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 🤷🏻‍♀️

I think buttery boiled potatoes go with anything!

You can do anything you want in your own kitchen. Isn't that why people bother cooking ?

Maybe I'm doing it wrong ?

Of course you can. Have you never had Moussaka, or a baked potato with chilli or even bolognese sauce on it?

Honestly, it's really bizarre to serve boiled potatoes with lasagne.
But given that you think that's perfectly fine, why do you think it's NOT fine to serve them with a pasta bake? Same foods, just arranged differently.
Genuine question.

If you have potatoes and flour you could make gnocchi

Love your username 💓

OP, I think you've invented a lovely new dish. I reckon that'll taste nice, even if not what you intended.

I dont really feel brittish lasagne is particularly common in Italy (in Japan loads of Italian restaurants sold seafood doria, which is probably pretty rare in Italy!). If you & yours like it, then that's all that matters.

If it so boring why did you stick around to read and comment on it?

Looks a right state, but I bet it tastes brilliant.
Ragu, mash, cheesy sauce - that’ll keep the snow from the door.
Also you are of course somewhat nuts for having buttery boiled potatoes with lasagne, but then I think chips or garlic bread with lasagne is also silly. I prefer more lasagne with my lasagne.

Yes true, moussaka is the work of gods, I forgot that! That doesn't have mash though, the texture is very different.

I made the potatoes earlier, put them in the fridge and have just heated and mashed them?? Is that ok??

What is Soffrito?

Ignore that poster, of course you can reheat potatoes again.

Well, I tell you what OP, I’m not feeling that well and have no appetite but I quite fancy eating what’s on your plate.

And defo no wine…I have a child.

Rename it 'its just been xmas, leave me alone, don't complain and eat it or else' basically i wouldn't worry it sounds lush or shove some other pasta in. If they complain just tell them to sod off xx

Once. You don’t reheat multiple times.

It sounded like she made them, let them go cold then reheated them a couple hours ago to mash them and then was going to reheat a 2nd time to serve them. Which you shouldn’t do. And since OP seems clueless about cooking, I’d worry about safe food storage.

If she only reheated them once when about to eat then that’s fine.

I have a child too and you can cook it with wine as the wine will be cooked off as it evaporates.

Yes your ragu is shocking as well.
You need sofrito
Lasagne has bechamel not cheese sauce- some parmesan grated on the top.
So you are not making lasagne at all so do not stress about whatever you are making
Freeze the cooked potatoes and make the rest of it into a generic pasta bake

I think this is the best post I have ever seen on mumsnet 😂

OP, you are a legend!

.Damnation.

I forgot to add pasta to yesterday's roast beef dinner.

Never heard of potatoes with lasagne, sounds like a crazy combo

This thread's hilarious 😂 Hope it makes it to the classics.

You might be best off using the sauces and some pasta to make something a bit like https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/macaroni-cheese-lasagne

I feel though it might be a lost cause at this point in time...