Crawfish Lasagna by the Cajun Ninja

Submitted by gailanng

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• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 ounces butter (1/2 stick)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 2 sticks celery, minced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (8 ounce) package of sliced baby portabella mushrooms (best if chopped small)
• 1 (10 ounce) can Rotel Tomatoes
• 2 lbs peeled crawfish tails
• 1⁄2 tablespoon cajun seasoning or 1/2 tablespoon creole seasoning
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened (if not softened, it will be grainy and difficult to mix)
• 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄2 lb shredded havarti jalapeno cheese or 1/2 lb monterey jack pepper cheese
• 1⁄2 lb shredded mozzarella cheese
• 16 ounces lasagna noodles, boiled in salted water for 9 minutes (will be slightly undercooked)

directions

1. In a large pan melt 1/2 stick of butter; saute onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic and mushrooms until tender.
2. Add to the sautéed mixture: Cajun or creole seasoning, Rotel tomatoes and crawfish. Saute 20 minutes.
3. Mix chopped parsley, dried basil, cream of mushroom soup, softened cream cheese and parmesan in bowl; set aside.
4. In a separate bowl mix Harvarti Jalapeno (or pepper jack) and mozzarella; set aside.
5. Spray bottom of 9x13 baking dish with olive oil or non-stick spray.
6. Take some of the juice from the cooked crawfish mixture and cover the bottom of the baking dish, then multi-layer and divide equally over that juice in this order: noodles, mushroom soup mixture, two cheeses and crawfish mixture. Repeat this layering process, ending with a shredded cheese layer over the top.  Note: with each layer slightly overlap lasagna noodles lengthwise.
7. Bake in preheated 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes Let sit 5-10 minutes.

Reviews

[Debbie R.]

Flavor Overload! Make 2 they will not last! Thank you so much! Wish I had your magic knife skills!