Seafood Lasagna



Lighten a shrimp- and scallop-filled lasagna by using reduced-fat milk for the white sauce and adding reduced-fat cheeses along with the Parmesan.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 piece)

Ingredients

 * 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 ounces)
 * 3 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
 * 1 tablespoon butter
 * 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
 * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
 * 2 cups (8 ounces) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, divided
 * 1/8 teaspoon grated whole nutmeg
 * Cooking spray
 * 2 cups thinly sliced onion
 * 6 garlic cloves, minced
 * 1/3 cup (3 ounces) block-style 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
 * 1/2 cup half-and-half
 * 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
 * 3/4 pound medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and coarsely chopped
 * 3/4 pound scallops, coarsely chopped
 * 3 large eggs
 * 1 (15-ounce) carton fat-free ricotta cheese
 * 12 no-cook lasagna noodles

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350º.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place a large saucepan over medium heat; add flour to pan. Gradually add milk to pan, stirring constantly with a whisk until smooth; cook 1 minute. Stir in butter, thyme, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat; stir in 1 1/4 cups Parmigiano and nutmeg. Set cheese sauce aside.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion; sauté 4 minutes. Add garlic; sauté for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add cream cheese; stir until cheese melts. Stir in half-and-half, 1/4 cup parsley, shrimp, and scallops. Combine eggs and ricotta in a food processor; process until smooth. Stir ricotta mixture into seafood mixture.

Spoon 1 cup cheese sauce into bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 4 noodles over sauce; top with half of ricotta mixture. Repeat layers with 4 noodles, remaining half of ricotta mixture, and remaining 4 noodles. Pour remaining cheese sauce over noodles; sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup Parmigiano. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until lightly browned. Sprinkle lasagna with remaining 1/4 cup parsley. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Wine note: The rich, mellow flavor and creamy, mouth-filling texture of this seafood lasagna demands a white wine that's soft and full on the palate. Chardonnay is a great answer-especially a luscious, full-bodied Italian version like Antinori's Cervaro della Sala 2003 from Umbria ($45). -Karen MacNeil

Nutritional Information

 * Calories:
 * 383 (30% from fat)


 * Fat:
 * 12.9g (sat 7g,mono 3.6g,poly 0.9g)


 * Protein:
 * 31.5g


 * Carbohydrate:
 * 33.1g


 * Fiber:
 * 1.4g


 * Cholesterol:
 * 150mg


 * Iron:
 * 3.3mg


 * Sodium:
 * 583mg


 * Calcium:
 * 428mg
 * Kara
 * Kara

This is incredible! A perfect dinner party recipe - everyone loved it! I can't believe the calorie count on this one because it tastes so rich and creamy. Served with a salad and chardonnay and it was a huge hit! 01/31/11
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Kara Carolyn from Lake Worth, FL

We love this recipe. I doubled the nutmeg and garlic. I also added more salt to the cheese sauce (to taste), and lightly salted between layers when assembling. It is effort intensive, but makes a lot. The mix of scallops and shrimp is very flavorful. My husband went back for seconds and thirds ;) 01/18/08 Julie Grimes Bottcher, Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2006
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