Mac n cheese with crab
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Method
Preheat the grill to medium-high. Boil the pasta for 6 minutes, until just tender.
Meanwhile, put the butter, flour and milk in a pan and bring to the boil, whisking all the time.
Once thick and smooth, remove from the heat and stir in the mustard and 60g of the cheese, and then season.
Reserve 2 tbsp of the pasta water. Put the spinach in a colander and pour over the remaining contents of the pasta pan, then let it sit for a few minutes to drain. Tip the macaroni and the now-wilted spinach into a medium baking dish. Then pour the cheese sauce mix and half the crab - ideally a mixture of brown and white meat - into the pasta and stir.
Scatter the remaining crab meat. In a bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, cayenne pepper and remaining 15g cheese, and sprinkle on top of the pasta. Grill for 5 minutes until the topping is golden and the sauce is bubbling at the edges.
