budgetbytes4.5
Seafood Lasagna
This Seafood Lasagna recipe mixes shrimp, imitation crab, and cozy layers of noodles with a creamy white sauce. A budget-conscious seafood dish that tastes like a treat!
👥 9 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 1h 15m👤 Jennie Alley📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●skillet
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●saucepan
- ●baking dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Gather and prep all ingredients and set the oven to 375°F.
2
Cook the lasagna noodles in salted water until just tender. Drain and lay flat on parchment paper lightly drizzled with oil to prevent sticking.
lasagna noodles (uncooked, $1.23)12
3
Sauté
4
In a large skillet, melt 1 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Sauté onion, celery, and garlic for ⏱️ 5-6 minutes, until softened. Stir in shrimp, imitation crab, spinach, lemon juice, and Cajun seasoning. Cook just until the shrimp turn pink and are cooked through. Remove from heat.
lemon juice ($0.02)1 tsp
5
Combine
6
In a small bowl, stir together cottage cheese and parsley. Set aside.
cottage cheese (8 oz., 225g, $0.98)1 cupfresh parsley (finely chopped, $0.17)1 Tbsp
7
Whisk
8
In a medium saucepan, melt ¼ cup butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook for ⏱️ 1 minute.
9
Cook
10
Slowly pour in the milk, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook until thickened, about ⏱️ 5-6 minutes.
11
Mix
12
Stir in Parmesan and Old Bay seasoning. The sauce should be silky and pourable.***
13
Layer
14
Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Spread a thin layer of white sauce on the bottom. Layer 3 noodles slightly overlapping, half of the seafood filling, dollops of cottage cheese mixture, ⅓ of the white sauce, and a sprinkle of mozzarella. Repeat the layers once more. Finish with the last 3 noodles, the remaining sauce, and the rest of the mozzarella.
cottage cheese (8 oz., 225g, $0.98)1 cup
15
Bake
16
Cover tightly with foil and bake for ⏱️ 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for another ⏱️ 15-20 minutes. Broil on high for ⏱️ 3-5 minutes, until the cheese is golden.
17
Serve
18
Let the seafood lasagna rest for ⏱️ 10-15 minutes before slicing. Garnish with any leftover fresh parsley and enjoy.
fresh parsley (finely chopped, $0.17)1 Tbsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
438 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 slice
fiber Content
2 g
sodium Content
774 mg
protein Content
25 g
carbohydrate Content
43 g
Reviews & Ratings
Share your thoughts and feedback about this recipe
Write a Review
Community Feedback
0 ReviewsLoading reviews...