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Crab Mac and Cheese

SaltwaterDaughters
A decadent crab macaroni and cheese that's easy on the wallet and yet perfect for impressing guests!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 3 tbsp Flour
  • 2 cups Whole Milk
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard Powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 medium Yellow Onion finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
  • 1 can Premium White Chunk Crab Meat drained
  • 1 can Regular Crab Meat drained
  • 5 1/2 cups Macaroni cooked
  • 3/4 cup Jura Montagne or Gruyere Cheese grated
  • 1 3/4 cup Old Cheddar Cheese grated
  • 1 cup Sourdough Bread Crumbs
  • 2 Garlic Cloves chopped
  • 3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 tbsp Butter melted

Instructions
 

  • Melt 3 tbsp butter over medium heat, add flour and whisk cooking for 3 minutes. Add milk and whisk together, any clumps that form with go away, just keep whisking.  Continue to cook and whisk until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.  Remove from the heat, whisk in the salt, pepper, mustard powder, and cheddar and jura montagne cheeses. Whisk until smooth.  Add the cooked macaroni to the cheese sauce and stir to combine.
  • In a separate pan, heat 1 tbsp butter over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook until soft.  Add the old bay seasoning and cook for 1 minute. Turn off the heat and add the crab, stir to combine well.  Add the crab mixture to the macaroni mixture and pour into a greased 8inch baking dish.  Refrigerate for a few hours to overnight.
  • Before baking, combine breadcrumbs, 1 tbsp melted butter, garlic and parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over the macaroni and bake in a 350F oven for 25 minutes.  If the bread crumbs are turning too dark, cover loosely with foil for the remaining cooking time.
Keyword crab, mac and cheese, salt and pepper