Spaghetti Lasagna Florentine with Crab

A seafood pasta dish that is sure to please. Succulent, wild-caught lump crab mixed into a thick and creamy cheese filling and blended with a zesty marinara sauce.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 474 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
• 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 1 (28 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• 1 pinch sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pound fresh lump crabmeat
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
• 1 pinch dried parsley flakes, or to taste
• 1 ¼ cups grated Parmesan-Romano cheese blend, divided
• 2 tablespoons clam juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Drain, stir in butter, and set aside.

Step 3

Combine marinara sauce, spinach, onion, mushrooms, tomato paste, garlic, cayenne, parsley, sea salt, and black pepper in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, while you prepare the cheese mixture.

Step 4

Combine lump crab, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, 1 cup Parmesan-Romano cheese, eggs, and clam juice together in a large mixing bowl. Blend thoroughly together.

Step 5

Spoon a light layer of sauce into the bottom of the prepared pan. Add a layer of spaghetti, followed by a layer of cheese mixture. Repeat until ingredients have all been added, making sure sauce makes up the top layer. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

Step 6

Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until crab is pink and cheese is melted, about 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. Serve.