CREAMY CRAB AU GRATIN

Creamy Crab au Gratin image

Red pepper sauce adds a little kick to a creamy crab mixture topped with crunchy bread crumbs.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms (4 oz)
2 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 cup)
1 3/4 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
3/4 cup fat-free half-and-half
3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon red pepper sauce
2 packages (8 oz each) refrigerated imitation crabmeat chunks or 2 cups chopped cooked crabmeat
1 cup soft bread crumbs (about 1 1/2 slices bread)

Steps:

Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
Spray 3-quart saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Cook mushrooms and celery in saucepan about 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until celery is tender. Stir in broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
In small bowl, beat half-and-half, flour and pepper sauce with wire whisk until smooth; stir into vegetable mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in crabmeat.
Spoon crabmeat mixture into baking dish. Top with bread crumbs. Bake uncovered about 15 minutes or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 285, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1580 mg