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The Best Crab Casserole

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4-6

Ingredients

One 6Ā 1/2-ounce can crabmeat, drained
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup soft breadcrumbs
3/4 cup half-and-half
6 hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup sliced stuffed green olives
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
3/4 teaspoon salt
Pinch of pepper
1/2 cup buttered soft breadcrumbs
Olive slices, for garnish

Preparation

  1. In a large bowl, break up the crabmeat in chunks. Add the mayonnaise, soft breadcrumbs, half-and-half, eggs, onion, olives, parsley, salt, and pepper, and fold together. Divide the mixture among greased individual bakers or spoon it into a 1-quart casserole dish. Top with the buttered crumbs and bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Garnish with olive slices.

The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. Ā© 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved. Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.
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