Seafood Au Gratin

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 ounces crabmeat, flaked
• 1 pint prepared basic sauce, medium to fairly thick
• 6 ounces grated cheese, your choice of type
• 1 tablespoon butter, for shells

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450°f.
• 2 heat the sauce almost to a boil.
• 3 butter shells and set on parchment paper covered cookie sheet.
• 4 mix flaked seafood into sauce.
• 5 add salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
• 6 spoon filling into shells.
• 7 sprinkle grated cheese over filling.
• 8 place in hot oven just until browned lightly, 5 to 10 minutes.
• 9 add a dash of paprika for color and tabasco or worcestershire for added flavor, if desired.
• 10 very nice garnished with chives or dill weed.