Recipe: Alaska Crab Mac & Cheese

Ingredients

• 1lb. Italian fusilli or rotini pasta, cooked al dente, drained, and kept warm
• 1lb. Dungeness crabmeat (2lbs. Dungeness Crab clusters)
• 2 cups bite-sized pieces of fresh asparagus
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2cup flour
• 1 tsp. salt or garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper
• 1 quart non-fat or 1% milk, warmed
• 1 cup shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese
• 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups shredded white cheddar cheese
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp. dried thyme