No-Boil Lasagna Noodles SUCK

[KarmaContestant]

Really, they do. :mad: I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.

[Richard B]

Really, they do. :mad: I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.
Yuck. They also sound awfully processed.

[SortaSavageLike]

Really, they do. :mad: I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.

I can't imagine such a thing. My mother still makes these huge ten-pound six-layer monster lasagnas every Christmas Day. Two pounds of sausage, 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef, three liters of tomato sauce, and enough ricotta and mozeralla cheese to give a Bottlenose Dolphin a heart attack. Accept no substitutes! :D :xoxo:

[ThePenguin]

I have tried the rice that is 'ready to eat' in those microwavable bags....and those are foul as well. a very strange flavor and texture.

-Lis

[strandinthewind]

I have tried the rice that is 'ready to eat' in those microwavable bags....and those are foul as well. a very strange flavor and texture.

-Lis

and it smells like the dead - OY!

[dissention]

All of that no-cook **** is disgusting. I was in the regular old supermarket the other day, which I never set foot in because I try to eat healthy, and was appalled at packaged beef that was already cooked and just waiting to be warmed up. Just hanging there in a plastic package for you to pluck off the hook. People buy that ****? Vile. Just vile. I'll stick with Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

[SuzeQuze]

Really, they do. :mad: I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.

What brand did you use? I use Barilla and they're delicious.

[KarmaContestant]

What brand did you use? I use Barilla and they're delicious.


They were Barilla. I love their pasta, but I will buy regular noodles and boil them to my heart's content in the future. :nod:

[MacMan]

All of that no-cook **** is disgusting. I was in the regular old supermarket the other day, which I never set foot in because I try to eat healthy, and was appalled at packaged beef that was already cooked and just waiting to be warmed up. Just hanging there in a plastic package for you to pluck off the hook. People buy that ****? Vile. Just vile. I'll stick with Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

Are you serious!? I've never heard of pre-cooked beef in a bag!... Sounds pretty gross! How fricken lazy do you have to be to buy that ****!

[strandinthewind]

Are you serious!? I've never heard of pre-cooked beef in a bag!... Sounds pretty gross! How fricken lazy do you have to be to buy that ****!

Well, they have the pregrilled chicken breast strips in the bag - and they are not that bad.

[dissention]

Are you serious!? I've never heard of pre-cooked beef in a bag!... Sounds pretty gross! How fricken lazy do you have to be to buy that ****!

I kid you not. I even looked it up when I got home.

http://www.tysonfoodsinc.com/FoodService/Products/Beef/GroundBeef.aspx

Precooked Seasoned Ground Beef
Take the wait and the worry out of ground beef with Tyson® precooked value-added ground meat products. Our beef crumbles, taco meat, and Sloppy Joe meat are all ready and waiting to expand your menu with the comfort of heat-and-serve ease. And each offers the consistency you need.

:eek:

[dissention]

Well, they have the pregrilled chicken breast strips in the bag - and they are not that bad.

But at least that **** is refrigerated. This stuff is not. It just hangs there...in the aisle...on a hook...at room temperature.

[SuzeQuze]

They were Barilla. I love their pasta, but I will buy regular noodles and boil them to my heart's content in the future. :nod:

I thought the Barilla no boil noodles had a texture closer to homemade pasta than the boil kind. My roommate loves my lasagna too, well everyone does. :laugh: My homemade meatballs are the "secret" ingredient. Mmmm...

[SuzeQuze]

All of that no-cook **** is disgusting. I was in the regular old supermarket the other day, which I never set foot in because I try to eat healthy, and was appalled at packaged beef that was already cooked and just waiting to be warmed up. Just hanging there in a plastic package for you to pluck off the hook. People buy that ****? Vile. Just vile. I'll stick with Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

That's crazy, it takes all of 10 minutes to cook it!

[strandinthewind]

But at least that **** is refrigerated. This stuff is not. It just hangs there...in the aisle...on a hook...at room temperature.

I think it is essentially the same method as that used to make beef jerky. Lots of salt I guess.

[dissention]

I think it is essentially the same method as that used to make beef jerky. Lots of salt I guess.

The thought makes me gag, baby.

[SuzeQuze]

I think it is essentially the same method as that used to make beef jerky. Lots of salt I guess.

Well, The Zone meals are put on the shelf instead of the freezer. They showed the process on TV before, they use heat to get rid of any bacteria so that when the package is sealed it is completely sterile.

[strandinthewind]

The thought makes me gag, baby.

I have eaten beef jerky before, though I am not a fan of it.

In the end and as you know - I am not a big health food nut :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Well, The Zone meals are put on the shelf instead of the freezer. They showed the process on TV before, they use heat to get rid of any bacteria so that when the package is sealed it is completely sterile.

Cool - I never knew that.

[dissention]

I have eaten beef jerky before, though I am not a fan of it.

I can't find pleasure in gnawing on a dehydrated piece of dead animal, either.

In the end and as you know - I am not a big health food nut :laugh:

That's why I'll look stunning at 50 and you...won't. :p :xoxo:

[strandinthewind]

I can't find pleasure in gnawing on a dehydrated piece of dead animal, either.

I am not talking about your sex life

That's why I'll look stunning at 50 and you...won't. :p :xoxo:

Well, I'll be 39 next month and have few if any lines in my face dear and I have my mother's genes.

[GODDESS6]

Really, they do. :mad: I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.
i agree, i tried them recently also, they were awful~ they were like eating cardboard:distress: :distress: :distress: :shocked: ~

[DavidMn]

Really, they do. :mad: I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.Imust admit that sounds rather nasty

[paleshadow]

What brand did you use? I use Barilla and they're delicious.

That's the kind I've used and they are just like the boil kind if you ask me. The thing that makes them go wrong is if you don't put enough sauce on them before you bake them. If you think you have too much sauce on them, it's probably just right, or not enough. The first time I used them, I thought I had too much sauce, but then they didn't cook all the way through, that's how I learned.

[Richard B]

Well, The Zone meals are put on the shelf instead of the freezer. They showed the process on TV before, they use heat to get rid of any bacteria so that when the package is sealed it is completely sterile.
And who knows how long it actually takes in transit to get to your front door. No thank you. I knew someone on it and they used to get it delivered to work with all the handling warnings on the box.

No thank you. Who knows how long it has sat in transit. I'll but fresh food, thanks.

[SuzeQuze]

That's the kind I've used and they are just like the boil kind if you ask me. The thing that makes them go wrong is if you don't put enough sauce on them before you bake them. If you think you have too much sauce on them, it's probably just right, or not enough. The first time I used them, I thought I had too much sauce, but then they didn't cook all the way through, that's how I learned.

This is what I was thinking might be the problem! I always use 2 jars (I make a big one) and I assumed it was the sauce that cooked them so I haven't had that problem. I'm going to need to make lasagna this week now! :laugh:

[SuzeQuze]

And who knows how long it actually takes in transit to get to your front door. No thank you. I knew someone on it and they used to get it delivered to work with all the handling warnings on the box.

No thank you. Who knows how long it has sat in transit. I'll but fresh food, thanks.

It doesn't matter how long it takes because it is completely sterile so nothing will grow in it. I guess the handling warnings are for the integrity of the package because if the seal is broken then there could be a serious problem!

Lately I have been getting Amy's organic, frozen dishes, they really are so good!

[skcin]

That's the kind I've used and they are just like the boil kind if you ask me. The thing that makes them go wrong is if you don't put enough sauce on them before you bake them. If you think you have too much sauce on them, it's probably just right, or not enough. The first time I used them, I thought I had too much sauce, but then they didn't cook all the way through, that's how I learned.


I know what you mean. I make a great no-boil lasagna, but I use regular noodles & tons of sauce.

[cliffdweller]

But at least that **** is refrigerated. This stuff is not. It just hangs there...in the aisle...on a hook...at room temperature.

:shocked: Holy yikes. That sounds disgusting and unreal :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

:shocked: Holy yikes. That sounds disgusting and unreal :laugh:

But, canned soup with meat or any other kind is the same thing :shrug:

[cliffdweller]

Lately I have been getting Amy's organic, frozen dishes, they really are so good!

Do they also make a fantabulous spinach pizza? I think it was Amy's and I remember it being organic and frozen :laugh:. Seriously, it was deeee-licious!

[cliffdweller]

But, canned soup with meat or any other kind is the same thing :shrug:

That is true. I've often wondered how that meat stays good in a can...can we say, preservatives? Eeek! :laugh:

[paleshadow]

I know what you mean. I make a great no-boil lasagna, but I use regular noodles & tons of sauce.

I heard you could use regular noodles, but I've always been too afraid to try that. I'll have to give it a shot. I think lasagna with the no boil noodles may even taste better than when it's made with the boil kind because when the noodles cook in the sauce, they absorb it's flavor. Yeah, it may be a lasagna weekend.

[cliffdweller]

All this talk of lasagna has me intrigued...anyone have a really simple but delicious lasagna recipe? Also, horror of horrors: I've heard of people putting cottage cheese in lasagna instead of ricotta! :eek: That is truly beyond comprehension.

[skcin]

I heard you could use regular noodles, but I've always been too afraid to try that. I'll have to give it a shot. I think lasagna with the no boil noodles may even taste better than when it's made with the boil kind because when the noodles cook in the sauce, they absorb it's flavor. Yeah, it may be a lasagna weekend.


It's really very good. I use a 1 lb. box of noodles & 2 jars (26oz each) of sauce (That's right, I use sauce from a jar. Bite me. :cool: )

You can put whatever you want in it as far as fillings go, you just want to make sure you put a layer of sauce in between each layer of noodles. Cover it tight & bake it at 350 for an hour.

[cliffdweller]

It's really very good. I use a 1 lb. box of noodles & 2 jars (26oz each) of sauce (That's right, I use sauce from a jar. Bite me. :cool: )

You can put whatever you want in it as far as fillings go, you just want to make sure you put a layer of sauce in between each layer of noodles. Cover it tight & bake it at 350 for an hour.


So the noodles go in dry? My mom used to make it this way, but I never watched her do to it so it always amazed me that she started out with dry noodles. Oh the simple things that amaze me :rolleyes:

[skcin]

So the noodles go in dry? My mom used to make it this way, but I never watched her do to it so it always amazed me that she started out with dry noodles. Oh the simple things that amaze me :rolleyes:

Yup. :nod:

[SuzeQuze]

All this talk of lasagna has me intrigued...anyone have a really simple but delicious lasagna recipe? Also, horror of horrors: I've heard of people putting cottage cheese in lasagna instead of ricotta! :eek: That is truly beyond comprehension.

I use the no boil noodles, almost 2 packages, 2 jars of sauce, a large tub of ricotta and a block of mozzarella. Mix the ricotta with 2 eggs, some romano or parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and some garlic and basil and/or oregano. Layer the noodles, cheese, sauce, and meat if you want it (I use meatballs). The Barilla noodles have some good instructions on the back that I use as a guideline. Bake it covered for 50 min then uncovered for the last 10. I so have to make this now!!! :D

[WildInTheWind]

Really, they do. :mad: I decided to try them out for the first time tonight. I would not suggest them to anyone. The texture is all wrong - they feel like...I don't know, but it certainly doesn't seem like pasta I've been chewing!

Anyway.


I'm glad I read this! My bf and I were actually talking about this last night. We were going to make lasagna and someone told us about the noodles you don't have to cook. To think we were going to use them....Thanks!

[sara1998]

OK DAMMIT! I'LL MAKE LASAGNA THIS WEEKEND!

Just quit talking about it. It's driving me crazy. :o

[cliffdweller]

I use the no boil noodles, almost 2 packages, 2 jars of sauce, a large tub of ricotta and a block of mozzarella. Mix the ricotta with 2 eggs, some romano or parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and some garlic and basil and/or oregano. Layer the noodles, cheese, sauce, and meat if you want it (I use meatballs). The Barilla noodles have some good instructions on the back that I use as a guideline. Bake it covered for 50 min then uncovered for the last 10. I so have to make this now!!! :D

Sounds delicious, thanks for the recipe Suze!