Seafood Lasagna

Name: Seafood Lasagna
Ingredients: 8 ounces lasagna noodles; 1 lb ricotta cheese; 3/4 cup chopped parsley; salt and pepper; 1 dash Tabasco sauce; 1 pinch nutmeg; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 4 eggs; 4 tablespoons flour; 4 tablespoons butter; 1 cup hot milk; 2 cups half-and-half; 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese; 3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, grated; 1 lb shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped; 10 ounces shucked oysters or 10 ounces clams; 8 ounces crabmeat

17 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

8 ounces lasagna noodles
1 lb ricotta cheese
3/4 cup chopped parsley
salt and pepper
1 dash Tabasco sauce
1 pinch nutmeg
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 eggs
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup hot milk
2 cups half-and-half
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, grated
1 lb shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
10 ounces shucked oysters or 10 ounces clams
8 ounces crabmeat

Directions

1

Cook lasagna according to package directions; drain and place in ice water, set aside.
2

Mix ricotta cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, Tabasco and eggs; set aside.
3

In a medium saucepan, make a light-colored roux with the flour and butter.
4

Add hot milk and half and half.
5

Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
6

Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
7

Pat lasagna noodles with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
8

Cover the bottom of the casserole dish with a layer of the lasagna noodles, overlapping noodles and spread with 1/3 of ricotta mixture.
9

Add 1/3 of the grated Parmesan and mozzarella.
10

Sprinkle 1/3 of shrimp, oysters and crab on top of that.
11

Cover with 1/3 of white sauce.
12

Repeat process, ending with a layer of noodles, sauce, seafood and cheeses.
13

Cover with foil and bake at 350° for 40 minutes, or until bubbly hot.
14

Remove foil for the last 10 minutes to lightly brown the top layer of cheese.