Creamy Crab Bowtie Pasta

Name: Southeastern Mills
Address: 333 Old Lindale Road, Rome, GA, 30161, USA
Telephone: +

Recipe tags: gravy mix, advanced difficulty, lunch, stovetop

1 lb	bowtie pasta
2½ cups	water
1	dried bay leaf
1 pkg	Southeastern Mills^® Biscuit Gravy Mix
1 cup	cool water
2 Tbsp	butter
3 Tbsp	tomato paste
1½ tsp	Old Bay® Seasoning
¼ tsp	Kosher salt
2 cans	crab meat, rinsed and drained (6-ounce)
½ cup	freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1

Prepare bowtie pasta according to package directions. Drain; set aside.
2

In a large saucepan, add 2 ½ cups water and bay leaf, bring to a boil.
3

In a small mixing bowl, add Biscuit Gravy Mix. Pour in 1 cup cool water and stir until blended, set aside.
4

Reduce boiling water to medium heat. Whisk gravy blend, butter, tomato paste, Old Bay seasoning and salt into water.
5

Whisk and cook over medium heat until sauce begins to thicken.
6

Gently stir in lump crabmeat, heat thoroughly. Add additional water if desired.
7

Remove bay leaf. Pour over prepared pasta and gently toss. Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.