A Cajun take on an Italian classic. Flavorful shrimp, crawfish, and crabmeat covered in cheese and a rich, creamy Alfredo sauce!
Prep Time30minutes
Cook Time45minutes
Total Time1hour15minutes
Ingredients
Lasagna
1lblasagna sheets
1TBSliquid crab boil
1lbmedium shrimp
1lbcrawfish tails
16ozlump crabmeat
1TBSCreole or Cajun seasoning
1TBSolive oil
2cupsfresh spinach
1/2tspsalt
2cupshredded Mozzarella
1cupshredded Fontina or Muenster cheese
Sauce
5TBSbutter
1TBScrushed garlic
1/3cupflour
2 1/2cupshalf and half
1/2cupchicken stock
1tspliquid crab boil
Creole seasoning and cracked black pepper to taste
1cupshredded Parmesan cheese
1TBSfresh basil
Filling
8ozGarlic & Herb cream cheese
8ozsour cream
1cupshredded Parmesan cheese
1TBSfresh basilchopped
Instructions
Lasagna
Boil lasagna until al dente according to package instructions. Pour the liquid crab boil into the water as it boils. Drain and set aside
In a bowl, combine all seafood.
Add Creole or Cajun seasoning evenly to the seafood. Set aside.
Heat the olive oil a pan over medium high heat
Add in the spinach and a pinch of salt
Sauté until Spinach has wilted
Remove spinach from the pan and set aside
Sauce
Preheat oven to 375 F
Add the butter into the same pan used for the spinach
When the butter melts, add in the garlic and saute for 30 secs
Stir in the flour and continue stirring for 1 minute
Pour in the chicken stock and half and half while stirring
Now, use a whisk to continue to mix the sauce while it heats and thickens.
Season the sauce to taste using creole seasoning and black pepper
Pour in the liquid crab boil
When the sauce has thickened, stir in the Parmesan cheese.
Remove from heat when the cheese melts.
Filling
Mix all filling ingredients in a bowl.
Set aside.
Assembly
Spray a lasagna pan with nonstick cooking spray
Ladle a thin layer of sauce at the bottom of the pan
Then, overlap a layer of lasagna noodles over the sauce
Spread on 1/3 of the filling over the noodles
Then, add 1/3 of the seafood and spinach
Sprinkle on 1/3 of the Mozzarella & Fontina cheeses
Pour on 1/3 of the sauce
Continue those steps 2 more times until you have 3 layers.
Bake, on the center rack of the oven, uncovered for 35-45 mins. Then, broil on high for 3-5 minutes until the cheese is as brown as you’d like.
Sprinkle on the fresh basil
Allow the lasagna to cool for at least 15 minutes before serving
Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
This recipe is to be used with a standard lasagna pan. (approx. 12 in wide x 16 in long x 3.5 in deep) Using a different size pan may alter the number of layers. To make a smaller serving as I did in the photos, use an 8 x 8 dish and cut measurements of the sauce and filling ingredients in half. Use the same amount of seafood the recipe calls for. Baking time will be the same.