Crab Lasagne Food

FRESH CRABMEAT AND LOBSTER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, 1/2 cup at a time. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and cook, stirring constantly for 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the spinach and 1/2 cup of the Parmesan. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, egg, garlic and mozzarella cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
• Grease an 8 by 8 by 2-inch square pan. To assemble, spread 1 cup of the sauce over the bottom of the pan. Season the crabmeat and lobster with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 1/4 of the crabmeat and lobster over the sauce. Sprinkle some of the remaining Parmesan over the crabmeat. Cover the cheese with a sheet of the fresh pasta. Spread 1/4 of the cheese filling evenly over the pasta. Repeat the layering until all of the ingredients are used. Top the lasagna with the remaining cup of the sauce. Place in the oven and bake until bubbly and golden, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes before serving. Drizzle lightly with truffle oil, if desired.

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.

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.

CRABMEAT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles, rinse and drain.
• Combine soup, crab, ricotta cheese, Old Bay Seasoning, cream cheese, onion, egg, basil, salt and pepper.
• Layer 1/2 noodles in a 9x13 baking dish.
• Spread with 1/2 crab mixture and sprinkle with 1/2 cheddar cheese.
• Repeat the layers and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Let stand about 15 minutes before cutting and serving.
• *Note if using pasta sheet cooking is not needed.

CREAMY SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook noodles as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is crisp-tender. Stir in flour; cook and stir until bubbly. Gradually stir in half-and-half, broth, sherry, salt and pepper. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix egg, Parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese and 1/4 cup parsley; set aside.
• Drain noodles. In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spread 3/4 cup of the sauce. Top with 3 noodles. Spread half of the crabmeat and half of the shrimp over noodles; spread with 3/4 cup of the sauce. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese; top with 3 noodles. Spread ricotta mixture over noodles; spread with 3/4 cup of the sauce. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese; top with 3 noodles. Spread with remaining crabmeat, shrimp and sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until cheese is light golden brown. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon parsley.

5-CHEESE CRAB LASAGNA WITH ROASTED GARLIC AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Roast Garlic: Place oven rack on second notch (about 6 inches from heating element).
• Turn oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cut tops off of the heads of garlic and discard excess skin.
• Place garlic on a sheet of aluminum foil and drizzle 1 tsp olive oil over the tops.
• Fold up edges of foil and add 2 tsp white wine to the bottom.
• Seal packet tightly and place in oven.
• Bake 40-45 minutes or until garlic is tender when pierced.
• Open packet carefully to let cool and set aside (and enjoy the glorious aroma!).
• Roast Asparagus: Turn up heat to 400 degrees F.
• Holding at the end, gently bend each asparagus spear and snap off where it gives naturally.
• Discard ends (or save for soup).
• Pare leaves from stalks, leaving the tips intact.
• Soak asparagus in cold water for 10 minutes.
• Spray two cookie sheets (preferably with rims) with cooking spray.
• Rinse asparagus twice and drain.
• Blot dry with paper towels.
• Place in a large bowl.
• Drizzle 2 Tbsp olive oil over asparagus, then sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper.
• Toss to coat.
• Remove asparagus, letting excess oil drip back into the bowl, and arrange on cookie sheets.
• Set bowl aside.
• Roast asparagus 8 minutes or until bright green and crisp-tender.
• Let cool slightly, then remove asparagus to a plate, cover lightly with foil, and set aside.
• Roast Peppers: Turn on broiler.
• Cut peppers in half vertically through the stems.
• Rinse and remove seeds, stems and soft white inner parts.
• Blot dry with a paper towel.
• Place peppers on one of the previously used cookie sheets, cut-side down.
• Broil 5 minutes.
• Turn the cookie sheet around 180 degrees and broil another 5-7 minutes or until the pepper skins are about ¾ blackened.
• Turn off broiler.
• Remove peppers to a second bowl and cover tightly with foil or plastic wrap.
• Let rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil for the lasagna noodles (follow package directions).
• After 10 minutes, or when peppers are cool enough to touch, peel off skins with your fingers.
• Cut peppers into strips and place in the bowl with the leftover olive oil.
• Add 2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh basil to the bowl.
• Toss pepper strips to coat, then remove to a plate, allowing excess oil to drip back into the bowl.
• Cover lightly with foil and set aside.
• There should be a little olive oil and basil left in the bowl; set bowl aside.
• Cook Noodles: When water is boiling, add noodles and cook according to package directions.
• Lay out two sheets of aluminum foil (about the size of cookie sheets) on counter or table top.
• Spray foil with cooking spray.
• When noodles are done, drain, then remove with tongs and lay out on foil sheets side by side but not touching.
• Spray tops of noodles with cooking spray.
• Set aside.
• Roast Tomatoes: Turn broiler back on.
• Spray the cookie sheet used for the peppers with more cooking spray.
• Wash tomatoes and cut in half length-wise, removing any unpleasant white/yellow inner parts.
• Place tomatoes in bowl with the leftover olive oil.
• Add 1 tsp olive oil, 1 ½ tsp oregano, and 1 Tbsp chopped basil to the bowl.
• Toss tomatoes to coat.
• Arrange on cookie sheets, cut-side up.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle remaining oil/seasoning on top of tomatoes.
• Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp grated parmesan-romano cheese.
• Broil 4 minutes.
• Carefully rotate cookie sheets 180 degrees.
• Broil another 4 minutes, or until tomatoes are quite soft and cheese is golden brown.
• Peel off loose skins, if desired.
• Set sheets of tomatoes aside to cool.
• Make Sauce: Melt 3 Tbsp butter with 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large nonstick skillet on medium low.
• Add onion and sprinkle lightly with salt.
• Saute 5-8 minutes or until softened.
• Turn down heat to low.
• Squeeze roasted garlic from individual cloves into skillet.
• Stir well, mashing any whole cloves with back of spoon.
• Sprinkle with salt and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add 5 Tbsp flour and return heat to medium low.
• Stirring constantly, cook for 4-5 minutes, spreading out mixture with back of spoon (it should look like a slightly wet, uniformly golden paste - turn down heat if it begins to get dark spots, and turn up a bit if nothing seems to be happening).
• Add ¼ cup white wine and continue stirring for 1 minute or until wine has mostly disappeared.
• Remove skillet from heat and whisk in 2 cups fat-free half-and-half.
• Return to heat and bring to a simmer, whisking constantly (turn up heat to medium if necessary).
• Turn down heat to low and simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently the first minute or two, and occasionally thereafter (the sauce should have noticeably thickened by the end).
• Turn off heat.
• Add ricotta, crab, and lemon juice.
• Stir very well.
• Taste for salt and adjust if necessary.
• Set aside.
• Assemble Lasagna: Spray a 9X13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Arrange ¼ of noodles (3 noodles) on bottom of pan.
• Top noodles with ¼ of sauce.
• Arrange tomatoes on top of sauce.
• Top tomatoes with provel to cover.
• Add a second layer of 3 noodles.
• Press down gently but firmly.
• Add another ¼ of sauce.
• Arrange half of asparagus spears on top of sauce in two rows, each row taking up about half the pan length-wise.
• Choose the less beautiful spears (the rest will go on top).
• Top asparagus with sliced havarti with dill.
• Add a third layer of 3 noodles.
• Press down gently but firmly.
• Top with ¼ of sauce (half of remaining sauce).
• Arrange peppers on top of sauce.
• Cover peppers with sliced fontina.
• Add the last layer of 3 noodles.
• Press down gently and firmly.
• Top with remaining sauce.
• Top sauce with the rest of the asparagus, nicely arranged in two rows.
• Sprinkle asparagus with 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh basil.
• Top with ½ cup grated parmesan-romano cheese.
• Sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning and spray with cooking spray.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• Bake Lasagna: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake lasagna, still covered with foil, for 30 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are bubbly and slightly brown and the parmesan-romano is golden brown.
• If the lasagna is cooked immediately rather than refrigerated, bake covered 20 minutes and uncovered 10-15 minutes, or until done.
• Let rest a few minutes, then cut pieces with a sharp knife (to pierce asparagus spears) and serve.