Description
A rich and creamy crawfish treat full of flavor layered with pasta and lots of cheese.
Ingredients
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- 6 ounces oven-ready or regular lasagna noodles
For the Cheese Filling
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1.5 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 egg
- .5 teaspoon salt
- .25 teaspoon black pepper
For the Crawfish
- 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, 1/2 large pepper
- 7 ounces stewed tomatoes, half a 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
For the Sauce
- 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
For the Topping
- Breadcrumbs
- Shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and spray an 8"x11" or 9"x9" deep-dish pan with cooking spray.
- Use oven-ready lasagna noodles, cook regular lasagna according to the package or soak in hot water for 20 minutes in a shallow oblong pan and drain.
For the Cheese Filling
- Mix all filling ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.
For the Crawfish
- Heat the butter and oil until the butter melts.
- Cook onion, celery, pepper, and tomatoes for 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Add garlic in the last few minutes of cooking.
- Add the crawfish and cook, covered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally over medium-low heat.
For the Sauce
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and sauté the garlic until aromatic.
- Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Add milk and cook until it starts to thicken.
- Add the cheeses and stir until melted into the sauce; turn off the heat and set aside.
Assembling the Lasagna
- Spread a little of the sauce in the casserole dish.
- Add half the noodles, then spread half the cheese filling on top.
- Spoon half the crawfish over the cheese filling, then layer with the remaining noodles.
- Spread the other half of the cheese filling, then top with the remaining crawfish.
- Lastly, pour the sauce over the Crawfish layer of the lasagna, spreading to cover.
For the Topping
- Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and more shredded parmesan cheese
- Bake for 45 minutes covered with foil, then 10 minutes uncovered.
- 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 while the casserole bakes.
- You can also use oven-ready lasagna pasta; I usually soak it to ensure it cooks through during baking.
- Stir the crawfish occasionally so that it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
- This recipe doubles easily and bakes in a 9x13 deep-dish pan.
- You can also prepare the lasagna ahead of time, then refrigerate, bake, or even freeze it, and defrost when you are ready to bake and/or serve.

