August 8, 2011

Three-Cheese Seafood Lasagna

Pasta

Prep time:

30 minutes

Cooking time:

40 minutes

“Even imitiation lobster can really pinch your budget. For a more affordable lasagna, use only shrimp. For greatest savings, stock up when shrimp are on sale and store in your freezer for up to 3 months.”

Ingredients

Serves 6

2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups imitation lobster or crab meat
1 1/2 cups peeled, deveined shrimp
1 large onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups prepared spaghetti sauce
9 lasagna noodles, cooked
8 ounces ricotta cheese
1 egg
1/4 cup sliced green onions
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
10 ounces prepared Alfredo sauce
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1
Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add imitation lobster, shrimp, onion, red pepper, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring, just until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes.
2
Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce into a greased baking dish. Spread evenly. Combine ricotta, egg and green onions in a medium bowl.
3
Cover bottom of baking dish with 3 noodles. Spread one-third of ricotta mixture over noodles. Layer shrimp mixture, 1 cup spaghetti sauce, mozzarella, remaining noodles, then Alfredo sauce.
4
Spread Parmesan over Alfredo sauce. Bake, covered, for 40 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

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Cookin' xpress!

You can save a little bit of preparation time by using no-cook lasagna noodles.

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Classic Italian Bread Salad

Use day-old loaves of bread for this classic Italian salad. They are less expensive than freshly baked loaves and will also provide a firmer texture that holds up better when dressing is added.

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