Did you know even with “regular” lasagna noodles, that you do not have to cook them all the way through before using them in a lasagna? Here is a great tip I recently learned which greatly shortens the effort and time needed to bake with these noodles.
I hesitate to buy the regular noodles due to the lengthy preparation: boiling them for the required amount of time, hoping they don’t stick together, then rinsing them before adding them to my lasagna layers seems like a lot of effort. Why not just use the “no bake” noodles? Well, I do prefer the shape of the regular noodles—their length and shape fits nicely in a 9 x 13 sized pan.
Here is the solution: Simply place the regular noodles in a casserole dish. Pour boiling water over them and let them sit for 10 minutes. Drain the water and you are ready to assemble your lasagna. My mom had a recipe that recommended this method; she made it when we visited recently and the lasagna was delicious. Click here for the recipe.
I thought I’d give it a try today at my house and I wasn’t disappointed. The noodles were easy to prepare and after tasting the result, I never would have known that I didn’t cook them through first if I hadn’t done it myself!
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Ohh.. how simple! What a great tip! I love making lasagna :)
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DeleteBrilliant! After all that ham, I'm craving lasagna.
ReplyDeleteHi Holly! This looks delicious! I just realized that I have been replying with tips on each of your comments, realizing that your blogger account has your email set to "no-replyblogger@blogger.com". I am so sorry! I think you can fix that in your settings. Here's my last reply:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that it worked out for you. You can re-size the button on PicMonkey (in the re-size section) if that is what you are looking for. Thank you so much - you are too sweet. :] I hope you had a happy Easter!
Hi Kate, Thanks for pointing that out to me, I had no idea. I've tried to fix it on my settings. Hope you have a great day! Holly
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Thanks!
Amanda
That is an awesome tip Holly! I don't like the texture of the no bake noodles, so I always use regular noodles! Angie xo
ReplyDeleteHolly... This is such a great idea! I hate boling the noodles for lasagna, but don't love the oven ready! Can't wait to try it out!
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Trish
Hello Trish, you must make quite an effort to comment on a number of the link ups to your party. I've seen your kind comments on a number of websites and appreciate the time you took to write to me too. Thanks again for your link up party. I'll look forward to it again next week!
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