Nestled Crab

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 acorn squash
• 1 cup water
• 1 avocado
• 1/2 cup crabmeat
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 cup swiss cheese, shredded
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 cut squash in half and scoop out seeds. place upside down in baking pan with water, bake for 40 minutes. chill in freezer or fridge 5 minutes.
• 3 cut avocado in half, remove skin and seed. place into hole in squash, trimming if necessary to fit flush.
• 4 melt butter, add flour, cook roux. gradually add milk, then dijon mustard and half of the cheese. cook until thick, stirring. remove from heat, add green onion and crab.
• 5 spoon crab mixture into avocado/squash.
• 6 top with leftover cheese and bread crumbs, sprinkle with paprika.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes.
• 8 serve family style.