How to pre cook lasagne sheets without sticking

If you want to make a delicious lasagne, you’re probably wondering whether you need to pre-cook the lasagne sheets.

Especially when time is short, it seems practical to skip this step.

But can you really coat lasagne without pre-cooking the lasagne sheets?

Fresh lasagne sheets should generally be pre-cooked, as they absorb less water and cook less well in the oven.

Dried lasagne sheets do not necessarily have to be pre-cooked, but then they absorb a lot of liquid and threaten to dry out the lasagne.

In this article, I’ll show you how I pre-cook my lasagne sheets and explain when you can do without them and what you need to be aware of.

Tip: I prefer to use homemade lasagne sheets for my lasagne, but this requires more effort.

If you prefer to use dried pasta sheets, I recommend the De Cecco brand:

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De Cecco generally offers a good balance between quality and price.

Pre-cooking lasagne sheets – here’s how:

Pre-cooking is very easy and takes about 10 minutes, depending on how many pasta sheets you need.

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