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Seafood Lasagna


  • Author: Brandi Oshea
  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings
  • Diet: Pescatarian

Description

🦐 Enjoy a creamy and indulgent seafood lasagna featuring rich white sauce and fresh herbs.
🍋 This recipe blends tender shellfish and smooth cheeses for a flavorful and elegant meal perfect for special occasions.


Ingredients

– 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

– 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

– 8 ounces clam juice

– 3 cups whole milk

– 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

– 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

– 1 pound dried lasagna noodles

– Olive oil for coating noodles

– 1/2 bunch fresh parsley

– 1/2 medium lemon for juice

– 4 cloves garlic

– 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

– 1/2 cup dry white wine

– 1 pound tiny raw peeled and cleaned shrimp

– 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt divided use – 1/4 tsp here, 1 tsp in ricotta

– 3 cups part-skim ricotta cheese

– 1 1/2 ounces finely grated Parmesan cheese

– 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

– 8 ounces lump crab meat

– 8 ounces cooked and chopped lobster meat

– 1 pound low-moisture shredded mozzarella cheese


Instructions

1-Getting Started with Prep Work: First, prepare all seafood by cleaning and chopping it into bite-sized pieces, and preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) to get things going smoothly. Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil until they turn translucent, then add crushed tomatoes and let them simmer for about 10 minutes to build a flavorful base. Gently cook the seafood in a separate pan until it’s just done, taking care not to overcook it for the best texture.

2-Next, whip up the béchamel sauce by melting butter in a pan, whisking in flour, and gradually adding milk until it thickens nicely. For the assembly, start layering in a baking dish with sauce, seafood, béchamel, and lasagna sheets, repeating the layers until you finish with béchamel and cheeses on top. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until it’s golden and bubbly, then let it rest for 10 minutes before serving to make slicing easier.

3-Here’s how the full directions from the recipe fit in: Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in the middle position. For the cream sauce, melt butter in a saucepan, whisk in flour and toast it lightly, then gradually whisk in clam juice and milk while seasoning with salt and pepper; simmer until thickened.

4-Cook lasagna noodles in salted boiling water until al dente, drain, rinse with cool water, coat with olive oil, and arrange on a baking sheet. For the seafood sauté, chop parsley and garlic, juice the lemon, melt butter in a skillet, cook garlic until golden, add white wine and boil until reduced, then add shrimp and cook until pink; remove from heat and stir in parsley, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt before adjusting seasoning. Mix ricotta with Parmesan, the remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a bowl for the ricotta mixture.

5-Assemble by layering cream sauce, noodles, ricotta mixture, half the seafood, and mozzarella in a baking dish; repeat layers and finish with noodles, cream sauce, and remaining mozzarella. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray and bake for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 20-25 minutes until bubbly and golden; let cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing and garnish with parsley.

Notes

🧀 Use a creamy white sauce to complement seafood instead of red sauce.
🦞 Choose sturdy shellfish like shrimp, crab, and lobster for baking; avoid delicate fish fillets.
🍽️ Prepare components separately before careful layering to ensure perfect texture and flavor.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Category: Main Course
  • Method: Baking and stovetop cooking
  • Cuisine: Italian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 811
  • Sugar: 5.3g
  • Sodium: 1276.6mg
  • Fat: 50.4g
  • Saturated Fat: 26.5g
  • Unsaturated Fat: estimated 18g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 39.7g
  • Fiber: 1.5g
  • Protein: 47.3g

Keywords: Seafood lasagna, White sauce, Creamy lasagna, Fresh herbs