Ingredients:
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2 tablespoons canola oil
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2 tablespoons plus
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½ cup unsalted butter divided
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2 green onions thinly sliced
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garlic cloves minced
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½ cup chicken broth
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1 8 oz bottle clam juice (or Chicken Broth)
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12 oz. bay scallops; cut in half if desired
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1 lb. small shrimp peeled and deveined
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1 8 oz package crabmeat, chopped
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½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper divided
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½ cup all-purpose flour
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2½ cups cup half ‘n half divided into one 1½ cup portion and one 1 cup portion
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¼ cup white wine; a semi-dry wine works well. (Do NOT use a sweet wine)
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½ teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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½ cup Parmesan cheese shredded, divided into two ¼ cup portions
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9 Oven-Ready lasagna noodles
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1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend
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1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Spray a 9x9 inch casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
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In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil and 2 tablespoons butter.
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Sauté the sliced green onion until tender, then add the minced garlic and sauté another 15 seconds.
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Add the broth and clam juice, stir and bring to a boil.
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Add scallops, shrimp, crab and ¼ teaspoon pepper and bring mixture to a boil.
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Reduce heat; simmer uncovered, for 5 minutes or until shrimp is pink and scallops are firm and opaque all the way through.
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Stir the mixture gently while scallops are cooking.
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Drain, reserving the liquid.
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Pour seafood mixture in a medium bowl and set it aside until ready to use.
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In the same large skillet, melt the remaining ½ cup butter; stir in flour and whisk until smooth.
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Combine 1½ cups half ‘n half and reserved cooking liquid, then gradually and while whisking, add the liquid to the flour mixture in the skillet.
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Add salt and the remaining ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook, while stirring, for 2 minutes or until thickened.
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Remove flour mixture from the heat and stir in remaining 1 cup half ‘n half, wine, red pepper flakes, and ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese creating a white sauce.
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Stir ¾ cup of the white sauce into the seafood mixture.
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To make a 4-layer lasagna:
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Spread ½ cup of the white sauce in the prepared dish.
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Cover with uncooked lasagna noodles then spread with ¼ of the seafood mixture and ¼ of the white sauce.
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Sprinkle with ¼ shredded Italian Cheese Blend, ¼ Mozzarella and the grated Parmesan.
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Repeat three more times and top with white sauce and the different cheeses.
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Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.
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Allow the lasagna to set 10-15 minutes before cutting.
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To serve: Garnish with chopped, fresh parsley