Top-notch Shrimp Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 2 fresh garlic cloves, chopped
• 4 ounces pimientos, plus juice
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cheddar cheese soup
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups raw shrimp
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1 cup chopped scallion
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Recipe

• 1 peel, de-vein and, pop the tails off the raw shrimp. use large shrimp if possible.
• 2 pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 3 in a large skillet, sautee onions, pepper and celery in 6 tablespoons of the butter until tender.
• 4 add soups, garlic, parsley, scallions, pimentos plus juice (small jar of pimentos), and shrimp. continue sauteeing over medium heat until the shrimp are cooked (about 6-8 minutes), then add the salt and tabasco.
• 5 next, stir in the pre-cooked rice (i use basmati).
• 6 spray a 3-quart or larger casserole dish with pam and pour in the mix.
• 7 melt the two remaining tablespoons of butter and work them into the bread crumbs. sprinkle the buttered bread crumbs on top of the casserole.
• 8 bake the casserole in an oven pre-heated to 350 degrees f. for 30 minutes.