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Crab Mac and Cheese
Coastal-inspired mac with fresh crab meat and Old Bay in a cream and cheddar sauce — folding the crab in gently at the very end, off the heat, keeps the delicate lumps intact instead of breaking apart.
Total time
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
American
comfortseafood
Ingredients
1 lborecchiette
1 ½ cupsfresh crab meat
3 tbspbutter
3 tbspflour
2 cupswhole milk
1 cupheavy cream
2 cupssharp cheddar, shredded
1 tspOld Bay seasoning
1 tbspfresh chives, chopped
saltto taste
Instructions
1
Make a cheese sauce with the butter, flour, milk and cream.
2
Stir in the cheddar and the Old Bay seasoning.
3
Take the sauce off the heat and fold in the crab meat gently to keep the lumps intact, then combine with the cooked pasta.
4
Serve garnished with fresh chives and an extra pinch of Old Bay.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
849
Protein
35.4g
Fat
72.9g
Carbs
13.5g
Fiber
0.3g
Sodium
803mg
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