Dungeness Crab Mac & Cheese
"This is out of the December 2016 Sunset magazine...it says that while Dungeness crab may seem like a splurge for a weeknight, when you add it to this family favorite a little goes a long way."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (298.7 g)
- Calories 591
- Total Fat - 29.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.7 g
- Cholesterol - 75.2 mg
- Sodium - 2835 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 56.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.5 g
- Sugars - 7.3 g
- Protein - 25.2 g
- Calcium - 449 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Arrange an oven rack 5 inches from heat and preheat broiler. Cook pasta according to package instructions: drain well, then rinse with cold water. Drain again and set aside.
Step 2
In a small bowl, mix panko, Parmesan, oil and thyme. Set aside.
Step 3
Melt butter in a large oven proof frying pan over medium-high heat. Add flour, salt, pepper, and cayenne cook, whisking until bubbling and light tan, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Add milk and cook whisking, until small bubbles appear at edge of pan and sauce just begins to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, add cheddar, and whisk until blended. Add crab and reserved pasta; toss gently to mix and heat through.
Step 4
Spread crab mixture evenly in pan scatter with panko mixture. Transfer to oven an broil until bread crumbs are well browned, about 1 minute. Top with green onions.
Tips
No special items needed.