Oysters Rockefeller En Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 dozen oysters
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1 box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1/4 teaspoon anise seed (very imprortant--do not omit)
• 1/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• cayenne
• black pepper
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 clean& drain oysters and set aside.
• 2 in skillet, melt butter& saute celery& onion, stir in parsley, spinach, anise, worcestershire, and pepper.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 grease or spray 8 ramekins.
• 5 place 3 oysters in the bottom of ea ramekin.
• 6 cover oysters with spinach mixture.
• 7 (***youcan do it in advance up to his point and refrigerate).
• 8 bake@ 350 for 30 minutes.
• 9 remove& top with cheese and crumbs.
• 10 return to oven for 10 minutes.
• 11 **ifyou don't own ramekins, bake in a shallow baking pan.
• 12 this is not a beautiful dish, so the attractive containers help.
• 13 i made this for years without them.
• 14 the ramekins make it easier to serve, too.
• 15 i usually do this as an appetizer, but it makes a main course for 4.