Seafood Lasagna No. 1

14 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • 12 lasagna noodles
  • olive oil and salt for cooking noodles
  • 1 lb. flounder fillets
  • 1 lb. Maryland backfin crabmeat (imitation works too)
  • 1/2 lb. bay scallops
  • 1/4 lb. shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
  • 4 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 lb. mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 c. thin Bechamel Sauce (see Sauces)
  • 1 1/2 lb. Ricotta cheese
  • 1 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • 12 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Directions

  1. 1
    Bring 4 quarts water with a little oil in it to a boil and add salt.
  2. 2
    Drop noodles one at a time into water.
  3. 3
    Cook 4 to 5 minutes (should be only half-cooked).
  4. 4
    Run noodles under ice water and set aside.
  5. 5
    Chop flounder into 1/2-inch squares and mix with crabmeat, scallops and shrimp in a large bowl.
  6. 6
    Melt the butter and saute the mushrooms for about 2 minutes.
  7. 7
    Remove from heat and drain. Combine Bechamel Sauce, Ricotta and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese with eggs and mushrooms.
  8. 8
    Put layer of noodles on bottom of buttered 9 x 12-inch baking pan.
  9. 9
    Put one-third of the fish mixture and one-third of the cheese mixture on top of the noodles.
  10. 10
    Add one-third of the Mozzarella.
  11. 11
    Top with noodles.
  12. 12
    Repeat process twice more, ending with a layer of cheese sauce.
  13. 13
    Sprinkle with the last of the Mozzarella and the parsley.
  14. 14
    Bake at 325° for 1 1/2 hours.
  15. 15
    Top with remaining grated Parmesan at serving time. Serve 8 to 12.

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