# Cheese/pasta bake - help me brainstorm a few specifics? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [September 1, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537 "2020-09-01T17:24:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThisIsTheEnd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisistheend/32/4713_2.png) [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537/21 "2020-09-15T10:09:20Z")
I recommended a saute method instead of baking, so I was thinking of that. You’re right, you couldn’t taste as you go if you were going to layer things and bake it. I don’t think you will get the overall texture I think you’re really after if you use the layer/baking method. You’ll end up with cheese lasagne. And I think you want mixy cheesy. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537/22 "2020-10-03T20:43:29Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > There’s cheese in lasagne? Some people make it just with a white bechamel-type sauce, but why would you not put cheese in it, if you can? ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537/23 "2020-10-03T22:39:22Z")
Maybe a sprinkling on the top… I wouldn’t want a lasagne with much more than that. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537/24 "2020-10-03T22:49:22Z")
Fair enough - to each their own! ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537/25 "2020-10-04T00:59:20Z")
What you really need to do is use cans of Spaghetti-Os instead of pasta sauce!!! [https://livingthegourmet.com/2015/07/spaghettios-mac-cheese-lasagna.html](https://livingthegourmet.com/2015/07/spaghettios-mac-cheese-lasagna.html) ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537/26 "2020-10-04T08:58:27Z")
What did I just read? I feel like I entered a parallel world. At the beginning of the pandemic shutdown, I looked at the contents of all my cupboards and discovered I had oven ready lasagna sheets. But it was already getting warm, so I didn’t make lasagna then. Something to do during my 2 week staycation, which will be next week. I really like spinach and cheese lasagna, but my husband’s not a big fan, so I’ll be making meaty lasagna. With ricotta. I’ve almost given up on mozzarella. I much prefer asiago which has better taste and texture. If I want something in the mozzarella range, I buy burrata and eat it with salad or bread. > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Have you thought of doing a noodle/cheese layer dish that has an egg mixture poured over it and baked? **Boo** , I got out my Joy of Cooking, do you mean Quantity Noodle and Cheese Loaf ([Google book link](https://books.google.ch/books?id=C4_5MCUd6ucC&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=%22noodle+and+cheese+loaf%22+joy+of+cooking&source=bl&ots=2g4RNvkFTQ&sig=ACfU3U28I8hhQK43JzDBokCvEeW1Br89gg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizo8PDyJrsAhVHqaQKHUfuA50Q6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=%22noodle%20and%20cheese%20loaf%22%20joy%20of%20cooking&f=false))? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537.md?page=1)