Crab Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

• •1 lb elbow macaroni
• •4 cups milk
• •7 Tbsp butter
• •½ cup flour
• •½ Tbsp salt
• •8 oz cheddar cheese
• •4 oz pecorino romano cheese
• •12 oz crab meat
• •¼ cup breadcrumbs

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Method

From maplewoodroad.com — read the original

1. 1Cook pasta in a pot of salted water and drain. Set aside.
2. 2To make a bechamel sauce, melt butter in a pan over medium heat, just until it melts.
3. 3Add flour and whisk together with butter for 3-4 minutes, until it turns a light golden color.
4. 4Increase temperature to medium-high and slowly add milk while whisking continuously. Cook for about 5 minutes, until sauce has thickened so it coats the back of a spoon.
5. 5Preheat oven to 425℉.
6. 6Add both cheeses to the bechamel sauce and stir with a spoon until thoroughly mixed.
7. 7In your sauce pot or a large bowl, stir cooked pasta together with bechamel cheese sauce and crab meat until mixed well.
8. 8Transfer crab mac & cheese to a baking dish and sprinkle the top with breadcrumbs.
9. 9Bake for 30-40 minutes.
10. 10Let cool a few minutes.
11. 11Serve as a main dish, or as a side to steak or chicken.