Made the lasagna without the lasagna

[Brainfogtothemax]

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 🤷🏻‍♀️

Penne would work best, cook, then slice down one side and flatten. Hey presto, mini lasagne sheets.

Or weave cooked spaghetti into flat sheets of spaghetti fabric - would add an interesting texture.

(This thread is bonkers)

I’m fascinated as to why you had boiled the potatoes to go with it when the lasagne was a good 40-50 minutes off being ready since you hadn’t even assembled it yet

I’m ringing my mum

Now you're ringing your mum?

She added some of the grated cheese on top too and grilled it, some in the sauce, remainder on top

Isn't the mince in a tomatoey sauce? So putting mashed potatoes on top will not make it into a cottage pie! It will be mince ragu with potatoes on top 🤣

I’m not making two dishes 😩

"I'm ringing my mum" has just made me full on belly laugh for about 5 minutes, thanks OP 🤣🤣🤣

Honestly, it's close enough...especially with all the cheese.

It could be tomorrow's dinner.
Macaroni cheese plus a vegetable.

Do you always struggle to think outside of the box or are you feeling woolly headed because you don't feel well?

I can think of worse problems to have.

make a cottage pie and slam the bechamel in the fridge and make a cauli cheese tomorrow.

How on earth do you make Gnocci, it’s so slimy

Cheese sauce freezes well, save that for another time.

So just to clarify. The final meal selected by the OP is an Italian cottage pie of sorts with the cheese sauce poured over the top like gravy. I think there have been some better suggestions but it’s basically the meal OP planned!

Not if you make it properly

Call it cba lasagna surprise - surprise being there is no lasagna

never know it could be a new thing 🤣

It's basically mashed potato and flour.

You're not going to be cooking more food than you already were.
It's the same amount of ingredients, just in 2 different ways and in 2 different pyrex dishes instead of one.

Ragu 'cottage' pie is lovely, good decision @Brainfogtothemax

I have never ever seen lasagne served with boiled potatoes. In fact, I rarely ever see boiled potatoes served with anything these days. It is always, roast, mash, sauteed or chips.

Is your family Irish @Brainfogtothemax

This is a very good idea, two meals basically sorted bar maybe something on the side. I'm not going to risk making a suggestion as to what given that OP can't fatho eating salad or leafy things in winter.

OP, don't you ever put leftovers in the fridge? I don't understand why you are so thrown by what to do with some excess potatoes - unless your fridge is full, or you should have gone to bed already becausey you aren't well?

Slices of bread? 😂😂

This thread is funny. Boiled potatoes have no place on a lasagne plate - surely it's lasagne, peas or salad depending on the weather, and garlic bread on the side? (All about the double card here tbh.) I put cheese on top, mozzarella and cheddar but not in the white sauce.

Please.
Not flour.
I can't take a discussion of plain v self-raising v spelt.

Gnocchi bake

You'd be better off sewing the conchiglie together, shell by shell. You can use celery string