asparagus crab au gratin

Name: Asparagus Crab Au gratin
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 12 - spears asparagus; 1 can(s) 6 ounce crab meat drained or 1 cup flaked imitation crab meat.; 1 cup(s) cheddar cheese, shredded; 6 .. tablespoon(s) butter..divided; 3 tablespoon(s) all purpose flour; 1 cup(s) milk; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground mustard; 2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; 1 cup(s) soft bread crumbs; - salt and pepper to taste

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Marian Arbour

Newcastle, ON

Updated on Jun 12, 2013

A few years ago we lived in the country and we had a large vegetable garden and the first to flourish was the asparagus and I had fun making meals using the asparagus and this is one I made quite often.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

12 - spears asparagus
1 can 6 ounce crab meat drained or 1 cup flaked imitation crab meat.
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
6 .. tablespoons butter..divided
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup soft bread crumbs
- salt and pepper to taste

How To Make asparagus crab au gratin

Step 1

Wash and break off the hard end of the asparagus and place it in a greased 1-qt baking dish. set aside, top with crab and sprinkle with cheese. set aside.,

Step 2

In a saucepan melt 3 tablespoons butter stir in the flour, whisk it together until smooth add the milk and mustard and cook on medium heat stirring for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened.
Step 3

Remove from heat stir in the lemon juice, pour over asparagus..melt the remaining butter toss with bread crumbs and sprinkle over the asparagus and Bake uncovered in 350F oven for 30 minutes.
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