Macaroni And Cheese With Dungeness Crab Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the pasta: In a large pot, bring 4 quarts water and the salt to a rolling boil. It should taste like seawater. Stir in the macaroni and cook but leave quite firm, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking liquid.
• For the sauce: In a medium pot, reduce the wine over medium heat until the liquid measures about 1/2 cup, 5 to 8 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the cream, mustard and a pinch of salt. Bring to a gentle simmer. Stir in the Swiss cheese, Cheddar, Parmesan, Worcestershire and hot sauce and warm until the cheese melts, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the macaroni to the cream mixture and stir gently to blend. Allow the macaroni to rest on the stove so the pasta absorbs the flavors, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer half of the macaroni to a 9-by-13-inch oven-proof baking dish, sprinkle with half of the crab in an even layer. Gently layer on the remaining macaroni, and then another layer of crab.
• For the topping: In a medium bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley and Swiss cheese. Top the pasta with the breadcrumbs and bake until browned and hot, 15 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 8 X 8 inch baking dish. Grate cheese. Cook pasta until barely al dente. Drain and rinse well. Heat 1 T butter in a medium sized sauce pan. Add bread crumbs and stir thoroughly. Remove bread crumbs from pan and wipe clean. In a small sauce pan, heat the milk until hot but not scalded. In the saute pan used for the breadcrumbs, heat the remaining butter over medium heat. When butter is melted, wisk in flour and stir until cooked, about 2 minutes. Slowly add hot milk, wisking continuously until incorporated. Cook sauce for about 5 minutes, or until thickened. Remove sauce from heat, and add all but one half cup of the grated cheese, cayenne, parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Fold crab into sauce, and then add pasta. Pour mixture into prepared dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese and bread crumbs over the top. Bake for 30 minutes or until the top is browned. Let sit for 5 minutes, then serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare pasta, set aside.
• In skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onions and saute.
• Whisk in flour (will get thick).
• Start whisking in milk in small amounts until the sauce has a gravy-like consistency.
• Stir in cheese (I used a three-cheese blend) until melted.
• Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Add the tomatoes and crab meat.
• Add (cooked) pasta to sauce and transfer to a 13 x 9 baking dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes.