To Boil Noodles or Not to Boil Noodles - Easy Lasagna Recipes Needed Please...

[nicolita3]

I have never boiled lasagna noodles. Never had a problem with them being crunchy.

 

[Micca]

Haven't heard from Wendy since dinner. Any survivors?

 

[jdb in AZ]

I always use the 'World's Best Lasagna' recipe from allrecipes dot com. It calls for making your own sauce with ground beef & italian sausage, but it's really no big deal - just takes awhile to simmer. Like Lynxstch, I precook the regular noodles a bit before layering. (I use the Fasta Pasta thingy.)

I made a Bob Warden pressure cooker lasagna once and threw it all out. That turned me off trying a crockpot version, LOL. I guess I like my lasagna on the dryer side with extra sauce served at the table. The PC version was too soupy.

I think that's the recipe I use too, tho I add 8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms when cooking the meat and onion. The shrooms add to the texture.

 

[Disneyland1084]

I just made this a few nights ago. My family loved it. http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/cl...-sausage/8f8b1c85-e219-488a-9243-7c190802a872 I buy the lasagna noodles that you boil. It doesn't take that much extra time.

 

[Wendy31]

Haven't heard from Wendy since dinner. Any survivors?

We all survived! And it was actually pretty tasty! Older DS (who is possibly a bit biased) said it was the best lasagna he'd ever tasted.

Precooking the noodles didn't really take all that much extra time - I did that while making the meat sauce.

However, once I had all the layers together & ready, it took FOREVER to cook. I put it in the oven (at 350 degrees) at 5:56 pm, thinking I'd sprinkle some mozzarella on top around 6:45 pm, & it would be ready at 7:00 pm. Nope! We ended up eating around 7:45 pm. Kind of a carb-heavy meal for that late! LOL!

But it was good! I'd make it again - except I'd use less ricotta cheese & make more of the meat sauce.

And something in it gave me a horrible migraine - so, . I was up all night & still feel a little "hungover" from it now. I have to stay away from MSG, so DH & I always look at labels. The only things "processed" were the spaghetti sauce (but it's "all-natural" & the kind we always use) & the salad dressing (and, again, it's the kind we always use). So I don't know... maybe the ricotta cheese? We've even started buying grass-fed, antibiotic-free beef. So I don't know what caused my headache, except maybe the ricotta since it's a soft cheese. We were eating at 8:00 pm, &, by 10:30, I had a headache.

Anyway, sorry to go off-topic! Thank you for all the advice & tips! My family loved it!

 

[pweyl36]

I never boil the noodles and I never buy "no boil" noodles. Start with a layer of sauce and then noodles, cheese, sauce, etc. it should be fine.

I do the same,I have never boiled a noodle.