Easy Cajun Chicken And Shrimp Alfredo Recipe Recipe For Lasagna

CAJUN CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, combine sausage, chicken, Cajun seasoning and sage. Cook until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear, about 8 minutes. Remove meat from skillet with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Saute onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic until tender. Remove from heat, and stir in cooked meat and one container Alfredo sauce.
• Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover bottom with 4 lasagna noodles. Spread with 1/2 of the meat mixture. Repeat layers, and cover with a layer of noodles. Spread remaining Alfredo sauce over top. Top with mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

CAJUN SHRIMP LASAGNA ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute shrimp and onion in oil until shrimp turn pink. Stir in tomatoes and Cajun seasoning; set aside., In a large saucepan, saute garlic in butter for 1 minute. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in cheddar cheese until smooth. Add sausage; set aside., Spread 1/3 cup shrimp mixture over each noodle. Carefully roll up; place seam side down in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with cheese sauce. Sprinkle with pepper Jack cheese and paprika. , Cover and bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN ALFREDO LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet to medium-high and add 2 tablespoons of butter along with 2 minced garlic cloves and 1 cup of chopped onion. Cook the onion until it becomes translucent.
• Now add 10 ounces of fresh spinach and stir until the spinach wilts.
• Then add in 4 cups of heavy cream, 1 ½ cup of grated Parmesan, 15 ounces ricotta cheese, ¼ teaspoons black pepper, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, and 3 cups of shredded rotisserie chicken.
• Once the heavy cream comes to a slight simmer, remove it from the heat.
• In a 9 x 13 inch deep baking dish add a large spoonful of the chicken Alfredo mixture to coat the bottom of the pan then begin adding in your cooked lasagna noodles. I was able to squeeze in about 5 noodles.
• Now add a generous amount of your chicken Alfredo mixture on top of the lasagna noodles and sprinkle on one-third of the shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat layering the lasagna noodles, chicken Alfredo, and shredded mozzarella until all 15 of your lasagna noodles are assembled. Now cover the lasagna with foil and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35-35 minutes. Then broil uncovered for 2-3 minutes to brown the cheese.

CAJUN CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375°.
• In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook lasagna noodles until very al dente. Drain.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Cook onion and bell peppers until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add chicken, season with salt and pepper, and cook until golden and no longer pink, 8 minutes. Transfer mixture to a plate.
• Make sauce: To skillet over medium heat, add butter. Once melted, sprinkle with Cajun seasoning and flour and cook 1 minute. Whisk in milk and let simmer until thick and creamy, about 3 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in Parmesan and parsley.
• Assemble lasagna: In a small bowl, stir together ricotta and egg and season with more salt and pepper. In a large baking dish, spread a thin layer of sauce. Add a layer of lasagna noodles, top with a third of the ricotta mixture, a third of the chicken-vegetable mixture, another layer of sauce, and a third of the mozzarella. Repeat until all ingredients are used, ending with mozzarella.
• Bake until bubbly and golden, 35 minutes.
• Garnish with remaining parsley and serve.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND SAUSAGE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, frozen vegetables, and mushrooms. Saute until sausage is almost fully cooked, onions are tender, and any liquid from the frozen vegetables has almost fully evaporated, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in Creole seasoning, garlic, and pepper; cook for 2 minutes. Add shrimp, Alfredo sauce, and Parmesan cheese. Cook and stir until sauce has thickened and shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain fettuccine, top with shrimp-sausage mixture, and sprinkle with bread crumbs and parsley.

CHICKEN ALFREDO LASAGNA

Steps:

• Season the breasts with pepper, oregano, and whatever meat season you like.
• Place the breasts in a microwave steamer and steam until almost done.
• Remove the chicken from the microwave, drain the water and put the breasts in the fridge or freezer to cool. DO NOT FREEZE!
• Pour the alfredo sauce into a large sauce pan. Fill the jar 1/2 way with milk, return the lid, shake well, and pour into the sauce. Add some pepper to the sauce and stir. Simmer.
• In a frying pan, heat up some olive oil. When hot, add 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic and 1/2 a yellow onion diced. Sautee.
• Add sliced mushrooms and give a few good splashes of balsamic. Cover and sautee over medium heat. When the mushrooms have soaked up the vinegar and started to shrink, remove the lid and cook until the vinegar has reduced. Add mushrooms to the alfredo sauce and stir well.
• By now, the chicken should be cooled. Remove from cooling and cut into cubes -- the smaller the better.
• Heat up about a teaspoons olive oil in the same frying pan used for the mushrooms and add another tsp of garlic. Add the chicken and a couple splashes of balsamic. season with a little more pepper and oregano. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Once all the flavors have combined, remove lid and cook until the vinegar has reduced. Add chicken to the alfredo sauce. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Once the sauce has had time to cook and infuse all the ingredients, remove from heat and allow to cool for about 10 to 20 minutes.
• In a mixing bowl combine 1 egg, ricotta, parsley, oregano, and 1/4 cup of parmesean cheese.
• With a rubber spatula, spread the ricotta mixture over 9 oven ready lasagna pieces. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a glass 8 1/2 X 11 baking dish, scoop a heaping ladle of sauce and spread on the bottom of the dish. Lay 3 lasagna pieces across the bottom. Cover with mozzerella and then ladle more sauce over the cheese. Repeat this until the last layer. Use any remaining sauce on the top layer and cover entire top with mozzerella. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Place in the oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and continue to cook until the top layer of cheese is melted and the pasta is tender. Remove from the oven and allow to stand for about 10 minutes. Serve with salad and your favorite bruchetta or garlic bread.