This is a great way to use up left over turkey or chicken.
Ingredients
2 cups cooked chicken or turkey
1 small container of cottage cheese
1 can spinach, drained and squeezed to get out the moisture
1 small container Parmesan cheese mix(Can be found in the deli section)
2 eggs
Mozzarella cheese
Lasagna noodles
2 small jars alfredo sauce
Directions
Precook noodles in salted water until almost soft. In bowl, mix cottage cheese, Mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese with eggs and spinach. Layer noodles and some of the sauce in a casserole dish. Add some of the cheese and spinach mixture. Next, layer on some of the chicken or turkey. Again another layer of noodles and sauce then the cheese and then the chicken top with Mozzarella Cheese and bake 30 minutes in a 350 degree F oven until heated through and cheese on top is melted.
This is simple and quick to assemble and tastes like it was made by a pro.
Ingredients:
9 lasagna noodles cooked
1 jar of Alfredo sauce (or make your own)
1 can of cream of shrimp soup (or cream of mushroom)
1 can of crab meat or small shrimp drained
1/2 lb. of Italian blend cheese, shredded
1 lb. of mozzarella cheese shredded
1 lb. of uncooked shrimp, shelled
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Take a 13x9 pan and spray the sides and bottom with cooking spray.
Mix Alfredo, cream of soup, crab, and cheeses in a bowl.
Lay 3 of the noodles in the bottom of the dish. Cover the noodles with 1/3 of the sauce. Place 1/2 of the shrimp on top. If they are large chop them up. 50-60 per pound work well with out chopping them up. I put about 10 per noodle.
Place a layer of noodles on top and press down to push the shrimp into the sauce. Repeat the layer. Top the layer with the last noodles and cover with sauce. (I like to put a little Parmesan on top of the sauce.)
Bake for 45-60 minutes until it is bubbly. It will be on the longer side if the cheese is cold. Once it is out of the oven let set for 15 -20 minutes to jell up.
Options:
Try adding some chopped sun dried tomatoes to the sauce.
Put some spinach or chopped broccoli on top of the shrimp.
Use 16 oz ricotta instead of cream of soup.
Use chicken instead of shrimp, chopped up or shredded and use cream of chicken soup.
Imitation crab or lobster worked once it was drained well. Just press it in some paper towels.
I have not used raw bay scallops, but I think they would work and give it some sweetness.
This reheats well in the microwave and freezes well.
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