Maryland Crab Shells
Ingredients
- 40 jumbo pasta shells ⓘ
- water (for cooking pasta) ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons green peppers, chopped ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon red onion, chopped ⓘ
- 4 tablespoons butter ⓘ
- 1 12 lbs lump crabmeat, picked through ⓘ
- 12 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning ⓘ
- 1 egg, slightly beaten ⓘ
- 2 12 cups milk
- 1 cup mayonnaise ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cook pasta in boiling water according to package directions.
- Drain, rinse and cool.
- Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in skillet.
- Add pepper and onion and cook until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Combine crab, peppers and onions, black pepper, egg, mayonnaise, 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay and 1/2 cup milk.
- Melt 1/2 teaspoon butter in each of two 11"x7"x2" baking dishes.
- Spoon filling into pasta shells and arrange shells in dishes.
- Melt remaining butter over medium-low heat.
- Whisk in flour.
- Gradually whisk in remaining milk.
- Cook until slightly thickened.
- Stir in cheese.
- Drizzle sauce evenly over shells.
- Sprinkle with remaining Old Bay seasoning.
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.
- Cool 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
869
kcal
43% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).