# AHunter3 makes racer72's Twelve Cheese Lasagna **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 8, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286 "2024-02-08T04:07:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/1 "2024-02-08T04:07:55Z")
From [this vintage-2004 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-you-invented/273348) – I had said to myself that that 12-cheese lasagna recipe sounded enticing and that I should try making it some time. Well, it’s been 20 years but I finally got around to it. First, the acquisition of a seriously deep pan. racer72 said it needs to be 4" deep. This pan was designed for folks who make really tall sheet cakes. Worked well. [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5137.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5137.jpg) Grating that much cheese is easier with the food processor… [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5138.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5138.jpg) The cheeses prepped and arrayed: mozzarella, cheddar, monterey jack, colby, provolone, fontina, parmesan, romano, asiago, ricotta, cream, and emmenthaler. [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5139.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5139.jpg) Browning a full pound each of ground beef and ground pork! [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5140.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5140.jpg) Adding onion and garlic: [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5141.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5141.jpg) Adding marinara sauce, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian spices: [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5144.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5144.jpg) Assembly begins with a 1/2" layer of the sauce: [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5145.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5145.jpg) While the lasagna noodles are cooking in a big pot of salted olive-oiled water, I mix the ricotta and cream cheeses together: [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5148.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5148.jpg) Building layers… [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5150.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5150.jpg) …and layers… [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5152.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5152.jpg) …and more layers… [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5153.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5153.jpg) After 45 minutes of cookitude in a 325° oven, out it comes! [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5155.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5155.jpg) Took two spatulas to lift squares out of this pan… [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5156.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5156.jpg) This was every bit as decadent as it sounded. (Also we’re gonna be eating on this for quite some time…) [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5157.jpg) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/12ch/IMG_5157.jpg) @racer72 you invented a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/2 "2024-02-08T04:14:28Z")
Nice! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/3 "2024-02-08T04:19:50Z")
This is delightful! Thank you for going through the trouble to take us on your lasagna-building journey. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/4 "2024-02-08T04:59:11Z")
I know nothing of Italian cooking but I just want to thank **AHunter3** for making a thread with lots of photos. A good change-up from all the other threads that are nothing but words. Anything with 12 cheeses can’t go wrong; looks delish. ---
**Author:** ![Allthegood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@Allthegood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allthegood)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/5 "2024-02-08T06:03:34Z")
This was every bit as delicious as it looks! I am looking forward to a few more dinners from this batch. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/6 "2024-02-08T15:00:13Z")
9.75/10 (no garlic bread). Looks delicious! ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/7 "2024-02-08T16:07:43Z")
Thanks for the pics! The browning meat one looks like it’s glowing, lol. I’ve never made lasagna though I always enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/8 "2024-02-08T16:46:33Z")
Thanks for the call out. That sure looks good. Due to dietary restrictions, I can no longer eat this lasagna. The last time I made this was for a family get together back in 2013 just before my wife and I went to New Zealand. I visited a new cheese shop that recently opened and saw a couple cheeses that would be good in lasagna, I bought the Kentucky bourbon Bellavitano cheese. Added some to a boxed mac and cheese and it really make it good. I think I might make me the lasagna but make it with alfredo sauce instead of marinara. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/9 "2024-02-08T19:50:27Z")
How many layers of noodles are there? The recipe seems to call for two, but I usually make it with three. Also, your photos make it look like you forgot the second layer of sauce, and put noodles directly on top of the shredded cheese. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/10 "2024-02-08T19:55:48Z")
I left out some of the photographs that didn’t come out so good. I had at least 3 layers of sauce. I think I had at least seven layers of lasagna noodles, the upper ones separated only by cheese layers. Three noodles per layer, 20 in the box total. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/11 "2024-02-08T19:56:36Z")
Do you think it might be even better with fresh tomatoes (minced into some pulp or sliced very thin)? ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286/12 "2024-02-08T19:57:51Z")
Yeah, and some mushrooms of various types wouldn’t hurt, and perhaps some sliced bell peppers and black olives. But as this was my first attempt, I pretty much did it by the book.