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Seafood Baked Ziti

8/28/16

This creamy seafood baked ziti is the perfect pasta dish--so flavorful and easy to make!Baked Ziti  loaded with crab, shrimp, and lobster. Smothered in a  creamy white cheesy sauce!

So a few months ago I shared my recipe for Lobster Macaroni & Cheese with Bacon Bread Crumbs. So many of you loved the recipe, but a lot of you requested that I make a pasta dish with crab, lobster, AND shrimp! Well say no more- Rosie has you covered!

This seafood baked ziti is an easy pasta dish that you can toss together for a weeknight dinner

  • In this post I’m going to show you how I make my easy baked seafood ziti. I start off with a homemade creamy white cheese sauce made from evaporated milk, mascarpone cheese, fontal cheese, and Sicilian jack cheese. The cheese that I use are a little hard to find, so when I can’t find them, I use  2 of these cheeses:
  • gouda
  • colby jack
  • mozzarella cheese
  • pepper jack

Creamy Seafood Baked Ziti is a simple seafood casserole dinner

As far as seafood, I use crab, lobster meat, and shrimp. The crab that I used was the canned lump crab meat. The lobster that I used was cooked lobster meat that was found in the frozen department. I use uncooked shrimp that I buy from the seafood department, and I make sure to peel & devein it.

Check out my tutorial for my Seafood Baked Ziti

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Seafood Baked Ziti

Rich and creamy, this baked seafood ziti is a simple, flavorful dish that's perfect for a weeknight meal.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian, Seafood
Keyword Seafood Baked Ziti
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 16 oz of dry ziti
  • 5 tbsp salted butter
  • 3 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 14 oz evaporated milk or half & half
  • 2/3 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded Sicilian jack cheese
  • 2 cups shredded Italian style fontal cheese
  • 1/2 lb uncooked jumbo shrimp peeled & deveined
  • 1/2 lb lobster meat
  • 1/2 lb crab meat
  • Salt & Pepper for taste
  • 2 tsp parsley flakes

Instructions

  • Place 5 tbsp of butter in a medium sized saucepan, and melt over medium heat.
  • Sprinkle in the flour, and whisk until well combined.
  • Slowly pour in the evaporate milk, while whisking.
  • Next add in the mascarpone cheese, and whisk until melted.
  • Add in 1 1/2 cup fontal cheese, and 1 1/2 cup Sicilian jack cheese.
  • Whisk until everything is melted, and well combined, then reduce the heat to low medium.
  • Meanwhile the ziti should be boiling in lightly salted water. Cook until done, but still firm.
  • Drain pasta, then place into a 9x13 bake dish.
  • Add in the seafood, then fold.
  • Pour in the sauce, and fold.
  • Top off the ziti with the remaining 1/2 cup fontal cheese, and parsley flakes( optional).
  • Cover the ziti with foil.
  • Bake on 350 F for 20-25 minutes.
  • Let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Serve & enjoy!

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Filed Under: All Posts, Dinner, Mains, Seafood Tagged With: crab, lobster, pasta, seafood, shrimp, ziti

Comments

  1. Joanne says

    August 28, 2016 at 6:38 pm

    5 stars
    Oh, this dish looks fantastic!!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      August 28, 2016 at 8:26 pm

      Thanks Joanne!

      Reply
      • Karen Parham says

        June 6, 2019 at 11:20 am

        How do I make this for 50 guest. (Triple the ingredients)

        Reply
        • Rosie says

          June 6, 2019 at 12:52 pm

          You will have to make several batches. Try 5.

          Reply
  2. Kesha says

    September 1, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    5 stars
    I made this dish last night. It was so good. I accidentally mixed in all the cheese at once instead of sprinkling some at the end, but it still turned out so good. I would put a little more meat in the dish. I unfortunately did not take into account the weight of the lobster tails I bought with the shell on it. (The did not carry frozen lobster at the store I went to) But this is definitely a winner in my house.

    Reply
  3. Joy says

    September 18, 2016 at 7:34 am

    Can I use salmon to replace the crab meat?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      September 18, 2016 at 10:43 am

      Yes, you can. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Tacara Ferguson says

    January 22, 2017 at 10:27 am

    5 stars
    OOOOOOOOMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!! This recipe is absolutely delicious. I didn’t get to use the original cheeses but pepper Jack and mozzarella suited my family just fine. I only used crabmeat and shrimp but I’ll definitely add lobster next time. Thanks again Rosie

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      January 22, 2017 at 12:33 pm

      Glad that you liked the recipe!

      Reply
  5. Summer says

    August 10, 2017 at 6:43 pm

    Can cheddar cheese also be used?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      August 10, 2017 at 9:01 pm

      Absolutely!

      Reply
  6. Denord Bazemore says

    October 31, 2017 at 10:27 am

    5 stars
    So I go just to find a random seafood ziti recipe and its yours, how r u stranger!! Food came out Great thank you beautiful!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      October 31, 2017 at 11:00 am

      Hi there! Glad that you were able to find my recipe 🙂

      Reply
      • Denord Bazemore says

        November 2, 2017 at 12:59 pm

        Yes I’m about to start cooking all your joints loll ….didn’t even know you had recipes …Glad to see you doing well tho !

        Reply
        • Rosie says

          November 2, 2017 at 1:06 pm

          LOL! Thank you. Enjoy 🙂

          Reply
  7. Nicole Stone says

    February 1, 2018 at 2:45 pm

    Hello, I’m really looking forward to trying this recipe!…Question, can I substitute the mascarpone cheese with something else?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      February 1, 2018 at 4:01 pm

      Stick to the recipe listed for best results 🙂

      Reply
  8. Adele says

    November 29, 2018 at 11:44 am

    Sound great. Can it be made a day ahead? Thinking of making it for holiday party

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      November 29, 2018 at 2:28 pm

      Make it the day of.

      Reply
      • Angela says

        March 28, 2020 at 5:02 pm

        I made the seafood bake ziti and it came out great

        Reply

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