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Homemaking - Family Food Tips

Lasagna Cooking Tips

Here are some tips for the best homemade lasagna, every time!

  • Boil your ground beef to reduce fat
  • Drain meat VERY well to keep lasagna from being runny.
  • Let the lasagna rest after removing it from the oven so that it will absorb the liquid.
  • Try making lasagna without precooking your noodles. Use extra sauce, and cover with foil while cooking.
  • Use eggs for binder. Try three eggs with meat, spaghetti sauce, cream cheese, cottage or ricotta cheese, mozzarella, and noodles.

Lasagna variations: Be creative with your lasagna! Try these alternative ingredients for more healthful lasagna.

  • Use light red or pink beans instead of meat.
  • Use TVP or "meatless" instead of meat.
  • Try ground turkey instead of ground beef.
  • Layer fresh spinach on one of the lower layers.
  • Try soy cheese instead of one of the other cheeses.
  • Use low fat or no fat cottage cheese.
  • Add veggies to the sauce: broccoli, chopped squash, precooked carrot bits, beans.

Visit our Cooking and Food Index for many new ideas!