How long should a lasagna cook for? - Democratic Underground

XemaSab

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Wed Jun-17-09 06:32 PM
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How long should a lasagna cook for?

I cooked the noodles, and everything in it is cooked except the cheese.

I basically want to heat it until the cheese is melted.

It is in a big cake pan.

Thanks! :hi:

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Midlodemocrat

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Wed Jun-17-09 06:33 PM
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1. Until the cheese bubbles.

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bicentennial_baby

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Wed Jun-17-09 06:33 PM
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2. About 45 minutes on 375, iirc

I use no-boil noodles, but I think that's the standard.

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AlCzervik

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Wed Jun-17-09 06:41 PM
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3. me too, i won't make it with regular noodles, what a pain in the arse.

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csziggy

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Wed Jun-17-09 08:16 PM
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9. I use regular noodles but don't cook them ahead of time

I just put extra red wine in the sauce and cook the lasagna until the noodles are soft enough to cut.

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Wed Jun-17-09 06:44 PM
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4. Between one and five years before seeking employment as a professional chef

It takes that long for the lasagna to know its way around a kitchen, cook without using recipes, cook multiple dishes and coordinate all of the activities.

If I owned a restaurant, I'd want the lasagna to have cooked for at least one to five years as an assistant chef or in some other "apprentice" capacity before approaching me for a job.

:evilgrin:

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arbusto_baboso

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Wed Jun-17-09 06:48 PM
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5. Until the head falls off on its own.

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surrealAmerican

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Wed Jun-17-09 06:50 PM
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6. Even though it seems like all the ingredients are pre-cooked ...

... so it should cook up fast, it doesn't. Especially if your lasagna is thick, you should plan on it taking an hour or more.

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cwydro

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Wed Jun-17-09 06:55 PM
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7. Good advice upthread.

A co-worker of mine just made one in a slow cooker. I wass amazed. All you have to do is cook the meat and sautee the onions etc.

You don't have to cook the noodles, just load it all in there in layers with the cheese. It was surprisingly good.

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Kali

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Wed Jun-17-09 08:13 PM
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8. you didn't do the egg-ricotta (or cottage cheese)-parmesan-parsley layer?

fastest? scoop out a serving size pile onto a microwave safe plate and nuke it }(

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Shell Beau

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Wed Jun-17-09 08:17 PM
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10. Everything is cooked. You just need to let the cheese get melty.

Like Midlo said, when the cheese is bubbling.

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