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Cooking & Baking

CrispyQ

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3. I use regular lasagna & don't cook it first. BUT....

Reply to MOMFUDSKI (Original post)

Wed May 1, 2024, 03:24 PM

May 1

I use a lot of sauce so there's lots of moisture & I seal foil tight & secure around the rim of my pan so the steam doesn't escape. That is a must & then you must not peek! I bake at 375 for 50 minutes & my pasta is perfectly cooked.

on edit: Looking at my notes, I lower the heat to 350 after 10-15 minutes.

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Has anyone here used the oven-ready [View all] MOMFUDSKI May 1 OP

I Always Use The Oven Ready..... global1 May 1 #1

Don't like it. Texture is wrong. Went back to the pita noodles. bullimiami May 1 #2

I use regular lasagna & don't cook it first. BUT.... CrispyQ May 1 #3

I've found the trick is to make sure you have plenty of sauce covering the noodles so they soften well. MLAA May 1 #4

I've used it, and it's OK. I've made lasagna a lot over the years, the trick is to cool the pasta in the pan by ... marble falls May 1 #5

I guess I will stay with the traditional boil, MOMFUDSKI May 1 #7

Sometimes the proof of the pudding is in the aroma! It gets easier, the thing I had to get over was my aversion ... marble falls May 1 #9

Yes it works fine Freddie May 1 #6

we buy our lasagna frozen, pasta and sauce, delicious. demigoddess May 1 #8

Tried it but not quite the same. SarahD May 1 #10

I make mine with ready made Olivieri sheets CANADIANBEAVER69 May 1 #11

You can use normal sheets without boiling them. sir pball May 9 #12

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