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Cheesy Crawfish Lasagna, A Spicy Cajun Recipe

Published: Mar 30, 2021 · Modified: Jun 29, 2025 by Louisiana Woman · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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Luscious layers of rich cheesy filling abound in this Cheesy Crawfish Lasagna, which is flavored with spicy crawfish and a creamy sauce. Hang on now! It's not your usual lasagna or everyday crawfish dish, but it has a great combination of flavors.

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Lately, I've had an envie (that is, a desire, if you need an interpretation for my Cajun French) for a Crawfish Lasagna. However, it's not the traditional beefy, tomatoey lasagna, like this Easy Lasagna Recipe, Step-by-Step. After much trial and error, I've discovered it's all in how you layer the flavors. I enjoy making it for friends and family, and I hope you try this traditional lasagna recipe, too!

This seafood lasagna is a twist on the classic Italian baked pasta. I'd heard of Crawfish Lasagna before and thought it sounded delicious. So, I got busy in my mama's kitchen, using her recipe books and the internet to create this luscious crawfish dish. Yes, luscious, it definitely is!

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Ingredients

Bowls of ingredients for Crawfish Lasagna.

Lasagna - oven-ready pasta, regular lasagna noodles, or lasagna sheets will do.

CHEESE FILLING

  • Cream cheese - softened for a creamy cheese filling.
  • Mozzarella cheese - grated for its distinctive Italian flavor and renowned cheese melting properties.
  • Italian seasoning - flavors the seafood lasagna.
  • Egg - binds the filling together when baked.
  • Salt - accents flavors and helps combine all of the tastes in this dish.
  • Black pepper - fresh ground is the best to spice up these ingredients.

CRAWFISH

  • Olive oil - to sautee the vegetables.
  • Salted butter - for sauteeing with the oil.
  • Onion - chopped and fresh, and is a member of the Cajun trinity.
  • Celery - another tasty member chopped fresh in the trinity. 
  • Green bell pepper - a flavorful pepper in Italian cooking and a key component of the vegetable trinity.
  • Stewed tomatoes - add a sweet tomato flavor to the lasagna.
  • Garlic cloves - chopped small or pressed to add flavor throughout the dish.
  • Crawfish, fat included - Louisiana crawfish or the freshest catch nearest your own backyard.
  • Salt - to flavor and accent all ingredients.
  • Cayenne pepper - for as much heat as you like.
  • Cajun Seasoning - more Cajun spice.

CHEESE LAYER SAUCE

  • Salted butter - for a rich, buttery flavor.
  • Garlic cloves - pressed or minced to distribute the flavor evenly throughout the lasagna, a technique commonly used in Italian and Cajun cooking.
  • All-purpose flour - to thicken the cheese sauce.
  • Milk - for a creamy base.
  • Parmesan cheese - has a nutty cheese flavor.
  • Pepper jack cheese - for that peppery flavor and easy melting consistency.

TOPPING

  • Breadcrumbs - for a crunchy browned topping.
  • Shredded parmesan cheese - adds more cheese flavor to finish the lasagna.
  • Chopped green onions and/or parsley are optional for a fresh garnish.

The specific amounts for ingredients and nutritional information are in the recipe card below.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray the bottom of an 8x11-inch or 9x9-inch deep dish pan with non-stick spray.

Lasagna noodles

Cook according to the package instructions or soak in hot water for 20 minutes in a shallow, oblong pan, then drain immediately before layering. No salt is needed.

Filling

Mix all filling ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.

Crawfish

  1. Heat butter and oil until the butter is melted.
  2. Cook onion, celery, pepper, and tomatoes for 10 minutes, stirring often.
  3. Add garlic in the last few minutes of cooking.
  4. Add crawfish and cook for 20 minutes, covered, occasionally stirring on medium to low heat.
Cream sauce poured over crawfish.

Cheese Layer Sauce

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and sauté the garlic until it becomes aromatic.
  2. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add milk and cook until it starts to thicken.
  4. Add the cheeses and stir until they are melted into the sauce. Turn off the heat and set aside.

Assembling

  1. Spread a little of the sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.
  2. Add half the noodles, then spread half the cheese filling on top.
  3. Spoon half of the crawfish mixture on top of the cheese filling, then layer with the other half of the noodles.
  4. Spread the other half of the cheese filling, then the remaining crawfish.
  5. Lastly, pour the sauce over the lasagna, spreading to cover.
  6. Top with breadcrumbs and more shredded Parmesan cheese

Baking

Bake for 45 minutes covered with foil, then 10 minutes uncovered. Let lasagna sit for a few minutes before cutting and serving.

HINT: You can also prepare the lasagna ahead of time to bake, refrigerate, or even freeze it, then defrost it when you're ready to bake and serve.

A plate of lasagna with a forkful and a casserole dish of lasagna.

TOP TIP

Soaking the lasagna in hot water for 20 minutes tenderizes the noodles to al dente, and they finish cooking while baking the casserole.

You can also use oven-ready lasagna pasta; I typically soak it to ensure it cooks evenly throughout during baking.

Related

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Pairing

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    Avocado Salad With Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
  • My Mardi Gras Salad is a tossed salad of peas, asparagus, onions, and peppers.
    Mardi Gras Salad With Asparagus
  • A bowl of salad greens, with blueberries, cranberries, mandarin orange slices, nuts, and croutons.
    Blueberry-Mandarin Ranch Salad
  • A light gray bowl of pottery filled with Corn Salad With Tomatoes on a blue and white towel with a wooden salad server fork and spoon.
    Corn Salad With Tomatoes
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A rich and creamy crawfish treat full of flavor layered with pasta and lots of cheese.

  • Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 6 ounces oven-ready or regular lasagna noodles
  • 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 1.5 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 egg
  • .5 teaspoon salt
  • .25 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1.5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1.5 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 cup chopped onion, 1 medium onion
  • .5 cup sliced celery, 2 celery stalks
  • .75 cup chopped green bell pepper, ½ large pepper
  • 7 ounces stewed tomatoes, half can
  • 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
  • 1 pound raw crawfish, fat included
  • .5 teaspoon salt
  • .125 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more
  • .25 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning, or more
  • 1.5 tablespoons salted butter
  • 4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
  • 1.5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 cups milk
  • .5 cup shredded parmesan cheese, packed
  • .5 cup shredded pepper jack cheese, packed
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Shredded parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray an 8"x11" or 9"x9" deep dish pan with cooking spray.
  2. Cook according to the package or soak in hot water for 20 minutes in a shallow oblong pan and drain.
  3. Mix all filling ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.
  4. Heat butter and oil until butter is melted.
  5. Cook onion, celery, pepper, and tomatoes for 10 minutes, stirring often.
  6. Add garlic in the last few minutes of cooking.
  7. Add crawfish and cook for 20 minutes, covered, occasionally stirring on medium to low heat.
  8. Melt butter in a saucepan and saute' the garlic until it is aromatic.
  9. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
  10. Add milk and cook until it starts to thicken.
  11. Add cheeses and stir until they are melted into the sauce; turn off the heat and set aside.
  12. Spread a little of the sauce in the casserole dish.
  13. Add half the noodles, then spread half the cheese filling on top.
  14. Spoon half of the crawfish on top of the cheese filling, then layer with the other half of the noodles.
  15. Spread the other half of the cheese filling, then the rest of the crawfish on top.
  16. Lastly, pour the sauce over the lasagna, spreading to cover.
  17. Garnish with breadcrumbs and more shredded parmesan cheese
  18. Bake for 45 minutes covered with foil, then 10 minutes uncovered.
  19. Let lasagna sit for a few minutes before cutting and serving.

Notes

  • Soaking the lasagna in very hot water for 20 minutes tenderizes the noodles to al dente, and they finish cooking during the casserole's baking.
  • You can also use oven-ready lasagna pasta; I usually soak these to ensure they cook all the way during baking, also.
  • This recipe doubles easily baked in a 9'x13' deep dish pan.
  • You can also prepare the lasagna ahead of time to bake or refrigerate or even freeze it, and then defrost when you are ready to bake and serve.
  • Author: Louisiana Woman
  • Prep Time: 40 minutes
  • Cook Time: 55 minutes
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Cajun

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