# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/21 "2013-01-22T19:12:56Z")
We ought to turn this into a thread for recipes that have been lost! ---
**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, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/22 "2013-01-22T19:31:20Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > We ought to turn this into a thread for recipes that have been lost! Great idea! Does anybody know where the recipe card for my grandmother’s vegetable soup went? I can’t find it and I’m in a soup mood. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/23 "2013-01-22T19:36:55Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > The OP’s last activity here was 2003. I think she’s managed to get by without the recipe. I am more shocked at over 15,000 views for what turns out to be a really crappy lasagna recipe! Geez…what’s next? How to make a cottage cheese lime jello mold? Some recipes for taste delights from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s really should remain buried in landfills. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/24 "2013-01-22T21:47:57Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Great idea! > > Does anybody know where the recipe card for my grandmother’s vegetable soup went? I can’t find it and I’m in a soup mood. :mad: It slipped into the space between the countertop and the stove. No, on the other side… ---
**Author:** ![katmondu22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@katmondu22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katmondu22)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/25 "2014-11-14T18:58:42Z")
I think it had : - 32oz of Ricotta Cheese - 1/4 cup Parmesean - 2 cups (8oz) mozzarella cheese - 1 egg - 1 TBLS parsley - 1 tsp salt - 1/4 tsp pepper ---
**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:** [November 14, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/26 "2014-11-14T19:34:27Z")
Again, the OP’s last activity here was 11 years ago. She’s moved on. I don’t even want to know how this latest bump came about. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/27 "2014-11-14T20:23:32Z")
So I’m wondering if anybody has the old Meuller’s lasagna recipe. I can’t find it anywhere in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/28 "2014-11-14T20:56:23Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I don’t even want to know how this latest bump came about. Probably just somebody else searching for Muellers old recipe. ---
**Author:** ![demlee716](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5daacb/32.png) [@demlee716](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/demlee716)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/29 "2016-01-16T00:43:38Z")
1 lb ground beef 1 tsp salt 3/4c chopped onion 1 tsp garlic powder 2 Tbl salad or olive oil 1/2 tsp pepper 1 can (1 lb) tomatoes 1/2 tsp oregano leaves 2 cans (6 oz) tomato paste 1/2 pkg (8 oz) Muellers lasagna 2c water ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/30 "2016-01-16T01:09:32Z")
Oh boy, this last one has no “masserela” or american or velveeta, but on the other hand it has NO CHEESE! I don’t know what it is but it’s not lasagna. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/31 "2016-01-16T05:00:27Z")
Well, I did see one episode of “Good Eats” where he made a cheeseless “lasagna”. I agree that this misses a large part of the point of lasagna. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/32 "2016-01-16T05:29:54Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Well, I did see one episode of “Good Eats” where he made a cheeseless “lasagna”. > > I agree that this misses a large part of the point of lasagna. What did he make it with? I’m curious and can’t find anything without cheese. I make my lasagna with bechamel layers for the non-meat layer, but they still have plenty of parm. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/33 "2016-01-16T05:33:30Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Well, I did see one episode of “Good Eats” where he made a cheeseless “lasagna”. > > I agree that this misses a large part of the point of lasagna. It might be Eats but I doubt it’ll be Good. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2016, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/34 "2016-01-16T05:42:06Z")
My bad, it has a very small amount of cheese. 4 ounces, sprinkled on the top of the rest of the assemblage. > **[Slow Cooker Lasagna](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/slow-cooker-lasagna-recipe-2105581)** > > Get Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe from Food Network ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/35 "2016-01-16T05:54:44Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > My bad, it has a very small amount of cheese. 4 ounces, sprinkled on the top of the rest of the assemblage. > > [http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/slow-cooker-lasagna-recipe.html](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/slow-cooker-lasagna-recipe.html) Huh. Odd recipe. My [favorite lasagna recipe](http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Baked-Spinach-Lasagne) has about 4-6 oz of Parmesan, but that’s a strong cheese and its incorporated in the layers, not just dumped on top. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Marle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Marle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marle)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/36 "2016-01-31T14:03:02Z")
> [@Molly8335](#): > > 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 Molly, thank you so much for posting this recipe. I so wanted to make this today and could not find the recipe. You have made us very happy. ---
**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 31, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/37 "2016-01-31T17:43:02Z")
This is another of those threads that make me ask: You have an understanding of the basics of cooking, you know what you are making, you have an idea how it should taste, you made it off and on for 30 years, so why do you need a written recipe? Ye gods and little fishes, it’s like people who need precise measurements instead of, “Oh, about yea much,” or people who are flummoxed by “season to taste.” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/38 "2016-01-31T19:16:09Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > people who are flummoxed by “season to taste.” 😛 How much taste? So many? Or 4? Season? Which season? Autumn? Or maybe Fall? These things can make big differences. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/39 "2016-01-31T19:22:01Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > This is another of those threads that make me ask: You have an understanding of the basics of cooking, you know what you are making, you have an idea how it should taste, you made it off and on for 30 years, so why do you need a written recipe? Ye gods and little fishes, it’s like people who need precise measurements instead of, “Oh, about yea much,” or people who are flummoxed by “season to taste.” 😛 Some people are naturals, some aren’t. I’m a fair cook, but I have to follow a recipe, and I have to follow it precisely. If I wing it, 90% of the time it’s a failure. My mom has the talent to wing it. I don’t, and anybody that eats my cooking should be glad that I’m aware of it. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017/40 "2016-01-31T19:32:03Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > This is another of those threads that make me ask: You have an understanding of the basics of cooking, you know what you are making, you have an idea how it should taste, you made it off and on for 30 years, so why do you need a written recipe? Ye gods and little fishes, it’s like people who need precise measurements instead of, “Oh, about yea much,” or people who are flummoxed by “season to taste.” 😛 The only complicated dish I can cook from memory is my chili, because it’s a recipe I invented myself and have been refining for over a decade. Anything else with more than a few ingredients - even if I’ve made it many times before - I’m going to want the recipe on hand at least for reference purposes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017.md?page=3)