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Does your usual lasagne recipe have peppers (capsicum) in it?

78 replies

MarmiteCoriander · 07/05/2022 20:11

Just that really.

YABU- of course there are peppers in it
YANBU- No, of course there are no peppers in it

OP posts:
QueenCamilla · 08/05/2022 01:31

Hallyup89 · 07/05/2022 21:04

No, but I do add grated carrots instead.

Lol, made me chuckle!

sunflowerdaisyrose · 08/05/2022 01:35

Mine has peppers, mushrooms and onion in (plus the mince and tomatoes)

QueenCamilla · 08/05/2022 01:37

I put beetroot in my cornflakes to bulk it out :D

thaegumathteth · 08/05/2022 01:40

Yes but it's vegetarian

AlmostAJillSandwich · 08/05/2022 03:50

Yum yes, definitely. I put peppers in my chilli and bolognaise too.

Geamhradh · 08/05/2022 08:34

QueenCamilla · 08/05/2022 01:26

I suspect your in laws are pranking you!

Or they are children - I made an ice-cream with a boiled egg for my mum on mother's day.
Can't say it's become a family recipe though...

www.mangiabedda.com/sicilian-lasagna/

There's a typical Sicilian lasagne recipe. It's also common to use boiled eggs in some northern Puglian provinces and parts of Calabria.

It's a bit ironic that people who would put anything in their fridge into a lasagne (I remember a very funny MNer talking about the Mumsnet Lasagne containing anything and everything - an old sock, half a tub of strawberry yoghurt, some roadkill etc etc) refuse to believe what Italians actually put in theirs.

I've only ever eaten it with boiled eggs once, and no, I don't want to it again.

My SIL's is made with no tomato sauce or cheese, and only artichokes and bechamel between the layers. Another SIL's contains no bechamel but only tomato sauce/Ragu. When we buy a takeaway one it tends to have chopped ham in it as well.

Where I am (Puglia, but not the boiled egg bit) mozzarella goes in with the bechamel. Makes it stand up better to be sliced.

As a pp says, recipes don't have to be prescriptive, not even for Italians themselves. But the base recipe remains meat sauce, bechamel, pasta. Soffritto of onion, celery, carrot to flavour but is invisible to the eye as it's chopped so finely.

Apollonia1 · 08/05/2022 15:51

I fry onion, garlic, pepper, carrot, mushrooms.
Then fry mince to brown it. Mix mince and veg together and add tins of crushed tomatoes. Add star anise, bay leaves, oregano, pepper, chilli.

Not an authentic lasagna recipe, but loads of veg and flavor, and my toddlers love it!

sqirrelfriends · 08/05/2022 15:51

Absolutely not

Shodan · 08/05/2022 15:54

No peppers in my lasagne.

But I do shoehorn in more cheese than you'd think was possible, so I'm by no means a purist.

QueenCamilla · 08/05/2022 16:03

Geamhradh · 08/05/2022 08:34

www.mangiabedda.com/sicilian-lasagna/

There's a typical Sicilian lasagne recipe. It's also common to use boiled eggs in some northern Puglian provinces and parts of Calabria.

It's a bit ironic that people who would put anything in their fridge into a lasagne (I remember a very funny MNer talking about the Mumsnet Lasagne containing anything and everything - an old sock, half a tub of strawberry yoghurt, some roadkill etc etc) refuse to believe what Italians actually put in theirs.

I've only ever eaten it with boiled eggs once, and no, I don't want to it again.

My SIL's is made with no tomato sauce or cheese, and only artichokes and bechamel between the layers. Another SIL's contains no bechamel but only tomato sauce/Ragu. When we buy a takeaway one it tends to have chopped ham in it as well.

Where I am (Puglia, but not the boiled egg bit) mozzarella goes in with the bechamel. Makes it stand up better to be sliced.

As a pp says, recipes don't have to be prescriptive, not even for Italians themselves. But the base recipe remains meat sauce, bechamel, pasta. Soffritto of onion, celery, carrot to flavour but is invisible to the eye as it's chopped so finely.

@Geamhradh Not that I don't belive it, I just find it amusing! :)

worraliberty · 08/05/2022 16:05

Yes, I love peppers.

I even add them (finely chopped) to shepherds pie Blush

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 08/05/2022 16:11

Reallyreallyborednow · 07/05/2022 20:15

Meat lasagna with eggplant, peas and hard boiled egg in my house

wtf? Some sort of bastard child of lasagne and moussaka? 😂😂

With side mix of fish pie!

Interesting, all sorts of variations here to consider.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 08/05/2022 16:12

Oh - and to answer the question in the OP - not in a classic lasagne made with ragu bolognese, but in a vegetable-based lasagne, very probably. I like peppers, all colours.

FlibbertyGibbitt · 08/05/2022 16:15

🤮 no allergic to them 🤢

PinkSyCo · 08/05/2022 16:17

DazedandConcerned · 07/05/2022 20:14

Meat lasagna with eggplant, peas and hard boiled egg in my house.

Ooh that sounds amazing. 😋

ExtraordinaryBehaviour · 08/05/2022 16:19

What?? I was certain it was going to be YANU of course people put peppers in, but then to find boiled eggs, .... shock is an understatement. Thanks for the knowledge!

PinkSyCo · 08/05/2022 16:24

PinkSyCo · 08/05/2022 16:17

Ooh that sounds amazing. 😋

It’s just reminded me that, when I was a child, occasionally for lunch my Italian mum used to add peas and poach an egg into left over bolognaise. She also made THE best lasagna. Never with peppers though.

Pourmeanotherwine · 08/05/2022 16:27

Always in veg lasagna.
Dont make a meat one very often as the kids dont eat it, but i think pepper is one of those optional things i sometimes put in.

fishingpaintings · 08/05/2022 16:29

No!

BigWoollyJumpers · 08/05/2022 16:34

I put spinach in mine, but only because you can't get the traditional fresh green lasagne in this country. No cheese, only bechamel, and parmesan grated on top.

Definitely not any peppers or peas, or courgette, or carrot, or any other veg.

Traditional to me and my family from Emilia Romagna.

BigWoollyJumpers · 08/05/2022 16:35

Ragu of course....... but a basic one.

Appleseesaw · 08/05/2022 16:38

I add red peppers and lots of different vegetables. My DC aren’t keen on vegetables, but love lasagne, so I have to take advantage of the situation and cram in as much as possible.

bettyswaps1 · 08/05/2022 16:41

Yes, always yellow peppers, mushrooms and red onion. I think it would be a bit bland without the extras!

NannyGythaOgg · 08/05/2022 16:55

Sometimes

If there are some in the fridge when I'm cooking then I will. If there aren't I'm equally happy to leave them out.

luckylavender · 08/05/2022 17:07

MarmiteCoriander · 07/05/2022 20:11

Just that really.

YABU- of course there are peppers in it
YANBU- No, of course there are no peppers in it

No