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 🤷🏻‍♀️

No it’s ok, forgot I have the bechamel cheese thing, it’s not looking great on the stove

Did you already reheat and mash the potatoes? You know you can’t reheat them again, right?
You should only reheat something once. So you’re going to have to eat cold mash.

So had you not thought through the potatoes at all? Had you had lasagna sheets and been able to continue with that original plan would you still have started a thread but just asking how to reheat the potatoes?

Please do.

OP as I'm Irish I have potatoes with practically every meal. But I draw the line at lasagne and spuds. However if I was in your shoes, with the boiled potatoes I would let them cool down, then slice them and fry them on a hot pan. Amazing. Serve with your pasta bake.

Yeah, make sure you start with your sofrito why dont you, or your food isnt even fit for the dog.

I would mash the potatoes with plenty of butter and a bit of cream or warm milk Maybe pop some Italian herbs through and use it to top the lasagne mix. Maybe drizzle the cheese sauce half under the potato and half over. Nice Italian style cottage pie. Oh and until recently it wasn’t uncommon for lasagne and chips to appear on a pub menu so whilst it’s not for me, it’s not as weird as people are making out.

Same. Its standard

Why is what i’m trying to do now so much more effort than the main cooking of it all this morning 😂ffs

On it's own, nothing. In combination with the op's other responses there's lots odd about it.

It's cottage pie!

Can you use a red onion?
It might make it a pink cheese sauce, but hey...🤷‍♀️

Out of interest, how were you planning on reheating these non mashed softly boiled potatoes that were cooked in advance?

Until recently?

What sort of establishments are you attending that have withdrawn their chips?

HRTFT.

Not a great lover of pasta but do like the meat/bechamel sauce combo so I've used leek sheets before.

Just made a couple for the freezer and instead of using a white/bechamel sauce I'm trying sliced mozzarella instead..

Don't know unless you try.

@soupyspoon Haven’t seen chips with lasagna on a menu in a few years. I must be eating at incredibly posh pubs 🤣

Where's the soffrito, the red wine, the love! I spent most of a day making some big lasagnes over Christmas- this makes me sad but I'm thoroughly enjoying the thread thanks op! I do hope your dinner problems come to an end soon 🙏

There’s people saying this thread must be fake because it’s so bizarre but boiled potatoes (or chips/ jacket potato/ garlic bread) is very normal. As is cheese in lasagne.

Not really feeling it tbh 😂

OP, do I have news for you - lasagna IS PASTA. so lasagna with potatoes on the side is, and I can't say this strongly enough, EXACTLY the same as a pasta bake with potatoes on the side. The shape of the pasta is the only difference, which will no longer be an issue 0.5 seconds after entering your gob.

I would either put pasta in instead or have bolognaise without the pasta element

They'd probably go soggy. You need something with a bit more structure.
I only know about this as I went to a friend's house a while back and she made vegan lasagne with a crunchy topping (but she used tortillas instead of pasta sheets as she'd run out).

Threads like this make me laugh like Basil Brush.

I'm getting doughnut vibes. Have you considered putting sprinkles on top?

You can't put the tomato based bolognese-style meat with the potatoes, that is grim. A cottage pie doesn't have tomato!