"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 07:46:54 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 02:31:00 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am in the market for a new baking dish, but most of the lasagna pans I
>>>>see
>>>>that are in my price range (and are not the ones known for breaking) are
>>>>only 2" or thereabouts, deep. I just don't think that is deep enough!
>>>>Last
>>>>time I made lasagna, I used my 9 x 13 Pyrex baker and I think the only
>>>>reason that worked was that I didn't put layers of cheese in there.
>>>>Often
>>>>I
>>>>just buy the foil pans because they are nice and deep. But I prefer not
>>>>to
>>>>go that route.
>>>>
>>>>I would use this dish for more than just lasagna. The pan that I had
>>>>and
>>>>loved (until it got a huge chip in it) was a Paula Deen one from
>>>>Walmart.
>>>>They no longer carry it and I wouldn't get that kind again anyway. And
>>>>not
>>>>just because her name was on it. I probably used the dish maybe 6 times
>>>>(if
>>>>that) so I feel that it should have held up better.
>>>>
>>>>So... How deep is the pan that you normally use for lasagna?
>>>>
>>>
>>> What I do, since it is just the two of us, is that I make it in two
>>> non-stick, 9x5 bread loaf pans. One pan full provides a meal and
>>> leftovers and the second pan gets frozen for another meal.
>>> Janet US
>>
>>I guess that would work but... That would leave me with a lot of leftover
>>ingredients.
>>
> No, you just make(use) enough for one bread pan. Mozz comes in small
> amounts, you can get small jars of marinar sauce, you can get small
> amounts of sausage or ground beef. Or, if you must get larger
> amounts, the two bread pans will use a full recipe of lasagna, or all
> the other ingredients freeze well. Or, you can just try to figure out
> something else.
> Janet US

I don't use jarred sauce. And it's the Ricotta that I always have leftover.
When I make it with cheese that is. Plus there are leftover noodles. Just
seems to me to be a lot of work for a small amount. The way I make mine, a
full recipe would fill four bread pans at least.