Lasagna question?

Question

My cousin’s husband and I were talking one day about the lasagna we had at the house. It was the kind that you buy at the store then heat at home. Of course it was the normal recipe that neither of us really likes because we don't like ricotta cheese. I'm wanting to make lasagna(it would be REALLY cool if I could do it from scratch) but replace the ricotta with another type of cheese, we discussed putting in provolone instead. Is that possible, will it hold up right? Do you have any suggestions and/or good recipes for it? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I usually use mozarella in lasagna and top it off with a sauce containing a blend of mozarella, parmesan and cheddar.

Answer 2

The only other Cheese I have ever put in lasagna, is cottage cheese, it is not as sweet as ricotta if you go to a normal hard cheese your deftly going to change the texture and even the flavor
Try a experiment, using small pans or oven Safe bowl makes 3 or 4 separate little lasagnas, with 1 box of cooked lasagna noodles, meat sauce, mix garlic, egg and parsley in with your cheese, alternate these 3 layers and top with mozzarella put in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until brown and bubbly find out which 1 you like best.

Answer 3

I use mozzerella cheese, parmesen cheese, ricotta cheese but you can replace cottage cheese for the ricotta. It will change the tecture of the lasagna or you could use some provolone in your layers. I don't like cottage cheese so I would use provolone. And I use the no boil lasagna noodles...they work great.

Answer 4

Here a quick find;
http://www.recipezaar.com/57206
Just drop the Ricotta. May want more provolone. You can try just a small experimental too, then you learn how much cheese.
Another thing that works for simple. If it wet enough with your sauce. Just layer the Pasta dry and cook. It save boiling and should turn out correct.

I just give this link to show using the Noodles dry;
http://www.kraftfoods.com/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&u1=keyword&u2=lasagna&u3=**7*30&wf=9&recipe_id=69196

Recipes are just a guide. We can remove and add what we prefer, within reason. So, cheese is variable and we can add more or less of the kind we like depending on how much cheese we like.

Answer 5

you can replace the ricotta with cottage but can really do without
you can use ANY cheese - - provolone is fine,, jack and mozzarella, sour cream,,, hey I never tried farmers???
there is no police to watch.
What do your taste bud say..???
I do not type recipes...btw try Ragu or pizza sauce to cut the cooking time... just toss it together..
Don't want to mess with the noodles..?? make strips of tortillas or wonton wraps ,. lots of new flavors

Answer 6

I use cottage cheese and mozzarella in my lasagna. Your idea would probably work as well.

Answer 7

cottage cheese or leave it out all together