Shrimp New Orleans Casserole

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 12 ounces cooked peeled and deveined medium shrimp
• 2 cups cooked white rice
• 10 3/4 ounces condensed cream of shrimp soup
• 1/2 cup half-and-half or light cream
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted

Directions

1. 1

   1. In a medium saucepan cook onion and sweet pepper in hot butter over medium heat about 4 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat.

2. 2

   2. Stir in shrimp, cooked rice, soup, half and half, sherry, lemon juice, salt, and cayenne pepper. Transfer to an ungreased 2 quart square baking dish.

3. 3

   3. bake, uncovered, in a 350 F oven about 30 minute or until heated through. Sprinkle with almonds.