Freezing lasagne

Kokob · ‎03-26-2010

I'm taking some frozen lasagna to our beach house. My questions...should I freeze it before I bake it or after, and will no boil noodles work either way? Thanks!

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

I hate to brag.....well....OK, I will. I'm kind of known for my wonderful lasagna.

Anyway, I usually boil the noodles and put all of it together. I just don't put it in the oven for the noodles (outsides to turn crisp) and the cheese to melt.

I wait until I take it out of the freezer to put it in hot oven for all of that.

sandy53 · ‎03-12-2010

Freeze it before you bake it. I don't know how well no boil noodles free, but traditional noodles freeze well.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I bake mine, let it cool completely, then I cut it into squares, freeze them, then vacuum seal them and they keep beautiful in the freezer for ages. That way we can have lasagne all year long. I make mine in a 17x12" pan, so it's pretty large - many many meals.

I don't know about the 'no boil' pasta, however. I'm not one for shortcuts with some things and my lasagne is one of those things. That's probably why it takes me two days to make it. But it's worth it!

Now I want lasagne. darn

adelle38 · ‎03-09-2010

I've always baked first and then frozen it. It always comes out great.

It's always a victory for me when I remember why I entered a room.

Kokob · ‎03-26-2010

Annabellthecat... Would you share your recipe? Thank you all for your recommendations.

KYToby · ‎02-19-2012

My personal preference is to freeze it after baking. Once it cools to room temperature, you can either freeze it in the pan (well wrapped), or cut it into portions, wrap each one well, and freeze. If doing the latter, I have found it best to refrigerate overnight before portioning out.

While a number of people do freeze before baking, I have found that the pasta becomes mushy and the overall texture suffers.

Pickwickpapers · ‎06-24-2013

I am not a great cook but I am not bad either. I am told that my lasagna recipes are very good but personally I am never very really pleased when I have my frozen lasagna either before cooking or after. If I had to choose freezing first is a bit better using pasta that is slightly underdone. Cover the pan with foil while cooking but remove for the last five minutes.....