Macaroni With Brie And Crab Recipes

MACARONI & BRIE WITH CRAB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly coat baking dish with cooking spray.
• In large skillet, cook onion in butter over medium-low heat about 15 minute or until tender and golden brown.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package; drain and return to pan.
• Add flour, salt and pepper to onion in skillet. Stir. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Gradually add chopped cheese; cook over medium-low heat until cheese melts. Stir into pasta. Fold in crab. Transfer to baking dish. Sprinkle with crumbs.
• Bake 20-25 minute or until heated through and crumbs are golden brown.

SPICY MACARONI AND BRIE WITH CRAB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F.
• Lightly coat eight 14-to 16-ounce individual baking dishes with cooking spray; set aside.
• In large skillet cook onion in butter over medium-low heat about 15 to 20 minutes or until tender and golden brown, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in 4-quart Dutch oven according to package directions and add a whole Scotch Bonnet pepper pierced once or twice; drain and return to pan.
• Add flour, salt, pepper & hot sauce (a couple of drops) to onion in skillet; stir until combined, about 1 minute. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly.
• Gradually add chopped cheese; cook over medium-low heat until cheese melts. Stir into pasta. Fold in crab. Transfer to baking dishes.
• Place bread pieces in food processor; cover and process to coarse crumbs. Sprinkle crumbs over pasta mixture.
• Bake, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through and crumbs are golden brown. If desired, add a wedge of Brie to each dish the last 5 minutes of baking time.