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Creamy Crab Baked Pasta 

Serve 4-6

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. short pasta noodles like gemelli, ziti, penne, or elbow macaroni
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups half and half
  • 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 oz mozzarella grated (+1/2 cup for sprinkling over the top)
  • 8 oz gruyere grated (+1/2 cup for sprinkling over the top)
  • 3 oz parmesan or pecorino grated (+2 tbsp for sprinkling over the top)
  • 1 lb. Cameron’s Jumbo Lump Crab Meat
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to the instructions on the packaging, just reduce the cooking time by 2 minutes to account for us baking the pasta dish later on (this will keep our noodles from getting too mushy). Once cooked, drain and rinse with cold water, and set aside.
  2. Place heavy cream, half and half, Old Bay, and salt in a large saucepan or pot (large enough to house your noodles as well as the cheese sauce and crab meat), whisk to combine. Bring to a low simmer over medium to medium-low heat, do not boil.
  3. Once hot, begin adding the grated cheeses to the pot by the handful, whisking the cheese into the sauce and waiting for it to completely melt before adding the next handful.
  4. Once all the cheese has been added to the pot and melted, add the cooked noodles, stirring to thoroughly coat and combine.
  5. Add the crab meat to the pot, gently folding or stirring the crab meat into the mix, making sure not to break up all those lovely jumbo lumps.
  6. Preheat oven to broil, placing an oven rack nearly in the center of your oven. Lightly spritz a large casserole dish with cooking spray and, then, spoon or carefully pour your pasta mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the top of your pasta with the reserved cheeses and place in the oven.
  7. Broil for 3-5 minutes or until the cheesy topping has melted and begun to turn a nice golden brown. Remove from the oven and garnish with chopped parsley before serving.