Seafood Lasagna Recipe

Really delicious, and worth the prep time. Definitely worth the expense to use fresh crab meat and shrimp.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 5 cups finely chopped mushrooms (about 1 pound)
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 13 oz. fresh lump crabmeat
  • 1 pound uncooked large fresh shrimp
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons celery salt
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) crumbled goat or feta cheese
  • 1 cup 2% reduced-fat cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
  • cooking spray
  • 1 (8-ounce) package precooked lasagna noodles
  • 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, thyme, and 2 garlic cloves; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add wine. Bring to a boil; cook 1 1/2 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in crabmeat. Set aside.

Peel and devein shrimp, reserving shells. Cut each shrimp in half lengthwise; cover and refrigerate. Combine reserved shrimp shells, 2 cups water, celery salt, and fennel seeds in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until reduced to 1 1/2 cups shrimp stock (about 15 minutes). Strain stock through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Set stock aside.

Combine goat cheese, cottage cheese, basil, juice, and 1 garlic clove; set aside.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. Place flour in a small saucepan; gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk. Stir in shrimp stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until thick. Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese.

Spread 1/2 cup sauce in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 4 noodles, slightly overlapping, over sauce; top with one-third goat cheese mixture, one-third crab mixture, one-third shrimp, 2/3 cup sauce, and 2/3 cup mozzarella. Repeat layers twice, ending with mozzarella. Bake at 375° for 40 minutes or until golden. Let stand 15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.