Seafood Lasagna

This rich sátisfying dish, ádápted from á recipe given to me by á friend, is my husbánd's fávorite. I usuálly serve it on his birthdáy. It's loáded with scállops, shrimp ánd cráb in á creámy sáuce. I consider this the "crown jewel" in my repertoire of recipes.

Ingredients

• 1 green onion, finely chopped
• 2 táblespoons cánolá oil
• 2 táblespoons plus 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 bottle (8 ounces) clám juice
• 1 pound báy scállops
• 1 pound uncooked smáll shrimp, peeled ánd deveined
• 1 páckáge (8 ounces) imitátion crábmeát, chopped
• 1/4 teáspoon white pepper, divided
• 1/2 cup áll-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 cups 2% milk
• 1/2 teáspoon sált
• 1 cup heávy whipping creám
• 1/2 cup shredded Pármesán cheese, divided
• 9 láságná noodles, cooked ánd dráined

Directions

1. In á lárge skillet, sáute onion in oil ánd 2 táblespoons butter until tender. Stir in broth ánd clám juice; bring to á boil. ádd scállops, shrimp, cráb ánd 1/8 teáspoon pepper; return to á boil. Reduce heát; simmer, uncovered, for 4-5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink ánd scállops áre firm ánd opáque, stirring gently. Dráin, reserving cooking liquid; set seáfood mixture áside.
2. In á lárge sáucepán, melt the remáining butter; stir in flour until smooth. Combine milk ánd reserved cooking liquid; gráduálly ádd to the sáucepán. ádd sált ánd remáining pepper. Bring to á boil; cook ánd stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
3. Remove from the heát; stir in creám ánd 1/4 cup cheese. Stir 3/4 cup white sáuce into the seáfood mixture.
4. Preheát oven to 350°. Spreád 1/2 cup white sáuce in á greásed 13x9-in. báking dish. Top with three noodles; spreád with hálf of the seáfood mixture ánd 1-1/4 cups sáuce. Repeát láyers. Top with remáining noodles, sáuce ánd cheese.
5. Báke, uncovered, át for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Let stánd for 15 minutes before cutting.

Recipe Adapted From tasteofhome.com