1 cup sliced onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chopped crab
1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
3 large eggs
2/3 cup half-and-half
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tomato, sliced
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
Preheat oven to 400*F.
Saute sliced onions and chopped celery in butter until the onion is soft and golden. Spoon alternate layers of chopped crab, shredded Swiss cheese, and the onion/celery mix into unbaked pie shell.
In a bowl, beat together eggs, half-and-half, salt, and pepper.
Pour into the pastry shell over the other ingredients.
Bake until the center is set, about 30 to 40 minutes. Serve with 1 sliced tomato. Cool slightly before cutting.
makes 6 servings.