Shrimp Scampi Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs large shrimp, peeled,cleaned & deveined,set aside
1 lb butter
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon parsley flakes (approx)
2 tablespoons dried chives (optional)
2 cups crushed Ritz crackers, i use the low sodium kind now,it my preference (don't crush to finely, leave chunky)
1 cup Italian style breadcrumbs

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Mix ground pepper, parsley, chives, Ritz crackers and bread crumbs together in a large bowl.
Have bowl near stovetop.
Sprinkle a handful (1/2 cup) of breadcrumb mixture in bottom of casserole dish, set aside.
In 2 qt saucepan saute crushed garlic clove then discard.
Add 1 lb of butter to sauce pan and melt over low heat.
Keep heat very low and add shrimp, several at a time to butter, quickly removing them and coating them in breadcrumb mixture.
Line bottom of casserole dish with buttered/crumbed shrimp.
Continue doing this with all shrimp, layer after layer until all shrimp are in casserole dish.
Take any leftover breadcrumb mixture and pour it into the remaining butter, stir until all is coated.
Take by the handful and sprinkle over the top of the shrimp.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes (depending on how many layers you have.) If you find you don't have extra breadcrumbs or butter, MAKE MORE!
Crush the Ritz crackers, add breadcrumbs and melt butter!