Lasagna noodles

[margeslp]

It seems I remember a discussion that you didn't need to precook noodles - add more broth in the sauce.

How about just soaking them the way we do with rice noodles? What are your thoughts?

[peachesncream]

Ina Garten recommends soaking lasagna noodles, rather than cooking them in boiling water, for her lasagna. She soaks the noodles in hot tap water for 20 minutes. Here's the recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/i...ipe/index.html

I haven't tried her method. But the success or not may be addressed by people who wrote reviews.

I have tried a couple of recipes that called for putting uncooked noodles in the lasagna, and the addition of water to the sauce. Those recipes did not turn out well for me. I felt the lasagna noodles never got to the right consistency. But other people may have had different results.

[LakeMartinGal]

I never precook the noodles, but I do make the lasagna a day or so ahead, so the moisture has time to soak into the noodles. It definitely works for me!

[Beth]

I don't precook the noodles and I don't use special pasta, but the recipe I use was written for not cooking them. I have baked it right away, let it sit a bit and frozen it before baking and it has come out well all three ways. I think the key is the right amount of moisture in the sauce so that the pasta cooks but the finished dish isn't runny, so I've stayed fairly true to a recipe that was given to me for a school dinner/fundraiser where they wanted everyone to bring the same dish -- about 18 years ago.

[LakeMartinGal]

My recipe calls for pre-cooking the noodles. I have baked it right away, but the flavors are better if it sits overnight. The noodles have been fine, either way.

[margeslp]

Thanks all. I have soaked the noodles and will be letting casserole sit overnight

[margeslp]

Ina Garten recommends soaking lasagna noodles, rather than cooking them in boiling water, for her lasagna. She soaks the noodles in hot tap water for 20 minutes. Here's the recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/i...ipe/index.html

I haven't tried her method. But the success or not may be addressed by people who wrote reviews.

I have tried a couple of recipes that called for putting uncooked noodles in the lasagna, and the addition of water to the sauce. Those recipes did not turn out well for me. I felt the lasagna noodles never got to the right consistency. But other people may have had different results.

I should have followed the 20 min. direction. I just left noodles all day and the resutl was tacky and tasteless. I have the casserole in fridge without covering it to dry out a little.