CarolPa
Executive Chef
One of my pet peeves is when a manufacturer reduces the package size so they don't have to raise the price. I have been making Lasagne for years. I use 12 pieces of lasagne, 1 jar of pasta sauce, 14 oz of Ricotta and about 8 ox shredded mozarella. And browned ground meat, of course. I think they are making the lasagne noodles smaller. Thinner, actually. When I put them in the 13 X 9 pan that I have always used, there seems to be so much more space around the noodles. I know that most of the jars of pasta sauce have been reduced a few ounces, and in order to have enough sauce I have to add a small can of tomato sauce to it. I don't mind that too much because it's easy to fix, but the size of the lasagne noodles is annoying.
I'd like to add that I cook the noodles and cut them in thirds. I layer the pieces with the other ingredients, then when it bakes, the cheese melts down in the spaces between the noodles and it is automatically scored in portion size pieces and easier to remove from the pan.
I'd like to add that I cook the noodles and cut them in thirds. I layer the pieces with the other ingredients, then when it bakes, the cheese melts down in the spaces between the noodles and it is automatically scored in portion size pieces and easier to remove from the pan.