When making lasagna, should I put the sauce or the noodle at the bottom?

Question

I like a good lasagna:)

Answer 1

sauce should go at the bottom to make sure the noodle does not burn. save me a piece with extra cheese!! i luv italian.

Answer 2

My daughter used to date a chef, and he gave us a couple of lasagna tips.

1) Always put layer of sauce in the bottom of your dish.

2) I always hated to cook the noodles. He told me that you don't have to cook the noodles nor do you have to use the 'special' noodles' that you can use uncooked but cost more. He said to use the regular lasagna noodles but don't cook them. Instead, he said to use more sauce than you normally would so the uncooked noodles wouldn't absorb all of the sauce that would make the lasagna dry.

I have used both tips ever since, and my lasagna turns our perfectly everytime.

Answer 3

Put a little sauce at the bottom and spread it over the whole pan before putting down the first of the noodles. You don't need a full sauce layer, just about a large spoonful, spread around.

Answer 4

To prevent sticking, put some sauce on the bottom of the pan before layering the noodles.

Answer 5

2 containers (15 oz. ea.) ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 8 oz.)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
2 jars (1 lb. 10 oz. ea.) Ragu ® Robusto! ® Pasta Sauce.
12 uncooked lasagna noodles


1. Preheat oven to 375°. In bowl, combine ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and eggs.

2. In 13 x 9-inch baking dish, spread 1 cup Pasta Sauce. Layer 4 uncooked noodles, then 1 cup Sauce and 1/2 of the ricotta mixture; repeat. Top with remaining 4 uncooked noodles and 2 cups Sauce. Reserve remaining sauce. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake 1 hour.

3. Remove foil and sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake uncovered an additional 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve with remaining Sauce, heated.


VARIATION: For a twist on a classic...add 1 lb. ground beef, cooked, to Pasta Sauce.


NOTE: Recipe can be halved. Bake in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish 1 hour. Continue as above, omitting last 10 minutes of baking.


Serve with:
Garlic Knots

1 (11 ounce) container refrigerated breadstick dough
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Tie the dough into 12 knots and place them onto a cookie sheet. Brush the knots with the egg, and sprinkle the rosemary and garlic onto the knots. Bake the knots according to the package directions.

Answer 6

it depends on the recipe. here is a recipe i love. though i do sauce at the bottom of pan.

INGREDIENTS
1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce with meat
1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, shredded
6 slices processed American cheese
1 (8 ounce) package mild Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 (8 ounce) container small curd cottage cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse with cold water.
Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch casserole dish with noodles and spread on 1/4 cup of the spaghetti sauce. Add another layer of noodles and begin alternating layers of cheeses, noodles and sauce, beginning with the cottage cheese. Make sure you leave enough spaghetti sauce to cover the top to prevent hardening of the top layer of noodles. Finish with a sprinkle of Parmesan.
Bake in a preheated oven until cheese is well melted and filling is heated through; about 20 or 25 minutes.

Answer 7

I always spread just a little sauce on the bottom of the pan to prevent the noodles from sticking.

Answer 8

Put a little sauce first. Otherwise the noodles will stick to the pan and burn on the bottom.

Answer 9

I usually put a thin layer of sauce on the end to prevent the noodle from burning

Answer 10

I always start with the noodles on the bottom, i just spray some Pam or some generic form of it in the pan, then after i´m done i put it in the oven..
it comes out perfect and doesn't burn...

Take care and have a nice holiday weekend..
From an American Girl Living in Barcelona, Spain!

Answer 11

I usually put a thin coating of sauce so noodles does not burn when baking then noodle saucew/wo meat cheese and continue this until I have about 6-7 layers. sometimes I vary the kind of cheese on each layer but I make sure there is plenty of za on top.