer.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic

Add to cooked rice. Stir in parsley and dill.

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Cooked Rice

Parsley

Dill

Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish.

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Fill a large saucepan two-thirds full with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium.

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Water

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Add shrimp; simmer, uncovered, 30 seconds.

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Shrimp

Add scallops; simmer 2-3 minutes longer or just until shrimp turn pink and scallops are firm and opaque.

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Scallops

Shrimp

Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.

Place seafood in a large bowl; stir in crab.

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Seafood

Crab

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Bowl

In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until blended; gradually stir in cream and reserved cooking liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat. Stir in cream cheese, dill and seasonings until smooth. Stir into seafood mixture.

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Cream Cheese