Seafood Lasagna
This Seafood Lasagna recipe mixes shrimp, imitation crab, and cozy layers of noodles with a creamy white sauce. A budget-conscious seafood dish that tastes like a treat!
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp salted butter
- 1.5 cup yellow onion diced
- 0.5 cup celery diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 12 oz shrimp chopped, small size, tail-off, peeled & deveined
- 8 oz imitation crab chopped
- 0.25 cup frozen spinach thawed and squeezed
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 0.25 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 0.25 cup salted butter
- 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups whole milk
- 0.5 cup Parmesan cheese finely grated
- 0.5 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 12 noodles lasagna uncooked
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 Tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
- Gather and prep all ingredients and set the oven to 375.
- Cook the lasagna noodles in salted water until just tender.
- In a large skillet, melt 1 Tbsp butter over medium heat, and sauté onion, celery, and garlic for 5-6 minutes until softened.
- Stir in shrimp, imitation crab, spinach, lemon juice, and Cajun seasoning. Cook until shrimp turn pink.
- In a small bowl, stir together cottage cheese and parsley.
- In a medium saucepan, melt 0.25 cup butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Slowly pour in the milk, whisking constantly, and cook until thickened.
- Stir in Parmesan and Old Bay seasoning.
- Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Spread a thin layer of white sauce on the bottom.
- Layer 3 noodles, half of the seafood filling, dollops of cottage cheese mixture, and a sprinkle of mozzarella.
- Repeat the layers once more and finish with the last 3 noodles and remaining sauce.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 15-20 minutes.
- Let the seafood lasagna rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing.
Notes
This Seafood Lasagna recipe mixes shrimp, imitation crab, and cozy layers of noodles with a creamy white sauce. A budget-conscious seafood dish that tastes like a treat!