Ingredients

　　2 tablespoons butter

　　1 medium green bell pepper, diced

　　1 medium onion, diced

　　2 stalks celery, diced

　　Half of a 10 3/4-ounce can cream of shrimp soup (discard top half and use bottom part of soup)

　　1 cup mayonnaise

　　1/2 pound freshly grated Parmesan

　　6-ounce can crabmeat, picked free of any broken shells, drained

　　6 ounces shrimp, fresh or canned, drained

　　1/2 teaspoon white pepper

　　Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the bell pepper, onion, and celery, and saute for 2 minutes. In a bowl, combine the soup, mayonnaise, Parmesan, crabmeat, shrimp, and pepper. Stir the sauteed vegetables into the seafood mixture and spoon this mixture into a lightly greased 8 x 11-inch casserole dish. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve with toast points or crackers.

　　The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.