Crab Mac and Cheese

Name: Crab Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb orecchiette; 1 ½ cups fresh crab meat; 3 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp flour; 2 cups whole milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 2 cups sharp cheddar, shredded; 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning; 1 tbsp fresh chives, chopped; salt to taste

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

Make a cheese sauce with the butter, flour, milk and cream.

Stir in the cheddar and the Old Bay seasoning.

Take the sauce off the heat and fold in the crab meat gently to keep the lumps intact, then combine with the cooked pasta.

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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