Shellfish Ramekins

This shellfish dish has been on our Christmas Eve dinner table for many years. The shellfish choices have changed but now we have settled on canned minced clams added to the sauce but the main shellfish is sea scallops. The cheese sauce is very rich and delicious but doesn't overwhelm the scallops. You could serve this as a first course using clam shells as containers. Very impressive. But we are now a many ages family so use one shallow casserole. Easier for the cook. Recipe serves 4 but can easily be increased.