Can You Boil Oven Ready Lasagna Noodles

The simple answer to the question “Can you boil oven ready lasagna noodles? “, is “Yes”.  

But the next thing you should consider when making a classic lasagna dish, using rigid sheets of oven-ready pasta, is “Should you?” boil them.   

I moved to Italy several years ago and learned directly from an Italian chef that there are a number of different techniques when using oven-ready lasagna sheets in lasagna or any other classic dish that requires any type of lasagna noodle.

How To Cook Authentic Italian Food Like A Real Italian

Traditional Italian cuisine is simple and composed of the simplest elements.   A cornerstone of most Italian cooking (the kind of cooking that real Italian grandmothers still practice in Italy) is to always use the freshest seasonal ingredients.

The modern American or Western-style diet is so far removed from the Italian-style Mediterranean diet that the two are nearly unrecognizable when compared side by side.

Mediterranean Diet vs American Diet – Best Of Italy

The best news for the diet-weary American or Westerner is that anyone can realize the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet – without making any single food off-limits.
Although not everyone is able to move to a Mediterranean country where the food quality is higher and without fast food spots on every corner, the Mediterranean approach to food and lifestyle can be replicated almost anywhere.