Grand Marnier Seafood Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 whole shallots, chopped
• 2 green onions, tops only chopped
• 1/2 lb raw scallops, chopped (or leave out and just add more shrimp)
• 1/2 lb raw cleaned shrimp, chopped
• 1/2 lb lump crabmeat
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon beau monde seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 ounce grand marnier (or other similar orange liqueur)
• 3 cups thin sauce
• 4 cups cooked rice
• 6 sliced swiss cheese, about
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 3 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 sauce: make sauce by melting butter over low heat in sauce pan or skillet.
• 2 add and blend the flour over low heat 3-5 minutes.
• 3 slowly stir in milk, cooking till thickened and smooth, about 20 minutes.
• 4 add worcestershire sauce.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 casserole: preheat oven to 350.
• 7 melt butter in your largest skillet and saute the mushrooms, shallots, and onion tops lightly.
• 8 add the seafood, and sprinkle the lemon juice over it.
• 9 add seasonings and grand marnier.
• 10 simmer about 10 minutes.
• 11 add sauce and combine.
• 12 layer half the rice in a 13x9 glass casserole dish.
• 13 add half the seafood mixture on top of the rice.
• 14 repeat.
• 15 top with cheese, and bake 30 minutes or until bubbly.