Anonymous
01/07/2025 11:52
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
To me the ricotta layer IS the lasagna. You have to make a ricotta mixture: ricotta, eggs, pepper, mozz cheese. Sometimes I add well-drained spinach.
That layer needs to be thick enough that once baked with the egg, it can literally stand alone. And yes, several layers. And not too much sauce but not too dry.
It's a science
That layer needs to be thick enough that once baked with the egg, it can literally stand alone. And yes, several layers. And not too much sauce but not too dry.
It's a science
Anonymous
01/07/2025 11:50
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
I use whole wheat lasagna noodles, and have to find a recipe without lactose for my lactose-intolerant kid. I've included various veggies in mine (mushrooms or spinach), but the problem is the cheese. Kid loved cheese before becoming lactose-intolerant, and I'm trying to replicate the texture.
Anonymous
01/07/2025 11:49
Subject: Re:for the families who enjoy lasagna
Ida Garten's recipe is the best.
Anonymous
01/07/2025 11:46
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
Anonymous wrote:Please post your favorite lasagna recipe!
I typically make a simple meat one, but I’d love a recipe for a white veggie one.
My recipe is:
Brown a pound of ground beef and a diced onion seasoned with a little salt/pepper.
In a 9x13 baking dish, spread a thin layer of tomato sauce from a standard jar (I like Rao’s roasted garlic) on bottom of the dish. Stir the rest of the jar of sauce into the ground beef mixture.
Place 4-5 dry lasagna noodles (slightly overlapping is okay) on top of the sauce. Dollop about a cup of ricotta cheese on top of the noodles. Spread about a cup and half of the ground beef/tomato sauce mixture on top of the ricotta and noodles, making sure to cover all the noodles. Sprinkle a cup of shredded mozzerella cheese on top.
Repeat noodles, ricotta, beef/sauce, mozz cheese.
End with third layer of noodles and sauce (no ricotta or mozz on third layer). Cover tightly and bake for an hour at 400 deg.
Uncover, sprinkle a cup of shredded mozzerella cheese on top and bake 10 more minutes until cheese is browned and bubbly.
Let sit at least 15 min before cutting and serving.
Do you not add any additional seasonings to the jarred sauce and the ricotta layers? Also, do you mix any other cheeses in with your ricotta?
Anonymous
01/07/2025 11:42
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
Anonymous wrote:My recipe is like yours but over the years I’ve made some tweaks that I think are winners:
*Whisk egg in ricotta to make richer
*Stir in some Italian seasoning to ricotta as well
*Provolone (non smoked) in addition to mozzarella
*in addition to ground beef, mild sausage or ground pork. (Some stores sell a ground pork/beef mix as “meatball mix” or “meatloaf mix”)
*If planning ahead, make meat sauce for another meal and use leftover for lasagna. For this I use meat mix as above, sauted chopped onion and green pepper, a little white wine, a little heavy cream. like a bolognese. It’s great on its own and incredible in lasagna.
To clarify, my make ahead meat sauce also includes tomato sauce or a bottle of sauce. I like Wegmans Grandma Sauce or the one in the tall skinny bottle better than Raos, but everybody has a favorite. I think a can of shopped tomatoes and a can of tomato sauce work fine as well.
Anonymous
01/07/2025 11:41
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
Are there people that don't enjoy lasagna!?
Anonymous
01/07/2025 11:40
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
My recipe is like yours but over the years I’ve made some tweaks that I think are winners:
*Whisk egg in ricotta to make richer
*Stir in some Italian seasoning to ricotta as well
*Provolone (non smoked) in addition to mozzarella
*in addition to ground beef, mild sausage or ground pork. (Some stores sell a ground pork/beef mix as “meatball mix” or “meatloaf mix”)
*If planning ahead, make meat sauce for another meal and use leftover for lasagna. For this I use meat mix as above, sauted chopped onion and green pepper, a little white wine, a little heavy cream. like a bolognese. It’s great on its own and incredible in lasagna.
*Whisk egg in ricotta to make richer
*Stir in some Italian seasoning to ricotta as well
*Provolone (non smoked) in addition to mozzarella
*in addition to ground beef, mild sausage or ground pork. (Some stores sell a ground pork/beef mix as “meatball mix” or “meatloaf mix”)
*If planning ahead, make meat sauce for another meal and use leftover for lasagna. For this I use meat mix as above, sauted chopped onion and green pepper, a little white wine, a little heavy cream. like a bolognese. It’s great on its own and incredible in lasagna.
Anonymous
01/07/2025 08:46
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
This is the only lasagna I like, and it is time consuming and dirties several pots. But it’s glorious.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/83527768076582796/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/83527768076582796/
Anonymous
01/07/2025 07:49
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
I tried to make lasagna last night and didn't have lasagna noodles! So I roasted tomatoes and onions and garlic and blended them up with cottage cheese (that's what we use...lactaid, due to dairy sensitivity). I added some Rao's too for extra tomato flavor. Of course there's basil and oregano and olive oil in there. I mixed the smooth sauce with cooked cavatappi and added spinach to 1/3 of it (only I like it). Topped with mozzarella and chili flake and baked. It was delicious!
Anonymous
01/07/2025 06:33
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
Anonymous wrote:I buy the Rao's frozen lasagna. You take it out of the box and put it in the oven for about 45-55 minutes.
We did not like it...like the sauce but not the lasagne.
Anonymous
01/07/2025 04:59
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
I prefer a vegetable lasagna (spinach,roasted red peppers, mushrooms, onions). Cottage cheese instead of ricotta and use a jarred sauce.
Anonymous
01/07/2025 04:07
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
I put mushrooms in the food processor, then sautee, then add to (usually)jarred sauce and use that like you would your meat sauce. I use bechamel instead of ricotta. And shredded mozzarella and layer similarly to what you describe.
Anonymous
01/07/2025 03:45
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
Spinach and bechamel lasagna
Anonymous
01/07/2025 00:59
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
I buy the Rao's frozen lasagna. You take it out of the box and put it in the oven for about 45-55 minutes.
Anonymous
01/07/2025 00:40
Subject: for the families who enjoy lasagna
Please post your favorite lasagna recipe!
I typically make a simple meat one, but I’d love a recipe for a white veggie one.
My recipe is:
Brown a pound of ground beef and a diced onion seasoned with a little salt/pepper.
In a 9x13 baking dish, spread a thin layer of tomato sauce from a standard jar (I like Rao’s roasted garlic) on bottom of the dish. Stir the rest of the jar of sauce into the ground beef mixture.
Place 4-5 dry lasagna noodles (slightly overlapping is okay) on top of the sauce. Dollop about a cup of ricotta cheese on top of the noodles. Spread about a cup and half of the ground beef/tomato sauce mixture on top of the ricotta and noodles, making sure to cover all the noodles. Sprinkle a cup of shredded mozzerella cheese on top.
Repeat noodles, ricotta, beef/sauce, mozz cheese.
End with third layer of noodles and sauce (no ricotta or mozz on third layer). Cover tightly and bake for an hour at 400 deg.
Uncover, sprinkle a cup of shredded mozzerella cheese on top and bake 10 more minutes until cheese is browned and bubbly.
Let sit at least 15 min before cutting and serving.
I typically make a simple meat one, but I’d love a recipe for a white veggie one.
My recipe is:
Brown a pound of ground beef and a diced onion seasoned with a little salt/pepper.
In a 9x13 baking dish, spread a thin layer of tomato sauce from a standard jar (I like Rao’s roasted garlic) on bottom of the dish. Stir the rest of the jar of sauce into the ground beef mixture.
Place 4-5 dry lasagna noodles (slightly overlapping is okay) on top of the sauce. Dollop about a cup of ricotta cheese on top of the noodles. Spread about a cup and half of the ground beef/tomato sauce mixture on top of the ricotta and noodles, making sure to cover all the noodles. Sprinkle a cup of shredded mozzerella cheese on top.
Repeat noodles, ricotta, beef/sauce, mozz cheese.
End with third layer of noodles and sauce (no ricotta or mozz on third layer). Cover tightly and bake for an hour at 400 deg.
Uncover, sprinkle a cup of shredded mozzerella cheese on top and bake 10 more minutes until cheese is browned and bubbly.
Let sit at least 15 min before cutting and serving.