Creamy Seafood Lasagna

SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in oil and 2 tablespoons butter for about a minute.
• Stir in broth and clam juice and bring to a boil.
• Add the uncooked scallops, uncooked shrimp, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt and return to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 4-5 minutes until the seafood is cooked, stirring every now and then.
• Drain the mixture, reserving the cooking liquid.
• Mix the drained shrimp and scallops with the imitation crab and set aside.
• In the same skillet as before, melt the remaining butter.
• Stir in flour until smooth.
• Combine milk and reserved cooking liquid and then gradually add to the butter/flour mixture.
• Add salt and remaining pepper.
• Bring to a boil and then cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Remove the heat and stir in the whipping cream and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese.
• Stir 3/4 cup of the white sauce into the reserved seafood mixture.
• Spread 1/2 cup white sauce on the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2-in baking dish.
• Top with three noodles.
• Spread with half the seafood mixture.
• Top with 1 1/4 cups of the sauce.
• Repeat with another noodle, seafood, and sauce layer.
• Top with remaining noodles, sauce, and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

SEAFOOD LASAGNA II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Sautee garlic and mushrooms until tender. Pour in 2 jars Alfredo sauce. Stir in shrimp, scallops and crabmeat. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes, or until heated through. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, egg and pepper.
• In a 9x13 inch baking dish, layer noodles, ricotta mixture, Alfredo mixture and shredded cheese. Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ensuring that there is shredded cheese for the top.
• Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Cover, and bake 15 minutes.

RETRO RECIPE: SEAFOOD LASAGNA (REVISED DECEMBER 2018)

Steps:

• Generously butter bottom and sides of 11x13 inch glass pyrex casserole dish and if using dried pasta noodles, cook as directed on the side of the box; drain well and toss with a little olive oil to avoid sticking while making the remainder of the dish. If using frozen or fresh flat pasta, no need to cook.
• Cover prepared bottom of 11x13 inch casserole dish with pasta noodles and pre-heat oven to 350°F if baking (I often make ahead and freeze, then bake another day)
• Saute onion in butter; add cream cheese, basil, salt and pepper and turn off heat when cream cheese is partially melted continuing to stir until cheese is fully melted via the retained heat of the pan
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix eggs into cottage cheese, then add to onion mixture and stir well to fulling incorporate all ingredients (There will be a little over 5 1/2 cups)
• Spread half cheese mixture (2 3/4 cups) over first layer of pasta noodles and cover with another layer of noodles
• In large bowl place mushroom soup with wine or vermouth and stir well to combine
• Strain crabmeat and shrimp to ensure all liquid is dispelled; pat shrimp dry and combine in medium bowl
• Add flour to crab/shrimp mixture, stir to combine, then add to larger bowl with mushroom/vermouth and mix together
• Place half seafood mixture (about 2 1/2 cups) over the second layer of pasta noodles and spread to cover evenly
• Repeat layers, starting with noodles and ending with seafood
• Sprinkle top with Parmesan and bake or freeze
• Leave uncovered, bake at 350°F for 75 minutes, checking every 30 minutes and cover with foil to avoid over-browning, if necessary
• After 60 minutes in the oven, add cheddar cheese to cover casserole; bake remaining 15 minutes until melted
• Remove from oven and rest 20 to 30 minutes to enable slicing without oozing, lightly tented with foil
• Slice into generous slabs, serve with a crisp green salad and enjoy!
• Wrap well with plastic wrap, cover with foil and freeze, clearly dated and labelled
• Also freezes well sliced and well wrapped in individual portions, after baked

CREAMY SEAFOOD LASAGNE

Steps:

• Make your dough first. Place the flour on a board or in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Beat the egg until smooth, then pour it into the well.
• Using the tips of your fingers, gradually mix the egg with the flour until combined. Knead the bits of dough into one smooth lump. You can also do this step in a food processor - just whiz the flour and egg until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Tip onto a work surface and bring together with your hands.
• Knead the dough to develop the gluten; this makes your pasta springy instead of flabby when you cook it. There's no secret to kneading - you just have to bash the dough around a bit with your hands, squashing it into the table, reshaping it, stretching it and squashing it again. Stop when your pasta starts to feel smooth and silky.
• Wrap in clingfilm and put in the fridge to rest for at least 30 minutes.
• It's not the end of the world if you haven't got a pasta machine, just use your rolling pin. The problem you'll have is getting the pasta thin enough to work with. The way around this is to roll lots of small pieces. You'll be rolling your pasta into a more circular shape than you'll get from a machine.
• If using a machine, make sure it's firmly clamped to a clean, long work surface. Dust the surface with flour, then take a lump of dough the size of a large orange and press it out flat with your fingertips.
• Set the pasta machine at its widest setting and roll the dough through it. Lightly dust the pasta with flour if it sticks. Click the machine down a setting and roll the dough through again.
• Fold the dough in half, click the machine back up to the widest setting and roll it through again. Repeat 5 or 6 times.
• Work the dough through all the machine's settings, from the widest to the narrowest. Lightly dust both sides of the dough with flour every time you run it through. When you reach the narrowest setting, fold the dough in half, then in half again, then once more into a squarish piece of dough.
• Turn it 90 degrees and feed it through the machine at the widest setting. As you roll through the settings for the last time, you should get a silky, rectangular sheet of pasta with straight edges.
• For the lasagne sheets needed in this recipe, keep rolling the pasta until it's somewhere between the thickness of a beer mat and a playing card.
• Cut the pasta into 6 sheets of 8cm x 30cm, and cut the rest into 8cm x 12cm sheets. It dries faster than you might think, so don't wait more than a minute or two to cut it. Lay a damp tea towel on top of the pasta to help prevent it drying out.
• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
• For the béchamel sauce, place the milk and saffron in a saucepan and bring almost to the boil.
• In a second pan, melt 75g of the butter. Stir in the flour to make a paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the hot milk to the pan, a ladleful at a time, whisking as you go.
• Gently bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for around 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until you have a thick, smooth sauce. Finely grate and stir in most of the Parmesan and season well.
• Scrub and debeard the mussels, discarding any that remain open when tapped. Halve the sole fillets lengthways, then thinly slice the salmon.
• Melt the remaining butter in a large, deep frying pan. Peel, finely slice and fry the garlic over a medium heat for 1 minute, or until golden.
• Add the rosemary sprigs and anchovies to the pan and fry for a few more minutes, or until the anchovies have dissolved.
• Add the mussels, shake the pan and cook, covered, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the mussels have all opened (throw away any that haven't after this time).
• Turn off the heat, then remove the mussels from their shells, putting the meat back into the pan (discard the shells). Stir to coat in the garlicky juices, discard the rosemary sprigs, then stir the mussel mixture through the béchamel sauce.
• Grease 6 individual baking dishes (measuring about 12cm x 16cm each) with a little oil and bring a large pan of salted water to the boil.
• Cook the sheets of pasta, a few pieces at a time, for about 1 minute. Remove with tongs and spread over a clean tea towel to drain.
• To assemble, place a long sheet of lasagne across each dish so that it overhangs the sides. Add a mixed layer of lemon sole and salmon, then spoon over a layer of the béchamel. Top with a smaller rectangle of pasta.
• Repeat until you get to the last of the béchamel sauce, then fold over the overhanging pasta to enclose. Top each lasagne with a king prawn, then scatter over the remaining Parmesan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden and bubbling at the edges. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

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.

EASY SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Reduce heat. Add cream cheese; cook and stir until melted and smooth. Stir in the cottage cheese, egg, basil, salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the soups, wine or broth, milk, crab and shrimp., Arrange 3 noodles in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Spread with a third of cottage cheese mixture and a third of the seafood mixture. Repeat layers twice. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese., Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with the Monterey Jack cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and lasagna is bubbly. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• Sprinkle the shrimp with some old bay seasoning.
• In a large skillet, saute green onion and garlic in 1tbsp butter until tender. Stir in the chicken broth, clam juice and sherry. Bring to a boil. Add scallops, shrimp, imitation crab meat, old bay seasoning and 1/2 of the white pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer until shrimp and scallops are opaque, about 5-7 minutes.
• Remove the meat from the liquid and set aside. Remove the liquid and set aside in another bowl.
• Melt 1/4 C butter in a large sauce pan. Stir in the flour until the mixture is smooth. Gradually stir in the milk and reserved liquid from the meat. Add the remaining white pepper and the salt. Simmer until thickened.
• Remove the sauce form the heat and stir in the cream and Parmesan cheese.
• Stir half of the sauce in with the seafood mixture and reserve the rest.
• Spread half of the reserved sauce into the bottom of a greased 8x8 baking dish. Top with 2 lasagna noodles. Spread half of the meat mixture on top of the lasagna noodles and with half of the remaining sauce. Repeat this process with the remaining lasagna noodles, seafood mixture and sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 15 more minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned. Cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.

SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• Prepare a 9x12 oven-proof baking dish with olive oil or non-stick spray, reserve.
• Cook the noodles according to the package directions. Transfer the drained noodles to a large plate or baking sheet that has been lined with plastic wrap. Cover with another sheet of plastic wrap to keep them from drying out. (see notes)
• Heat the milk in a saucepan and keep it warm while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the flour to the butter, and cook stirring, until the flour is well incorporated, about 4 minutes.
• Slowly whisk in the hot milk. Mix well and bring to a boil. Cook until the sauce becomes thick, about 10 minutes. Stir in the nutmeg, salt, and white pepper. Remove the sauce from the heat and drizzle a little olive oil on top to keep it from forming a skin. Set aside until needed.
• Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook just until the garlic is fragrant.
• Add the shrimp, scallops (and their liquid, if any), cod and salmon. Cook just until the shrimp begins to turn pink.
• Add the reserved béchamel sauce and bring just to a boil, gently mixing the sauce with the seafood. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
• Add 1/4 cup of the seafood sauce to the bottom of the dish.
• Arrange 1/3 of the noodles on the sauce, cutting to fit the dish. Spoon 1/4 of the seafood sauce on the pasta then 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat with the remaining layers, finishing with mozzarella cheese then sprinkle the parsley on top.
• Bake until heated through, about 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 15 minutes before serving.

CREAMY SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Have a rectangular lasagna pan handy.
• In a saucepan, melt butter and add garlic.
• Stir in flour and cook until smooth.
• Gradually whisk in the milk until smooth.
• Stir in the parmesan cheese and ONLY 1 CUP of the mozzarella. Add dill. Stir until melted, smooth and thickened. SET ASIDE 1 CUP OF THIS SAUCE TO POUR OVER TOP OF FINISHED LASAGNA.
• In a small bowl, beat together ricotta, egg, salt, scallion and spinach (or broccoli).
• In a separate small bowl, toss together the shrimp and scallops.
• Spread a thin layer of the cheese sauce on the bottom of the lasagna pan.
• Place 3 lasagna noodles across the bottom.
• Spread 1/3 of the ricotta/spinach mixture over noodles.
• Sprinkle 1/3 of the shrimp/scallop combo over top.
• Spread 1/3 cheese sauce over that.
• Repeat these layers two more times.
• End with the last 3 lasagna noodles.
• Evenly top with the reserved 1 cup of cheese sauce and the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Sprinkle chopped dark green parts of scallions over top; if desired.
• Cover with non-stick foil and bake for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let rest for at least 20 minutes before cutting to serve.

EASY SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and separate.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, add flour and whisk until smooth. Gradually add milk, whisking continuously until thick. Off the heat add parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
• In a bowl combine ricotta cheese, egg, garlic, 2 cups mozzarella, and parsley. Stir to combine.
• Mix shrimp and crab in a bowl.
• In a greased 9 x 13 inch pan, layer 1 cup sauce in pan, place 3 noodles side by side, top with ⅓ of the ricotta mixture, top with 1/3 of seafood mixture. Repeat 2 more times topping with remaining sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
• Cover and cook in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, uncover and cook for additional 10 minutes or until bubbly and golden on top. Allow to rest for 20 minutes to set.

LASAGNA DI PESCE (SEAFOOD LASAGNA)

Steps:

• Place lasagna noodles in a large bowl of warm water and let soak, stirring occasionally, until pliable, at least 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine clam juice, wine and water in a large deep skillet. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and add shrimp. Poach until pink, about 40 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a colander over a bowl.
• Add sole and salmon to poaching liquid. Poach until just opaque, about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in colander with shrimp. Let drain. Strain poaching liquid through a fine sieve and set aside. Wipe pan dry.
• Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add shallots, anchovies and garlic and cook, mashing anchovies into a paste, for about 1 minute. Add mushrooms and saute until browned, about 2 minutes. Add basil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to colander with the seafood. Add any accumulated juices to the reserved poaching liquid. Measure out 3 1/2 cups hot liquid, adding water if necessary.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook, whisking constantly, for 1 minute. Add the reserved poaching liquid and bring to a simmer, whisking, until smooth and thickened to the consistency of heavy cream, 5 to 6 minutes. Add lemon juice and season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Reserve 1 1/2 cups sauce; gently mix seafood mixture into remaining sauce.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-by-13-1/2-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spoon 1/2 cup reserved sauce into the prepared dish. Drain the noodles and blot dry. Alternate 4 layers of noodles and 3 layers of the seafood mixture in dish, starting and ending with noodles. Spread remaining 1 cup sauce over the top, coating the noodles completely.
• Cover the lasagna with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and Parmesan and bake until golden and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve.

CREAMY SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted water, cook the lasagna noodles according to the package directions, or until al dente. Run them under cool water in a colander to stop them from cooking.
• Meanwhile, in a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil and butter over medium-high heat. Once the foaming subsides, cook the onion for 4-5 minutes, until soft. Add the garlic and cook for another minute, then stir in the flour. Whisk in the milk and bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat and cook for a minute or two, until the sauce has thickened.
• Add the fish, scallops and shrimp (if they're raw) and cook for 2-3 minutes, just until they're cooked through. Stir in the Parmesan and pepper - and the shrimp, if they're already cooked. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350F. Butter a 9×13 or similar sized casserole dish - one that will accommodate 3 lasagna noodles in a single layer - and spread about 1/4 cup of the sauce (try to leave out any chunks of seafood) in the bottom. Lay 3 cooked lasagna noodles overtop, then spread over about half the seafood mixture. Lay another 3 noodles on top, then the rest of the seafood mixture, holding back about ½ cup of the sauce (again, without much in the way of seafood). Lay the final 3 noodles on top, and spread with the reserved sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan, Asiago, Gouda, aged cheddar, or a combination.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until bubbly and golden. Let sit for 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

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.