Barilla No Boil Lasagne - Food Review

I love making lasagna, but don't enjoy working with the wet and slippery noodles. No matter how careful i try to be, I always end up ripping several. This is not only frustrating, it reduces the overall quantity of the meal. I recently spotted Barilla No Boil Lasagne in the supermarket and was very interested in giving it a try. Here is what I discovered about this product.

This pasta is available wherever Barilla products are sold. It is packaged in the familiar blue box with an appetizing slab of finished lasagna on the front. I paid only $1.99 for a nine ounce box. One box contains sixteen noodles, which is more than enough to make a full pan of the Italian treat. Considering the quantity and the time saved from not needing to boil the noodles, I definitely felt that this was an excellent price.

One three piece serving contains one hundred and ninety calories. There is only one point five grams of Fat per serving. There is no Saturated or Trans Fat in this pasta. Fifteen milligrams of Cholesterol and ten milligrams of Sodium is included in this serving size. Additionally, there is thirty eight grams of Total Carbohydrate, two grams of Dietary Fiber and six grams of Protein in this product. Semolina, flour and eggs are some of the ingredients listed on the side of the box. A full listing can be found beneath the nutritional information.

Working with these lasagna noodles is very easy. After assembling the usual ingredients such as sauce, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese, the dish begins to get layered in a baking pan. The bottom of the pan should be coated with sauce before any other items are added. You then alternate the layers of noodles, cheese and sauce as well as any additional desired ingredients such as ground turkey, sausage or vegetables. As directed on the side, it is very important to coat every inch of the lasagna pieces. This helps with the cooking process and prevents any of the noodles from drying out. The pieces should be overlapped slightly during the layering process, as they expand during baking and stretch out to the sides of the baking dish.

I loved what a time saver this product was. It was very easy to make up a hearty dish on a weekday night, without scrambling to feed my hungry family. You don't realize how time consuming it is to carefully work with this pasta, until the step of boiling, stirring and gentle assembly is removed from the process. The uncooked noodles can definitely take a bit of normal handling without fear of breaking them.

The end result was just as as tasty as satisfying as the original version. The only thing missing was the messy pasta pot to wash and my frayed nerves. I give Barilla No Boil Lasagne a full five star food rating. I plan to only purchase this variety of noodles in the future and definitely see many more lasagna dinners in my family's future.