Creamy Garlic Shrimp Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    9 ounces no-boil lasagna noodles, 6 sheets
    Shrimp Mixture
    1/8 cup olive oil
    1 onion, diced
    1 bulb of garlic, minced (10 cloves)
    1 -2 chipotle chile in adobo, minced
    1/2 cup white wine
    1 tablespoon dried oregano
    15 ounces tomatoes, diced
    1 1/2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled
    Cream sauce
    2 tablespoons butter
    3 tablespoons flour
    3 cups heavy cream or 3 cups milk
    nutmeg (I used 1/2 nutmeg)
    6 -10 leaves fresh basil (2 tablespoons minced)
    Cheese mixture
    3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
    15 ounces ricotta cheese
    1 lb pre-shredded mozzarella cheese
    1 egg
    1 tablespoon dried parsley
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper
    Topping
    1 cup pre-shredded mozzarella cheese
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Heat oil in a large pan, add onions and cook for 5 minutes, add garlic and chipotles cook for 2 minutes.
    Add wine to onions and deglaze pan, reduce to till almost no liquid remains. Add oregano and tomatoes cook for 5 minutes then add shrimp and just toss to coat ingredients. Remove from heat and set aside.
    Meanwhile melt butter in a microwave oven add flour and mix till smooth. Add the cream and microwave for 4 -5 minutes, whisking every minute till thick.
    Add nutmeg to cream sauce. Mix in Parmesan and set aside.
    Mix together ricotta, mozzarella, egg and parsley, and black pepper set aside.
    Lightly oil a 9x13 pan.
    Place 2 sheet noodles on dish top with 1/3 cheese mixture then 1/3 shrimp mixture and then 1/3 cream mixture. Repeat 2 more times ending with cream.
    Top with shredded cheese and bake for 30 minutes.

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