Carol's YOLO Seafood Lasagna (You Only Live Once)

Shrimp, crab and lobster in a creamy cheese sauce with spinach, roasted red pepper, green onion, garlic and a six-cheese blend. Oh, yeah!

INGREDIENTS

Olive oil

5-green onions, sliced

6-cloves garlic, minced

1 ½ lbs. cooked shrimp

3-6oz. cans crab meat, drained

8oz. cooked lobster meat, diced (or, omit and increase shrimp to 2 lbs.)

1/3 C. fresh parsley, chopped

6 T. butter

½ C. flour

2 C. milk

2 C. seafood stock (or 1 ½ C. chicken broth + 8oz. bottle clam juice)

1 C. heavy cream

½ C. parmesan cheese, shredded + extra to sprinkle on top

1 t. salt

½ t. white pepper

1 t. paprika

1-box frozen chopped spinach, drained

2 C. mozzarella cheese, shredded

1-box oven-ready lasagna noodles, uncooked

18oz. roasted red pepper (1 ½ - 12oz. jars)

Swiss cheese, thinly sliced (abt. 4 oz.)

10oz. shredded cheese blend (asiago, romano, parmesan, provolone)

INSTRUCTIONS

In a big saucepan, sauté green onion and garlic in olive oil until soft. Put into a bowl, and add shrimp, crab meat, lobster and parsley. Mix together and set aside.

Into the same big saucepan, melt butter on medium heat and add flour. Stir a few minutes, then add milk, seafood stock, heavy cream, ½. C. parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, paprika and spinach. Stir sauce until thickened. Set aside.

To assemble: into a 9 x 13 baking dish, (or other large, deep dish) pour about a cup of sauce into the bottom of the dish. Place a layer of lasagna noodles on top. Add a layer of sliced Swiss cheese, followed by a layer of roasted red peppers, then about 1 ½ C. sauce.

2^nd layer: lasagna noodles, all of the seafood mixture and about 10oz. of 4-cheese blend.

3^rd layer: lasagna noodles, rest of the sauce, mozzarella cheese, and sprinkle a little parmesan cheese on top.

Bake at 350° F for 50-60 minutes. Serve warm with vinegar & oil salad.

Cost: Approx. $53; serves 10-12. ($4.42-$5.30 per person)