Seafood Lasagna

By MaryEllen

Per a reviewer: I used 4 oz less Alfredo sauce because the jars weren't the recommended size. The Alfredo sauce was garlic flavored plus I added an extra garlic clove. To compensate for the lack of Alfredo sauce, I added 2 cups of whipping cream. The seafood I added was lobster, crab and scallops although next time I would skip the scallops because they didn't add any flavor. I also used two cups more cheese than called for. The extra cheese and whipping cream made the lasagna moist but not runny after resting out of the oven for 6 minutes. The next day the leftovers were still scrumptious and had a wonderful texture. I would recommend adding chopped spinach for some color because the dish did look anemic.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 pound baby portobello mushrooms, sliced
• 2 (16 ounce) jars Alfredo-style pasta sauce
• 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 pound bay scallops (reviewers said they added no flavor)
• 1 pound imitation crabmeat, chopped (consider using fresh not imitation)
• 20 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• black pepper
• 6 cups shredded Italian cheese blend
• 10 oz. fresh spinach, chopped

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 120mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

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.