Like Andy I use Barilla ready for oven pasta, whatever the actual name. I find that past is really good for lasagna, not slippery, absorbs sauce nicely. Works great.I guess we'll agree to disagree...I find the fresh pasta absorbs the sauce better thus taking on the flavor..whereas boxed pasta can be a bit slippery and the whole thing tends to separate more...then there is the texture..
It was meatless lasagna. Which is fine. I actually do not like lasagna with meat, just like i do not like meatballs. Both give terrible hear burn. Meat tomato sauce combination. That's besides the point. I do like meatless lasagnas. But celery. To me it seems like a cheap substitute for some normal filler.
I'm sorry, did you say you put cottage cheese in your lasagna? That is so much worse than celery. I'd welcome a pound of celery in my lasagna before I'd eat it with cottage cheese. THAT is an abomination.Also, because the lasagna noodles have such a pronounced flavor, along with the cottage an mozzarella cheese that I add to my lasagna, I over-spice the sauce.
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I'm sorry, did you say you put cottage cheese in your lasagna? That is so much worse than celery. I'd welcome a pound of celery in my lasagna before I'd eat it with cottage cheese. THAT is an abomination.
An abomination? Why is that? Cottage cheese is very common for those of us who don't like ricotta. I use my stick blender to make it smooth, and you'd never know the difference.
I'm sorry, did you say you put cottage cheese in your lasagna? That is so much worse than celery. I'd welcome a pound of celery in my lasagna before I'd eat it with cottage cheese. THAT is an abomination.
You might find this to be of interest:I'm sorry, did you say you put cottage cheese in your lasagna? That is so much worse than celery. I'd welcome a pound of celery in my lasagna before I'd eat it with cottage cheese. THAT is an abomination.
I could not disagree more. They are not interchangeable. Not in taste or consistency. I have tried lasagna made with cottage cheese. I did not know it was made with cottage cheese until I put it in my mouth, at which point, it was VERY obvious what it was made with, (though if I'd been paying more attention to what was on my plate I would have noticed it looked off). It was awful. Downright inedible. The fact that anyone would substitute one for the other boggles my mind, and makes me cringe inside.Could not have agreed more. Plus. Unless you are in Italy and can get real Ricotta the difference using American Cottage cheese versus American Ricotta after it was cooked is barely noticeable.
With ricotta. And no, I don't have a recipe. I used to help my Italian aunt make it as a kid, so I've never needed to use a written recipe. It's one of those things I just know how to make. She'd roll over in her grave if she ever saw a lasagna made with cottage cheese.How do you make your lasagna? Do you have a recipe?
I agree that some store bought ricotta is chalky and bland. I don't buy those brands. I completely disagree with them that cottage cheese is a better, tastier alternative. I'd rather not eat lasagna than lasagna with cottage cheese. Good ricotta is available, and even bad ricotta is better than cottage cheese. ATK doesn't get everything right; I have disagreed with them before. This is one they have very, very wrong.You might find this to be of interest:
https://www.americastestkitchen.com...ow-to-make-the-best-cheese-and-tomato-lasagna
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Everyone who likes cottage cheese in their lasagna must stop using it immediately.
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With ricotta. And no, I don't have a recipe. ....
Wow, so much anger. It's OK if you prefer ricotta, and others prefer cottage cheese. Unless one of of the pro-cottage cheese people invites you to their house to serve you that "vile" lasagna, don't worry about it! Let it go! Agree to disagree. Your blood pressure will thank you.I could not disagree more. They are not interchangeable. Not in taste or consistency. I have tried lasagna made with cottage cheese. I did not know it was made with cottage cheese until I put it in my mouth, at which point, it was VERY obvious what it was made with, (though if I'd been paying more attention to what was on my plate I would have noticed it looked off). It was awful. Downright inedible. The fact that anyone would substitute one for the other boggles my mind, and makes me cringe inside...