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Post by Scrapbrat on May 25, 2016 19:10:42 GMT
I don't like the consistency of non-boiled noodles. I tried it once and just was not a fan of it. I always boil. I'm in this camp. You CAN use noodles that aren't boiled, but to me, the lasagna isn't the same at all. I always boil lasagna noodles first, just like I always cook the ziti first when I'm making baked ziti, etc. |
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Post by just PEAchy on May 25, 2016 19:16:11 GMT
I think the non boiled noodles are too gummy. I prefer to boil my noodles first.
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Post by disneypal on May 25, 2016 21:07:32 GMT
I do not ever boil my lasagna noodles...no matter what brand I purchase. You'll be fine! Same here - as long as the noodles are covered well by sauce, they don't need to be boiled ahead of time. |
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Post by Grom Pea on May 25, 2016 21:45:38 GMT
One of my favorite stories that my mom tells is that right after she and my dad were married, she made a lasagna when her in-laws were coming to dinner for the first time. She didn't boil the noodles and the DIDN'T soften when she baked it. (She just didn't know that you should - being a nice Jewish girl, I don't think she'd had much experience eating pasta, let alone cooking it.) That story has stuck with me, and I ALWAYS boil mine when I make it. Plus, the recipe I use doesn't have a ton of sauce, so I doubt they'd soften enough during baking. Cute story, when I don't boil noodles I assemble the lasagna in the morning and let it sit in the fridge before baking for dinner. My guess is that she either had scant sauce, overlapped noodles or baked it at too high of a temp for too short of a time, lasagna can take a long time to bake and I know what it's like to try to get food on everyone's plates when you have guests over! I'm not sure if this is accurate but I was told in a cooking class the no boil noodles have a higher sodium content to make them taste better, but I never verified that on the package. The chef said to always use regular noodles, never the no boil. If course he was making fresh pasta, but I think his point was to avoid extra sodium. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on May 25, 2016 21:58:10 GMT
Ive always boiled mine except the time I bought the no boil kind and hated them they tasted aweful. I would be afraid regular noodles would be even worse.
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Post by moodyblue on May 26, 2016 1:35:33 GMT
I remember helping my mother make lasagna when I was a kid (vague memory of laying out the noodles in the pan), but I confess to never making it as an adult. I like lasagna, but it's one of those things I just never think to make myself.
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Post by mlynn on May 26, 2016 2:20:47 GMT
I usually use Barilla no boil noodles for my Lasagne. They were out of them at the store and I bought the Meijer brand that said "Oven Ready" so I thought I didn't have to boil them. Wrong! Made the mistake of reading the fine print after I put it in the oven. Of course I am taking it to a friend who had a death in the family. Ugh! Am I screwed? Don't have the ingredients to start over and it's too late anyway.
So...how did it turn out?
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Post by bosoxbeth on May 26, 2016 2:34:31 GMT
I use regular noodles (they don't say no boil, they are the typical ones) and I don't pre-boil them. As long as you use enough sauce, they cook perfectly when you bake the lasagne!
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Post by anniefb on May 26, 2016 3:42:29 GMT
Glad it turned out OK!
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