#checkout51 casserole

Ingredients:

8oz imitation crab, chopped (snag some this week and get a rebate from the checkout51 app!)

1 cup cooked rice

2 cups chopped steamed veggies of your choice (I used what I had on hand).

1 cup shredded cheese

1 onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

4 TBSP butter

1 TBSP flour

1 tsp paprika

Juice of one lemon

Salt & pepper

1. Heat oven to 350.

2. Put one cup steamed rice on the bottom of your baking dish (I cooked mine in chicken stock to give it a bit more flavor).

3. Cover rice layer with chopped steamed veggies (make sure they've been seasoned; I used: broccoli, carrot, mushrooms, celery).

4. Cover veggie layer with cheese.

5. In a saucepan melt ONLY two TBSP of butter. Reduce heat to medium low. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic and cook until your kitchen is filled with the smell (about one minute). Add remaining butter to melt. Whisk in flour, lemon, and paprika. 

6. Stir in crab and raise slightly to bring to a bubble. Remove from heat. Salt & pepper to taste. Spread a thin layer of crab mixture over top of cheese. 

7. Bake thirty minutes or until cheese bubbles.

Side note: this is like a "kitchen sink" casserole. I literally put anything I had on the counter to cook with and made it work. Just named it after the Checkout 51 app because I wouldn't have bought the crab without their great deal! Here's my counter before the cooking started (I didn't use everything):