5 Cheese Crab Lasagna With Roasted Garlic And Vegetables Food

CRAB LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Boil lasagna until soft.
• Cut in half.
• Sauté vegetables in a tad of olive oil.
• Add to the crab.
• Add part of the cheese.
• Make a bechamel sauce by heating flour and margarine.
• Add the milk, the vegetable broth, and remaining cheese.
• Cook until thickened.
• Take part of the sauce and add to the crab mix.
• Stuff pasta with the crab mix and roll up.
• Place rolls in a baking pan (you should have 10 rolls).
• Cover with remaining sauce.
• Bake 20 minutes.

CRAB AND SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, cook onion and (if using fresh spinach) in butter until tender; add garlic and sauté to release flavor.
• Stir in cornstarch, Old Bay, and basil. Add cream all at once.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• In medium bowl, stir in together, ricotta/sour cream and egg.
• Add half of Mozzarella and half of parmesan; mix well. Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Arrange lasagna pieces in bottom of a greased 12x7� rectangular baking dish.
• Top with half of spinach mixture, half crab chunks, and half Ricotta mixture.
• Repeat layers- noodles, spinach, crab, Ricotta.
• Top with remaining Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil and tent foil and seal well (do not let foil touch top of lasagna).
• Bake for 50-55 minutes or until mixture is bubbly. Uncover and bake for 10-12 more minutes to lightly brown top.
• Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• Serve with lemon wedges.

SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in oil and 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Stir in broth and clam juice; bring to a boil. Add scallops, shrimp, crab and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4-5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and scallops are firm and opaque, stirring gently. Drain, reserving cooking liquid; set seafood mixture aside., In a large saucepan, melt the remaining butter; stir in flour until smooth. Combine milk and reserved cooking liquid; gradually add to the saucepan. Add salt and remaining pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Remove from the heat; stir in cream and 1/4 cup cheese. Stir 3/4 cup white sauce into the seafood mixture., Preheat oven to 350°. Spread 1/2 cup white sauce in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with three noodles; spread with half of the seafood mixture and 1-1/4 cups sauce. Repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles, sauce and cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.