# Mueller's OLD Lasagna Recipe -- Do You Have It? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2001, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017 "2001-02-18T21:46:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oldmaid85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oldmaid85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldmaid85)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/1 "2001-02-18T21:46:08Z")
Somehow, I’ve lost my prized, 30-year-old recipe for lasagna that I got off a box of Mueller’s lasagna back in the 70s. Their NEW recipe is not the same and I have turned my apartment upside down trying to find the old recipe. I contacted Muellers, but they sold the pasta division to another company who will not return my calls. Do you have the old recipe from the Mueller’s box–the one BEFORE the quick-fix recipe where you don’t cook your lasagna noodles first? PLEASE help an old lady. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2001, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/2 "2001-02-19T00:55:35Z")
I put “Mueller’s,” “lasagna,” and “recipe” into Google and this site came up: [http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/ubbs/archive/ITALIAN/Lasagna\_Classic.html](http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/ubbs/archive/ITALIAN/Lasagna_Classic.html) Is this the old recipe? ---
**Author:** ![Molly8335](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Molly8335](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molly8335)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/3 "2011-05-07T14:18:28Z")
1 container (15 oz) ricotta cheese or 1 container (16oz) cream style cottage cheese 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese Meat Sauce (recipe follows) 16 oz. MUELLER’S Lasagne, cooked 7 minutes, drained 12 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded In bowl, combine ricotta, egg and 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese. In 13x9x2 baking dish, spread 1&1/2 cups Meat Sauce,. Layer 1/3 of the lasagne noodles, 2 cups sauce, 1/2 of the ricotta mixture and 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese.Repeat… Top with remaining noodles, sauce and cheeses. Bake in 350 oven 50 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes. Makes 12 servings MEAT SAUCE: In 5-quart dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon Mazola corn oil over medium heat. Add 1 pound ground beef, 1 cup chopped onion, 3 cloves garlic, minced, and 1/2 cup chopped parsley. Stirring frequently, cook 10 minutes or until beef is browned. Add 2 cans(28 oz each) crushed tomatoes, 1 6oz can tomato paste, 2 teaspoons sugar, 2 teaspoons dried basil, 1&1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon dried oregano and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Makes 7&1/2 cups Hope this is what you needed, I love it and have had this recipe I cut off the box for years!!! Good Luck ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/4 "2011-05-07T16:19:39Z")
First, as a poster who is half Sicilian, I want to note that using cottage cheese as a substitute for ricotta is an affront to the Flying Spaghetti Monster (may His noodly appendages never be unsauced). Second, as an administrator, I’m going to move this thread over to Cafe Society, because it’s just that kind of thread. ---
**Author:** ![marydcollins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@marydcollins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marydcollins)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/5 "2012-01-09T19:06:21Z")
Mueller’s Original Lasagna Recipe on box (circa 1970s-80s) Lasagna noodle: 1 lb RF-Lasagna ¾ lb Ricotta Italian Cottage cheese 2 eggs 4 cups Meat sauce (see below) 1 lb Massarella Cheese (or American)a 4 tbsp grated parmesan cheese 1.5 tsp salt ½ tsp pepper Boil lasagna 10-12 minu8tes in 6 quarts salted water. Add cold water until lasagna can be handled. Do not drain. Mix salt and Ricotta. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Grease baking dish and arrange with parallel layers of Lasagna. Cover with meat sauce., ricotta mixture and thin layers of mozzarella. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Cover with another layer of lasagna, sauce and cheese until all is used. Bake in moderate oven about 30 minutes. Serves 8. \*\* [COLOR=“Red”]NOTE: I would double the amount of Ricotta cheese and eggs called for. This recipe fills and entire 13 x 9" pan and the amount of Ricotta in the original recipe isnt enough…Also, I would measure the lasagna noodle to fit the pan before boiling, otherwise, there are noodles that are boiled (used) and thus wasted.\*\* Meat Sauce[/COLOR] 1 lb ground meat (1/2 lb beef + ½ lb pork sausage) ¼ c olive or salad oil 1 large onion chopped 1/4c chopped parsley 1 clove garlic chopped or pressed 1 carrot (grated) 1 No. 21/2 can tomatoes chopped or mixed in blender for a few seconds 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste ½ cup dry red wine 12 oz water 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 tso basil Saute onions, parsley, garlic and carrot in oil. Add meat and brown. Add tomatoes, paste, wine, and water, salt pepper and basil. Simmer 1 hour ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/6 "2012-01-09T21:45:34Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > I put “Mueller’s,” “lasagna,” and “recipe” into Google and this site came up: > > [http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/ubbs/archive/ITALIAN/Lasagna\_Classic.html](http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/ubbs/archive/ITALIAN/Lasagna_Classic.html) > > Is this the old recipe? I wrote down the recipe from the box some time in the early 80’s, and it looks exactly like this one. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/7 "2012-01-11T21:39:48Z")
> [@marydcollins](#): > > 1 lb Massarella Cheese (or American)a I have no idea what massarela cheese is but american cheese in lasagna is just wrong and it makes baby Jesus cry ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/8 "2012-01-12T04:35:29Z")
Massarella cheese is probably the same as mozzarella cheese: > **[Mozzarella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozzarella)** > > Mozzarella (English: /ˌmɒtsəˈrɛlə/, Italian: \[mottsaˈrɛlla\]; Neapolitan: muzzarella \[muttsaˈrɛllə\]) is a southern Italian cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method. > Fresh mozzarella is generally white but when seasoned it turns to a light yellow depending on the animal's diet. Due to its high moisture content, it is traditionally served the day after it is made but can be kept in brine for up to a week or longer when sold in vacuum-sealed packages. Low-mo... My guess is that this spelling is derived from some dialect of Italian where this is closer to the pronunciation in that dialect. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/9 "2012-01-12T06:37:21Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > My guess is that this spelling is derived from some dialect of Italian where this is closer to the pronunciation in that dialect. With a surname like “Collins,” might we assume she is Italo-Irish? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wkeaney\_gmu.edu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@wkeaney\_gmu.edu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wkeaney_gmu.edu)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/10 "2012-10-07T03:46:27Z")
Thanks very much. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/11 "2012-10-07T13:28:49Z")
American cheese? :eek: Oh, the horror! ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/12 "2012-10-07T15:44:40Z")
You have to love the Internet. One of my favorite things growing up was a dark chocolate cake my mother made, using a recipe from the 1956 Betty Crocker cookbook. No cake in the current versions comes close. A quick Google, and I have the exact recipe! ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/13 "2012-10-07T17:17:24Z")
> [@wkeaney\_gmu.edu](#): > > Thanks very much. For what? ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/14 "2012-10-07T17:22:34Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I have no idea what massarela cheese is but american cheese in lasagna is just wrong and it makes baby Jesus cry ☹ My in-laws use Velveeta in their lasagna, and it it just as bad as you would think it is. Barf-o-rama. ---
**Author:** ![brokenyolks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@brokenyolks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brokenyolks)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/15 "2012-12-21T19:05:10Z")
Hi, Oldmaid85. I too love that old recipe and have used it for years. Mine was lost about a year ago but I had made it when I was visiting my daughter up north so I called and got it from them. I hope this is the same one you are looking for. I even e-mailed Mueller’s but they didn’t have a record of that particular recipe. Here goes… Meat Sauce - 1 lb. ground beef, 2 minced cloves of garlic, 1/4 C. parsley, 1 tsp. sugar, 1 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes, 1/8 tsp. pepper, 1/2 C. chopped onion, 1 tsp. basil, 1/3 C. tomato paste, 1/2 tsp. oregano, 2/3 tsp. salt, 1 Tbsp. oil. Brown garlic and onion in oil. Add rest of ingredients and simmer for about 45 minutes. Lasagna - 1 pkg. Lasagna Noodles, 3 pkgs. Mozzarella cheese (the original calls for 1 pkg but we like extra), 15 oz. Ricotta cheese, 2 beaten eggs, 1/2 C. Parmesan cheese, divided. Mix beaten eggs and Ricotta cheese. Spread 1/2 C. meat sauce in bottom of pan, Add layer of noodles, layer of Ricotta cheese and egg mixture, top with a layer of Mozzarella. \*Spread 1 C. of meat sauce, noodles, Ricotta and egg mixture, top with a layer of Mozarella. Repeat from the \* one time. Spread 1/4 C. Parmesan cheese on top, bake at 350 for 30 minutes. I hope this is what you are looking for. Have a great holiday season. PS - I am an old lady also - we have to stick together. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/16 "2012-12-21T19:10:17Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > American cheese? :eek: Oh, the horror! American cheese does have SOME place (one of my favorite comfort-type items is a grilled cheese using American), but lasagna is definitely not it. ---
**Author:** ![woodgs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/67e7ee/32.png) [@woodgs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodgs)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/17 "2013-01-22T18:05:12Z")
Classic lasagne 1 pound ground beef 1 teaspoon sugar ¾ cup chopped onion 1 tesaspoon garlic powder 2 tablespoons salad or olive oil ½ teaspoon pepper 1 can (1 pound)tomatoes ½ teaspoon oregano leaves 2 cans (6 oz. Each)tomato paste ½ pkg.(8 oz.) lasagne noodles 1 pound ricotta or cottage cheese 2 cups water 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 2 teaspoons salt 8 oz. Mozzarella cheese ( shredded or thinly sliced in large heavy pan, lightly brown beef and onion in oil. Add tomatoes (put through blender or cut with edge of spoon), paste, water, parsley, salt, sugar, garlic powder, pepper, and oregano; simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile cook lasagne as directed, drain. In 13x9x2” baking pan, spread about 1 cup sauce. Then alternate layers of lasagne, sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese, ending with sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes until lightly browned and bubbling. Allow to stand for 15 minutes; cut in squares to serve. Makes 8 servin gs. ---
**Author:** ![woodgs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/67e7ee/32.png) [@woodgs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodgs)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/18 "2013-01-22T18:06:44Z")
didn’t print as laid out in word but everything is there. hope this is the one you wanted. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/19 "2013-01-22T18:31:22Z")
The OP’s last activity here was 2003. I think she’s managed to get by without the recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/20 "2013-01-22T18:49:43Z")
Who wants a recipe for old lasagna, anyway? Oh, somebody in an old thread, I guess. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017.md?page=2)