making lasagna for the first time. Help?

Question

i am making lasagna for the first time today the recipe called for dry cottage cheese the store was sold out so i got regular two percent can i use it and drain it or what should i do?

Answer 1

Yep you should use ricotta cheese..

Answer 2

Quite honestly, I prefer cottage cheese. I don't drain it unless it is very milky. I just use it as it is. Your lasagna will probably be pretty juicy, but we like it that way! I also put down a thin layer of sauce first so the noodles don't stick to the pan.( Spray pan with cooking spray first.) Then noodles, meat and veg, sauce, cottage cheese and mozzarella, and repeat until pan is close to full, ending with a layer of just mozzarella on top. And another hint is to spray your serving spatula with cooking spray before using it to cut the lasagna. It will help it not to stick to the spatula and make for a smoother transition. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

No, that won't work at all. Most recipes call for Ricotta cheese. Some older recipies called for cottage cheese (before ricotta was widely available), but it really must be dry and full fat. 2% probably won't work at all.

It should be fine if you substitute ricotta cheese, which is a more authentic, modern recipe.

Answer 4

ricotta cheese is better in lasagna. Look with the cheeses, it comes in a tub like cottage cheese. Much better, and it's dry. I sometimes mix it in with the sauce, before spreading it.

Answer 5

"Simply Lasagna"

Ingredients-
1 pound ground beef
1 egg, beaten
2 1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1 (15 ounce) container POLLY-O Natural Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
1/2 cup KRAFT 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1 cup water
12 lasagna noodles, uncooked

Preparation-
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, mix egg, 1-1/4 cups of the mozzarella cheese, the ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese and the parsley until well blended; set aside.
Drain meat; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Add water to empty sauce jar; cover with lid and shake well. Add to meat mixture; stir until well blended. Spread 1 cup of the sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles, one-third of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup of the sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining 3 noodles and the remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1-1/4 cups mozzarella cheese and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Cover with greased foil.
Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake an additional 15 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting to serve.

Answer 6

well, since you ahve the cottage cheese now, put it in a colander and DRAIN IT for 30 min or so. Nexxt time buy ricotta.

Answer 7

Use ricotta cheese!!! Maybe find a more authentic recipe. Try the food network website or martha stewert.

Answer 8

yuck,you shoud have went to a differnt store

Answer 9

use another kind of cheese

Answer 10

eww. you should use ricotta cheese.