My boyfriend loves lasagne and I want to make it for him but I don't know where to start!
I can help out with that! I make lasagne at home a lot. It's one of the oldest pastas.
Awesome!  Hold on while I while I grab a pen!  I want to write this down - what do I need to buy at the store?
You want to look for thin sheets of pasta, tomato sauce, ground beef, and shredded mozarella cheese.
Great!  I will get that at Walmart!  Anything else?  What kind of pan do I need?
You can use any old pan, but I'd recommend a glass dish, so you can see the layers. One tip is to boil the pasta in chicken broth.
Wow, that sounds like a great idea!  I have some chicken broth cubes in the pantry!  So once I get it all assembled, how long do I cook it for?
Well, you cook the pasta until it's soft, but after layering, you bake it for about 30 minutes. Instead of ground beef, you can also use sausage, which is traditional of Naples.
You've been a big help!  This is going to be great!  I can't wait to see the surprised look on his face when he sees I actually can cook!
written in the century following the "Liber de Coquina" recommended boiling the pasta in chicken broth and dressing it with cheese and chicken fat. In a recipe adapted for the Lenten fast, walnuts were recommended.
The traditional lasagne of Naples, "lasagne di carnevale", is layered with local sausage, small fried meatballs, hard-boiled eggs, ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, and sauced with a Neapolitan ragù, a meat sauce. "Lasagne al forno", layered with a thicker ragù and Béchamel sauce, and
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