Baked Crab Mac-n-Cheese

• 1/2 pounds Medium-sized Pasta Shells
• 3 slices Loaf Bread
• 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Plus The Wrapper For Greasing The Casserole Dish
• 2 Tablespoons Minced Fresh Parsley
• 1/2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
• 1 Tablespoon Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 3 teaspoons Kosher Salt, Divided
• 1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1- 3/4 cup Milk
• 1 cup Light Cream
• 1/4 teaspoons Cayenne
• 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoons Ground Mustard
• 2 cups Medium Cheddar, Grated ( Grate Your Own, Please!!!)
• 1 cup Fontina Cheese, Grated
• 2 cans (6 Oz. Size) Crab Meat, Drained (I Used One Fancy Lump And One Fancy White)

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Set a large pot of water on to boil.
3. Cook pasta for about 5 minutes or until the outside is cooked but the inside is underdone.
4. Drain and rinse, set aside.
5. Meanwhile, tear your bread into pieces, place in a food processor and process make bread crumbs.
6. Melt 1 Tablespoon of butter and toss with breadcrumbs in a small bowl.
7. Add parsley, garlic powder, Parmesan and 1 teaspoon of kosher salt to the crumbs and set aside.
8. In a small bowl mix the milk and cream together, set aside.
9. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the remaining butter.
10. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
11. Slowly whisk in the milk and cream until the mixture is smooth.
12. Continue to cook and stir until milk has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
13. (Hey!
14. You just made a Bechamel sauce!!!)
15. Remove from the heat and stir in cayenne, old bay, mustard, and 1 teaspoon salt.
16. Stir in cheese until it has all melted.
17. Taste and add salt if necessary.
18. In a large bowl, stir pasta, cheese sauce and crab meat together well.
19. Using the wrapper from the butter, grease the bottom and sides of a 1.5 quart casserole dish.
20. Pour the mac-n-cheese into the dish.
21. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top.
22. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until top is browned and mac-n-cheese is bubbly.

pasta shells, bread, unsalted butter, parsley, garlic, parmesan cheese, kosher salt, allpurpose, milk, light cream, cayenne, bay seasoning, ground mustard, cheddar, fontina cheese, crab meat

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/baked-crab-mac-n-cheese/ (may not work)