Classic Italian Lasagna

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I've made this a few times now. The last time was a double batch for a party and my guests raved about the dish.

This dish is all about an elegant and subdued twist on traditional lasagna. I must admit that both times I've made it I've used italian sausage instead of ground beef...but that's only because my kids looovvve sausage. But I do think the hamburger would make the dish a little more elegant.

2 must-do short-cut tips:

1. Use "no-boil" lasagna noodles--they work just fine with this recipe and carve-off at least 20 minutes. BTW--9 oz. of these noodles is equivalent to 1 lb. of regular noodles.
2. Use you favorite bottled red pasta sauce (I like the Silver Palate Balsamico instead of making the suggested tomato sauce and save another 20-30 minutes.

Using these two tips the dish becomes not too time consuming and is delicious!

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es una excelente chef.

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I LOVE IT THIS RECEIPE ITS SO EASY TO FOLLOW AND ITS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO MAKE

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This recipe was easy to follow and fun. The outcome was wonderful! It was one of the best Lasagnas I've tried.

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Regarding the comment to use your brains that's why you have them I say this. We come to this site to try and find something new and exciting to try. We also rely on the chef who presents this recipe to provide advice on ingredients that will result in a dish that is tasty. Otherwise why would we come to this site. If we had the experience of "our brains" we wouldn't need this site.

The recipe was followed to the exactness. It was the most bland dinner I had ever eaten. I would rather have made the Stoufers microwave dish. At least it tastes good and alot better than this dish.

Never will make this again

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First of all, Sandy from AZ: your review has nothing to do with this particular recipe....please do not screw up the accuracy of the rating system by blubbering all over it. Secondly, I thought that the result of this lasagna was disproportionate to the result you achieve. Won't be making this one again. Any suggestions for the best FN lasagna recipe?

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This was the first time EVER making lasagna. I love Giada's recipes and thought the process was simple and that regardless of what extra or less ingredients you add, they will come out quite tasty. This is a CLASSIC Italian lasagna...not a Stoffer's original from the frozen food section and that means to me that it is supposed to taste like it came out of an Italian kitchen, not the grocery store. I added FRESH spinach and fresh baby bellas and used a little less mozzarella and a little more "Italian mix" cheeses. DELICIOUS. Next time I might prepare the extra veggies a little differently and sautee them more but since this is my first time, I am going to give myself a little learning room :

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This was absolutely delicious! I sauteed some mushrooms in butter and then added them to the cooked meat. Read the reviews and agree that you must remember to season every layer which was very helpful. Highly reccomended!

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Best lasagna ever had. Liked the addition of the white sauce to the tomato sauce, it made it velvety. Used no-boil noodles and it came out perfect!

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Granted, I made a few changes, put more of some ingredients, less of others, and the end result was fabulous. Not all taste buds are the same.

To all the people complaining that it tastes bland: it's terrible when one cannot enjoy the fruit of their labor and I am really sorry it didn't work out for you.

Piece of advice: USE YOUR BRAINS that's why you've got them. Never blindly follow a recipe, like a robot. Taste the different components of a recipe before putting everything together and decide if it works for you or if you want to add anything else. There is no excuse, especially for the ones bragging what accomplished cooks they are, to end up with a bland dish. No excuse! Part of the joy of cooking is tasting sauces etc along the way, not just mindlessly follow a recipe, throwing all the ingredients together and not taste it until it's out of the oven. That's just plain stupid. Please do not call yourselves accomplished cooks because you're bumbling fools. Adding water to prepackaged food does not make you a world class cook. Before taking on dishes such as this, take baby steps and start with cooking scrambled eggs from scratch... without looking up a recipe. Once you figure out how much salt it needs without someone else having to tell you, perhaps you can move on to french fries from scratch. Good luck.