South Of The Border Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 red sweet bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 tablespoons margarine
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 (8 ounce) carton whipping cream
• 1 (16 ounce) jar hot chunky salsa
• 12 (6 inch) corn tortillas, cut into 1 inch strips
• 1 (16 ounce) package imitation crabmeat, flaked
• 1 (12 ounce) package monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, cook shrimp, garlic and bell pepper in oil until shrimp turns pink. remove from skillet, and set aside.
• 2 in the same skillet, melt margarine and stir in flour and seasoning until smooth.
• 3 on medium high heat, gradually add broth and stir until sauce thickens.
• 4 stir in cream and salsa and heat throughly.
• 5 spread 1/2 cup of sauce in buttered 9x13 inch baking pan.
• 6 layer with half tortilla strips, half shrimp-bell pepper mixture, half of crab meat, half of the sauce, and half of cheese.
• 7 repeat layer again leaving off last half of cheese.
• 8 bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• 9 uncover and sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
• 10 return to oven and bake for 5 minutes.