Has anyone here used the oven-ready

[MOMFUDSKI]

lasagna? I made lasagna today and boiled the pasta. What a pain in the ass. Tell me it is great? Thanks

[global1]

1. I Always Use The Oven Ready.....

just as good and real easy to work with and use.

[bullimiami]

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

[CrispyQ]

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

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.

[MLAA]

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

And yes, they sure are easier!

[marble falls]

5. 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 ...

... putting cold water in while stirring, When cool, pull them out and lay onto a dish towel piece by piece and start assembling the lasagna.

I think I notice a diference in the thickness and mouth feel. but that just might be my aversion to substituting.

[MOMFUDSKI]

7. I guess I will stay with the traditional boil,

rinse cold, lay on towel method. It is assembled and in the oven now. House smells SO good. Thanks for all the comments.

[marble falls]

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

... to doing mise en place. I had too much faith in my ability to pull it together in a snap. An important tip: it doesn't matter if the pasta gets torn, no one will see it and if one does, he won't care! Non stress lasagna is the goal!

[Freddie]

6. Yes it works fine

I use San Georgia and follow the directions on the box for cooking time. Texture maybe not quite as good as regular but it’s fine for me.

[demigoddess]

8. we buy our lasagna frozen, pasta and sauce, delicious.

[SarahD]

10. Tried it but not quite the same.

I assume you're talking about those noodles that don't require boiling before assembling the dish. I like skipping the hot fingertips that come with handling the boiled noodles, but it's not what I'm used to. Maybe there's a trick to it.

[CANADIANBEAVER69]

11. I make mine with ready made Olivieri sheets

You don't need to boil and they are like using fresh made pasta. Better than the boxed ready made. Find them where Olivieri pasta and sauces are in your grocery store.

[sir pball]

12. You can use normal sheets without boiling them.

It was years before I learned this, you just need to add a bit more time to the cook. Poke it with a cake tester to see if the pasta's soft. As a bonus, it absorbs extra liquid so it leaves the lasag nice and firm, never runny!