An easy, quick dish for a main course.

Ingredients

* 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
* 1 1/2 stick butter or margarine
* 2 large onions, chopped
* 1 bell pepper chopped
* 2 celery ribs chopped
* 1/2 pound fresh sliced mushrooms
* 1 pound shrimp, peeled and de-veined
* 1 tbsp garlic salt
* 1 tsp Tabasco sauce
* 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
* 1 can cream of mushroom soup,(no water added)
* 1 1/2 cup cooked rice
* 1 pound fresh crabmeat (canned if fresh unavailable)
* grated cheddar cheese
* Ritz cracker crumbs

Directions

1. In a small sauce pan, melt cream cheese and 1 stick of butter together on low heat.
2. In a separate pan, melt remaining 1/2 stick butter, add onions, bell pepper, celery, and mushrooms. Simmer until vegetables are tender.
3. Add shrimp and continue cooking until shrimp turns pink. Remove from heat.
4. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add garlic salt, Tabasco, red pepper, soup, rice, and cream cheese mixture; mix well.
5. Gently fold in crabmeat.
6. Pour into 2-3 quart casserole dish, top with cracker crumbs and cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
Serves 8