Why won't it stick?

[Marilyn. 340]

Yea I definitely drain the meat, but perhaps I need to add more sauce. The recipe I use does call for a cup of water,but I never follow that because I thought it would dilute the sauce giving me the exact same problem I am complaining about now.

I've never had this problem, but I'm not familiar with the "oven ready" pasta that you're using. Does the oven ready pasta require water to be added before baking?

The oven ready noodles are the shizzle

Are they hard?

I've only ever used the kind you need to boil which I hate, or else fresh which is so easy. I imagine the oven ready would be similar to using fresh pasta...

they are hard but are made to cook in the sauce as the lasagna bakes....

[Marilyn. 340]

CATELLI Express oven-ready pasta was specially developed to save time in the kitchen. Available in lasagne and cannelloni, this pasta does not require boiling before baking because the special thinner noodles allow the pasta to cook in the recipe's tomato sauce while in the oven. The noodles are also enriched with egg white to ensure a firm texture.

http://www.catelli.com/product_line/specia...xpress_oven.htm

[Krikit 1,166]

Some days I just feel invisible.

Edited October 2, 2007 by Krikit

[Nessa 23]

I think the reason it's not sticking is because of those darn illegals immigrants

[Jenn! 918]

CATELLI Express oven-ready pasta was specially developed to save time in the kitchen. Available in lasagne and cannelloni, this pasta does not require boiling before baking because the special thinner noodles allow the pasta to cook in the recipe's tomato sauce while in the oven. The noodles are also enriched with egg white to ensure a firm texture.

http://www.catelli.com/product_line/specia...xpress_oven.htm

But you don't need to add water or extra sauce even though the pasta is dried? That seems odd.

[Marilyn. 340]

i think we discovered that she wasn't putting the cheese inbetween each layer and that was the probable cause of her lasagna malfunction...

[JODO 2]

Some days I just feel invisible.

No all of you were very helpful. Thanks! I will try to redeem myself with the new suggestions as soon as I can

[Marilyn. 340]

CATELLI Express oven-ready pasta was specially developed to save time in the kitchen. Available in lasagne and cannelloni, this pasta does not require boiling before baking because the special thinner noodles allow the pasta to cook in the recipe's tomato sauce while in the oven. The noodles are also enriched with egg white to ensure a firm texture.

http://www.catelli.com/product_line/specia...xpress_oven.htm

But you don't need to add water or extra sauce even though the pasta is dried? That seems odd.

you just have to make sure that the noodles are completely covered with the sauce... but you don't really need to add a whole lot of extra sauce...

[Jenn! 918]

Know what I love? Pesto lasagne!!! Mmmmmm

[Emancipation 2]

I think the reason it's not sticking is because of those darn illegals immigrants

Okay i read this Nessa and i blew boogers out my nose i was laughing so hard..

[JODO 2]

i think we discovered that she wasn't putting the cheese inbetween each layer and that was the probable cause of her lasagna malfunction...

Noooo I was putting the ricotta in every other layer. I thought LisaD meant I should not do that?? Did I misunderstand?

[Marilyn. 340]

i like to add a bit of spinach (I use frozen spinach that has been thawed) in with the ricotta or cottage cheese... yum yum!!

Edited October 2, 2007 by MarilynP

[Marilyn. 340]

IF the gravy isn't thick enough, you need to either cook it down a bit or add some tomato paste and seasoning and cook that.

The egg should be added to the ricotta before layering. It should still be a fairly thick consistency.

The beef theoretically shouldn't be added into the gravy, but layered by itself and THEN adding the gravy on...or adding the beef before...just not together.

And if you put the ricotta mixture between all the layers (thinner), then the gravy will 'stick' there.

Ahhhh

she said to put the cheese between all the layers..

what I do is on the bottom of the pan put a bit if sauce, then layer of noodles, more sauce and then the cheese and then another layer of noodles, more sauce , cheese, noodles etc....

[Ban Hammer 14,573]

too many cooks spoil the sauce?

[Krikit 1,166]

I think the reason it's not sticking is because of those darn illegals immigrants

Okay i read this Nessa and i blew boogers out my nose i was laughing so hard..

That'll help make it stick!!!