Seafood and Spinach Pasta Bake |
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Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 95 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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I still mean to make hers someday, but this is what I had on-hand and it came out so good I had to post it. Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter |
1/2 cup flour |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/8 teaspoon white pepper |
2 cups light cream |
2 cups chicken broth |
1 tablespoon instant minced onion |
1 tablespoon instant minced garlic |
1 teaspoon dried basil |
8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated |
1 lb whole wheat penne, uncooked |
1 (8 ounce) package imitation crabmeat, thawed and drained well |
1 (8 ounce) package imitation lobster meat, thawed and drained well |
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained but not squeezed dry |
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese |
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated |
Directions:
1. Melt butter over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth.
2. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until bubbling.
3. Whisk in milk and broth; increase heat to medium and heat, stirring frequently, until bubbling. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, one minute.
4. Stir in onion, garlic, cheese and basil; cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until cheese is melted.
5. Spread 1/3 of cheese mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass pan.
6. Layer half of the penne, all of the cottage cheese, and half of the crab and lobster over the sauce.
7. Pour another 1/3 of cheese mixture over seafood.
8. Layer remaining half of the penne, the spinach (should still be wet), and the remaining seafood; then top with remaining sauce.
9. Sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan.
10. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes; let stand 15 minutes before serving.
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