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Made the lasagna without the lasagna

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Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:26

What to do?

Just prepped for dinner, did all the mince with tomatoes, onion etc and made the cheese sauce, boiled some potatoes and went to get the lasagna sheets and don’t have any.
Not feeling 100% so cba going to the shops, how can I make it into a proper meal? I have some pasta I could use instead, but what about the potatoes? Save them for tomorrow 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Ophy83 · 05/01/2026 16:48

Or do a cottage pie with a side of veggies in cheese sauce as suggested above. Sounds perfect on a cold day.

Ophy83 · 05/01/2026 16:46

Just use another type of pasta instead of lasagne and layer as you usually would. You may wish to parboil that pasta if it's a thick sort that would have a longer cooking time.

Pop the potatoes in the fridge for tomorrow. They'll be lovely sliced and sautéed. Or roasted.

SerendipityJane · 05/01/2026 16:45

And yet it's had so many cooking tips.

Tryagain26 · 05/01/2026 16:44

I'm a bit confused about why you would have potatoes with lasagna.
But as you have just use them like you would lasagna sheets.
It will be delicious

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 05/01/2026 16:44

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 14:06

Seems weird

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I’m sorry, @Brainfogtothemax , but eating potatoes as a side dish for a pasta dish is extremely weird to me - much like eating curry with rice, and chips on the side, which used to be a favourite dish of the males in the engineering faculty when I was a student.
I’d suggest you don’t use any pasta and make a cottage pie with the mashed potatoes and use the sauce for vegetables in a cheese sauce to have as a side dish, since you aren’t having a leafy green salad Grin

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Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 16:42

WiddlinDiddlin · 05/01/2026 15:58

No, surely mash the spuds then mix in the cheese sauce and top the meat sauce with the cheesey spud and grill the top. Why would you mix the cheese sauce in with the meat?! Weird!

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Not mixed in, sort of drizzled over

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mogtheexcellent · 05/01/2026 16:41

just use pasta. Its a bolognese bake. One of my fave micro ready meals.

FOJN · 05/01/2026 16:40

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 16:37

Just grilling/melting the top part

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But why if the lasagne has already been baked in the oven?

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 05/01/2026 16:39

I unreservedly support all forms of double-carbing. Absolutely love a boiled potato in butter, haven't had one for years but my mum was obsessed with them and now I wonder why it's been so long.

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 05/01/2026 16:38

Redpeach · 05/01/2026 16:04

Ive never had lasagne with chips

Oh, my husband swears by lasagne with chips. He used to have it for lunch in a tiny cabin cafe near his work and is still devastated that the cafe was removed in a shake-up of the general area.

ilovepixie · 05/01/2026 16:38

This must be a wind up. Who puts potatoes in a lasagna 😂😂

Bobiverse · 05/01/2026 16:37

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 16:37

Just grilling/melting the top part

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But it’s already melted in the oven. It doesn’t need grilled.

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Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 16:37

Faceonthewrongfoot · 05/01/2026 15:50

You did! You said your mum put cheese in the sauce and on top before grilling it!

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Just grilling/melting the top part

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Mt563 · 05/01/2026 16:36

takealettermsjones · 05/01/2026 16:31

I get infusing/flavouring the milk... a bay leaf, cloves, mustard, peppercorns... but an onion?!

I think I need a lie down after this thread 😂

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It makes a surprising difference to the taste, I didn't expect much either the first time but now love when I have time to let the milk infuse.

Workinginthegard · 05/01/2026 16:35

ClaraThePigeon · 05/01/2026 13:28

Potatoes? I thought that you were making lasagne?

Wondering the same? Who makes potatoes with lasagna?

AirborneElephant · 05/01/2026 16:35

takealettermsjones · 05/01/2026 16:26

Why is there an onion in the milk??!! 😂

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That’s next level bechamel making! A bit like how you make proper bread sauce, you infuse warm milk with onion, bay, whole peppercorns and nutmeg for a couple of hours and then drain and use the milk to make the sauce. Obviously anyone who doesn’t do this for a weekday meal is going straight to hell and doesn’t deserve to call themselves a cook.

Inthezonenow · 05/01/2026 16:34

Actually, onion to infuse béchamel sauce is perfectly reasonable (even in winter)

Bobiverse · 05/01/2026 16:32

takealettermsjones · 05/01/2026 16:31

I get infusing/flavouring the milk... a bay leaf, cloves, mustard, peppercorns... but an onion?!

I think I need a lie down after this thread 😂

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Bechamel has onion though. You take it out before serving.

ScaredOfFlying · 05/01/2026 16:32

takealettermsjones · 05/01/2026 16:31

I get infusing/flavouring the milk... a bay leaf, cloves, mustard, peppercorns... but an onion?!

I think I need a lie down after this thread 😂

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I confirm onion (whole) or shallot in the milk is a thing. It’s removed before serving.

Bobiverse · 05/01/2026 16:32

takealettermsjones · 05/01/2026 16:26

Why is there an onion in the milk??!! 😂

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Bechamel is very often made with a small piece of onion. That’s very normal. It’s bechamel sauce.
Cheese not included.

takealettermsjones · 05/01/2026 16:31

wishingonastar101 · 05/01/2026 16:29

you pop an onion in the milk to give it a bit more flavour - my mum used to push two cloves into have an onion when making a Bechamel.

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I get infusing/flavouring the milk... a bay leaf, cloves, mustard, peppercorns... but an onion?!

I think I need a lie down after this thread 😂

wishingonastar101 · 05/01/2026 16:30

PGmicstand · 05/01/2026 16:26

Pour the cheese sauce over it, top with crushed up crisps (cheese & onion if you have) and some grated cheese. Grill the top until it bubbles.

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woah triple carb it.

wishingonastar101 · 05/01/2026 16:29

takealettermsjones · 05/01/2026 16:26

Why is there an onion in the milk??!! 😂

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you pop an onion in the milk to give it a bit more flavour - my mum used to push two cloves into have an onion when making a Bechamel.