Dungeness Crab Casserole

Enjoy the Applause!
Delicious Crab Casserole Recipe

Dazzle your family and friends by using this Dungeness Crab Casserole Recipe for breakfast, brunch or lunch. Serve with fresh fruit and / or a salad for a complete meal anytime.

This casserole recipe may be made ahead of using, or even the day before you need it, so it is a great item to serve when entertaining.

Serve this seafood casserole recipe with a variety of fresh fruits and sliced avocado or a wild green salad tossed with avocado and a light vinaigrette dressing.

Finish your meal with the restaurant recipe for Apple Crisp for dessert! Sit back and enjoy the applause after the meal!

Because of where I live (the great Pacific Northwest - USA), I use Dungeness crab in many of my crab and seafood recipes.

Like all crabs, Dungeness crab is high in protein and minerals and low in fat. About one quarter of this crab's weight is meat, making it one of the meatiest crabs available. Most of the meat is in the eight legs and two claws, although the body contains alot as well. It has a delicate flavor and is sweeter than most other crabs.

For most recipes I buy "Picked Meat" which is usually sold as a mixture of whole and broken leg meat, accompanied by the pure white �body meat.� It is fully cooked and ready to use for your favorite recipe. Although buying crabmeat like this is expensive, it saves me a great deal of time and effort at home and it saves a great deal of kitchen labor at the restaurant.

This recipe will work with whatever crab you have easy access to so don't be afraid to try it just because Dungeness crab is unavailable or too expensive.

I also use Tillamook cheddar cheese in many of the recipes, including this crab casserole recipe because it, too, is readily available locally and its quality is really great. I am fortunate to also have local organic cheesemakers so I often purchase cheese from them.

Dungeness Crab Casserole
Favorite Restaurant Casserole Recipe
Preparation time: 20 minutes. Serves 12.

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Ingredients:

1 pound Dungeness Crab meat (use a quality crab - this is the secret to this recipe)

6 large eggs

2 cups of half and half cream

2 cups of quality shredded cheddar cheese

8 cups of one inch bread cubes from thick sliced French bread

Instructions:

Butter a 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish

Whisk the eggs and the half and half with a wire whisk in a medium mixing bowl to blend

Mix cheese, bread cubes and crab meat together in another mixing bowl