Crab Mac&Cheese
(from Cookin Thyme Kitchen’s recipe box)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Dinner
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of dry macaroni
- 6 oz claw crab meat
- 3 tbs butter
- 2 tbs flour
- 1 large shallot chopped finely
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3 oz fresh Parmesan cheese
- 8 oz sharp white cheddar cheese block, it will melt better
- salt fresh cracked pepper (to taste)
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 and lightly grease a casserole dish.
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Cook the macaroni according to the box instructions, drain well. Add the crab meat and set aside.
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In a sauce pot, melt the butter (on medium heat) and add chopped shallot. Sauté until fragrant.
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Sprinkle the flour over the shallot, mix well. Slowly pour in the milk while constantly stirring with a rubber whisk. The mixture will start thickening.
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Grate the white cheddar into the milk mixture. Add salt and pepper and keep stirring, slowly, until the cheese is melted.
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Pour the cheese mixture into the macaroni and crab. Add half of the grated Parmesan cheese. Stir well, until all combined.
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Transfer into a baking casserole dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and the other half of the grated Parmesan cheese.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes.