Seafood, Potato And Cheese Casserole

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 lbs baking potatoes, course chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons tarragon vinegar
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 lb shrimp, 60 80 count
• 3/4 lb crabmeat
• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 2 slices bacon, fried and chopped
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 10 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
• 4 green onion tops, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt
• pepper
• seasoning (i use emeril's essence home made with no salt)

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon until crisp, chop and set aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 3 cut potatoes into bite size pieces or about .5 ounces each.
• 4 place in a large casserole dish, season with salt, pepper and seasoning.
• 5 pour ½ stick of melted butter over potatoes and mix to coat.
• 6 bake for 50 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender and beginning to brown.
• 7 when the potatoes are almost done, use a large deep skillet and add 1 stick butter, the onions, bell pepper and celery.
• 8 simmer for about 8 minutes until onions begin to clear.
• 9 add the garlic, simmer 1 minute.
• 10 add the lemon juice, tarragon vinegar and the shrimp.
• 11 season with salt, pepper and essence or cayenne.
• 12 cook shrimp until just done, about three minutes.
• 13 add the cream cheese and sour cream, when it has liquefied add the crab meat, and stir gently to mix well.
• 14 when the mixture is hot, pour it over the top of the potatoes in the casserole dish and smooth it out.
• 15 sprinkle the top with the parmesan, the chopped bacon, and spread the cheddar cheese out evenly on top.
• 16 bake until the cheese has melted and serve immediately garnished with chopped green onions and a few dashes of essence.