Holiday crab dish feeds a crowd

Delicious often doesn’t cut it during the holidays.

Many of us seem to spend the entire month of December on the move, going from one work or family gathering to another. That means the food you make for these events needs to feed a crowd and be portable, in addition to tasting great.

Cue the holiday casserole.

This dish takes the flavors of a creamy crab dip (that near-ubiquitous offering at holiday gatherings) and turns it into a meal. It serves 16 as a hearty dinner, but can feed many more at a potluck, where diners tend to take smaller portions of each dish.

CREAMY CRAB AND RICE CASSEROLE

Start to finish: 45 minutes (25 minutes active). Servings: 16

For the first layer:

1 red bell pepper, cored and chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 medium red onion, quartered

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

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