Crab Supreme - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup diced green pepper
3 tablespoons butter, divided
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 1/2 lb canned crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed or 1 cup imitation crabmeat, flaked
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 dash hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
1 dash paprika

Preparation

In a small saucepan, saute the onion and green pepper in 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until blended; gradually stir in the milk. Add chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened.
Remove from heat; stir in the crab, mayonnaise and hot pepper sauce. Transfer to a greased shallow 1-qt. Baking dish.
Melt the remaining butter and toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over crab mixture. Bake uncovered at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with paprika.