Made the lasagna without the lasagna

Peppers do not belong in a lasagna I agree, and I'm shocked by the confidence posters have with their heathen lasagna recipes

There's nothing worse than looking forward to a delicious lasagna (or bolognese) to find it tastes of bloody red pepper. Almost as bad as sweetcorn

Bit late to this but pancakes are nice in a lasagne rather than pasta sheets.

I know no one cares by this point but I just have to share my thoughts -
Potatoes as a side - fine. I often have roasties or chips with a lasagne. And sometimes bread too. Love my carbs
Cheese in the sauce - more than fine. Plain bechamel is boring (I'm vegetarian, though, so that might be why). I also add mozzarella to my layers and on top.
BUT lasagna is just a form of pasta so using a different shape would have been an entirely acceptable solution to the problem.
If having potatoes on the side felt weird - put them in the fridge and have them with something tomorrow.
And salad in winter is fine. How odd!
Again, I know all of this is irrelevant now but, my god, I needed to get that off my chest.

A horse’s head in the OP’s bed!

There is a little-known internet law:

Doesn't matter what forum it's on - a thread about lasagna will always end in tears and vendettas.
Lasagna with potatoes might end in WWIII.

Its bizarre because noone else does.

That is what makes something 'odd', when the (vast) majority dont do it. Just because YOU have had that since childhood doesnt chanhe that.

Hence why noone can understand why it would be 'weird' with pasta, but not with lasagna (which is pasta!)

I had no idea what sofrito was - just googled and I do use it, but didnt know it had a name.

Love this thread, and the OPs mad dinner. I'd eat it if that's all there was - don't think I'd cook it deliberately though 😆

Presumably OP was planning on having double carbs!

This thread is hilarious. Obsession with potatoes, I have never had potatoes to a side of lasagne and never put cheese in the sauce. So funny. What did you mam say ? Did you ring her ?

I really wish we still had a laughing emoji 😂

You’re not wrong though.

Perhaps Meloni will declare war?

So did Ireland. She overboiled the potatoes.

Mussolini wouldnt have stood for this.

Italy just turned in its grave

Just eat it with whatever you have, potatoes, pasta, cous-cous, rice, bread, salad...
This is the first thread when I just cant believe that this a genuine question you cant answer yourself.

Ok, I’ll give you carrots, but peppers have absolutely no place in a lasagna.

Potatoes with lasagne is my absolute favourite. I’m an over eater unfortunately but two large baked potatoes and butter with lasagne is one of my dream meals.

Dinner was several hundred posts ago and yesterday

Brilliant post OP and you keep doing what the hell you like with your dinners. Gosh the food snobs on here have been more ridiculous than you.

Although I'm not sure I'm with you on salad not being able to be eaten when it's snowing, I love me some leafy greens regardless of the weather.

Oh for what it's worth, I put cheese in my sauce for 'Lasagne' too 😂But might have to up my ragu game after some suggestions on here

Make it as a baked pasta sauce and serve it over pasta.

Agree! I don't think I would put pepper in, personally (though in keeping with my philosophy of absolute freedom to do what you like with your home-cooked lasagne, I would never say you couldn't put a pepper in). But I always start with very finely chopped carrot, celery and onion.

😂😂😂I'm just catching up on this thread - I'm only on page 4 and feel as though I've been orbited somewhere far far away.....

You absolutely do use carrots. Those are one of the essential ingredients.

Anything else is what parents call “hidden veg.”

Is this a wind up? You absolutely do not put peppers and carrots in a ragu for lasagne!

Sorry but😂

I think the vast majority of people on this thread have never seen an episode of Masterchef, with their rules and shock about putting this or that together

OP needs to apply pronto.