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hm167 · 24/06/2021 10:33
i'm trying to find no boil lasagna sheets, anyone have any recommendations.
also are the asda egg lasagna sheets no boil?
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SmednotaSmoo · 24/06/2021 10:36
I’ve never boiled a lasagne sheet, just layer it in flat in a lasagne and stack up the sauces.
I think so recipes specify that from a different time…
Geamhradh · 24/06/2021 10:37
All lasagne sheets are no boil these days
The sauce cooks the pasta.
Geamhradh · 24/06/2021 10:38
@hm167
i'm trying to find no boil lasagna sheets, anyone have any recommendations.
also are the asda egg lasagna sheets no boil?
Fresh egg pasta is definitely no boil, you'd end up with a yellow sauce if you boiled them them cooked them.
The lasagne itself will need less baking time with fresh pasta.
Eleoura · 24/06/2021 10:38
If there is enough moisture in the mince/vegetables/bechamel, there is no need to pre-boil the sheets! make sure the very top layer isn't a lasagne sheet too. I top it with bechamal then grated cheese.
ShowMeHow · 24/06/2021 10:42
Just bung the dry pasta sheets in the lasagne, the sauces do the job.
SillyLittleBiscuit · 24/06/2021 10:46
I used to pre boil the pasta sheets until I read I should assemble and leave for a few hours before putting it in the oven.
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rbe78 · 24/06/2021 10:48
Yep, basically all dry lasagne sheets are no boil nowadays. Check the instructions on the side of the box to make sure.
AlwaysLatte · 24/06/2021 10:58
I just use fresh pasta. Nicer and easier!
ApolloandDaphne · 24/06/2021 10:59
I use fresh or dry lasagne sheets and never boil either.
TheDogsMother · 24/06/2021 11:01
M & S do good dry pasta sheets. Just layer them on.
drspouse · 24/06/2021 11:03
I don't think you can buy lasagna sheets you need to precook in the UK. In the US you often get them.
ClaudiaWankleman · 24/06/2021 11:06
Fresh egg pasta is definitely no boil, you'd end up with a yellow sauce if you boiled them them cooked them.
I don't think this is true - I make lasagne from scratch quite regularly and it is best to cook the sheets for a minute in boiling water before you assemble. It stops any of the pasta becoming mushy.
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Geamhradh · 24/06/2021 11:55
I'm in Italy and we definitely do not boil any lasagne sheets fresh or otherwise.
SoMuchForSummerLove · 24/06/2021 12:41
I've never heard of boiling the sheets!
Just build the layer and stick it in the oven, it takes about 40 minutes to get a lovely golden top anyway, in which time the pasta cooks.
AngusThermopyle · 24/06/2021 12:53
Never heard this in my life 
. I usually layer up and let the juices soak up for a while before baking.
Vooga · 24/06/2021 12:55
All lasagne sheets are non boil
ClaudiaWankleman · 24/06/2021 13:43
I'm in Italy and we definitely do not boil any lasagne sheets fresh or otherwise.
You only have to look at something like Pasta Grannies on Youtube @Geamhradh to see that many Italians, living in Italy, do boil their lasagne sheets though. It's as much of a debate as the milk/ tea first question.
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ElderMillennial · 24/06/2021 13:45
I thought they were all generally no boil but I much prefer the fresh lasagna sheets to the dried ones. They are already soft so your lasagne will cook faster.
stillcrazyafterall · 24/06/2021 14:52
I'm 60 and I've never boiled a lasagna sheet. Have I been doing it wrong all these years?? 
Geamhradh · 24/06/2021 15:17
@stillcrazyafterall
I'm 60 and I've never boiled a lasagna sheet. Have I been doing it wrong all these years??
Nope.
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