Crawfish Lasagna
Author: Jason Derouen, The Cajun Ninja
- ½ stick salted butter
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 (8-ounce) package fresh cremini mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles
- 2 pounds crawfish tails
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ tablespoon Pi-YAHHHHH!!
- Seasoning, plus more for garnish
- Salt, to taste
- 1 (16-ounce) package lasagna noodles
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 (10.5-ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- ½ tablespoon dried basil
- 1 (8-ounce) block jalapeño Havarti cheese, shredded
- 1 (8-ounce) block mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Start out by heating a large pan over a medium-low heat. Melt the butter in the large pan. Once the butter has completely melted, drop in the onion, bell pepper, and celery. Let sauté for roughly 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chopped mushrooms, and sauté for another 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes, and sauté for another 10 minutes. Add the crawfish tails, minced garlic, and the Pi-YAHHHHH!! Seasoning. Sauté for 10 minutes.
- At this time, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once the water has been brought to a boil, season the water with salt, and add the lasagna noodles; cook for 9 minutes. Drain, reserving some of the pasta water. (If the pasta tends to bind together, the pasta water can help break it apart while maintaining good pasta starch.)
- Add the cream cheese to the crawfish mixture, and blend until completely melted. Add the Parmesan, and blend evenly. Turn the heat off, and let stand.
- In a large bowl, combine the soup, parsley, and basil.
- Preheat your oven to 350°. Spray the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In the pan with crawfish mixture, move the mixture to one side of the pan. Lean the pan so that the liquid sauce moves to the other side of the pan. Use this sauce to layer the bottom of the baking dish. Add one-third of lasagna noodles. Add one-third of the soup mixture. Add one-third of the crawfish mixture. Add one-third of Havarti and mozzarella. Starting with noodles, repeat layers twice.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until inner sides of dish are bubbling. Let cool for 10 minutes. Garnish with seasoning, if desired, and enjoy!
Recipe by Louisiana Cookin' at https://louisianacookin.com/crawfish-lasagna/
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