Shrimp Lasagna With Creamy Tomato Sauce

Submitted by AmyZoe

"Feel free to substitute fresh lobster or whatever seafood you have on hand. See the recipe for Tomato Cheese Sauce that goes with this recipe. I always wanted to make a lasagna with seafood in it. Good stuff. Recipe courtesy of Coastal Living."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 4 cups tomato cheese sauce (see next recipe)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 3⁄4 cup heavy cream
• 1 1⁄2 lbs fresh shrimp (peeled, deveined, and coarsely chopped)
• 15 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 12 no-boil lasagna noodles (about 8 ounces)
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

directions

1. Prepare Tomato-Cheese Sauce (recipe is posted next). Cover with foil and keep warm.
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and cook 5 minutes or until translucent, stirring occasionally.
4. Stir in garlic and cook 2 minutes.
5. Add spinach, and cook 1 minute.
6. Remove skillet from heat, and stir in cream and shrimp.
7. In a separate bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese, eggs, and salt. Stir ricotta mixture into shrimp mixture.
8. Spraed a cup of Tomato-Cheese Sauce in bottom of a greased 13x9 inch baking pan.
9. Arrange 4 noodles over sauce, top with half of shrimp mixture.
10. Place 4 more noodles over shrimp mixture, and top evenly with 3/4 cup sauce.
11. Top with remaining shrimp mixture and noodles.
12. Spread remaining sauce over lasagna, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
13. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned.
14. Remove from oven, and let stand 15 minutes before serving.