Trying to Cook Lasagna!

Trying to Cook Lasagna!

This week I decided to test my cooking skills and make lasagna for supper. I followed my Moms ingredients list and cooking instructions. I was excited (and a bit nervous) to try a complex recipe with multiple steps. Here is an outline of the steps and ingredients I used!

Cooking steps:

Fry the 2 packages of ground chicken on medium heat until thoroughly cooked. Add the pasta sauce, stir, and then turn off the heat. In a mixing bowl, crack an egg, and stir in the container of cottage cheese and 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese. In a 11×13 baking pan, spoon in half of the ground chicken and pasta mixture, top with lasagna noodles. Put the cheese mixture on top of the noodles and spread evenly. Add another level of noodles and then chicken and pasta sauce. Sprinkle a half cup of mozzarella cheese on top. Cover with tin foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

Ingredients List:

  • 2 packages of ground chicken
  • 1 litre of seasoned pasta sauce
  • 500 grams of cottage cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese
  • 1 box of express lasagna noodles
Myself and the Lasagna I cooked for Dinner

Reflection:

My lasagna turned out well! This was by far the largest thing I have made and I am glad that it did not burn. I was worried that I may have messed up mixing some of the ingredients but the final product tasted just like how my Mom makes it which was encouraging. I think my confidence in my cooking ability is growing as I try more complex foods. I rely on recipes and guidance from online resources (such as YouTube videos and articles) to make sure I have all my ingredients and tools correctly set up before beginning to cook. I have been taking photos of myself with my final product as displayed in my posts. I think this has been a great way to display how my food has turned out, as well as document my progress week to week. Using images in my blog posts has been a great (and simple) way to make my blog more visually appealing! I am now looking forward to next weeks cooking challenge and trying a new form of technology to document my progress!

Credit for cover photo: alleksana via Pexels

3 thoughts on “Trying to Cook Lasagna!

  1. Hey Jeron,
    Great post! You added photos as well as tons of links, which is super helpful. I appreciate that you added your ingredient list as well as cooking instructions. Your reflection was great. Overall, it looks like you did an amazing job! Looking forward to seeing more from you!

  2. Hey Jeron,
    Awesome job on the lasagna, it looks delicious! I totally agree with what you said in the reflection about when something tastes like how your mom makes it, it’s so encouraging to keep cooking. Thank you for including the ingredients and instructions, I want to try making this now too. Good job and thank you for sharing!

  3. I love that your confidence is building in your cooking ability! Your food looks delicious and it’s super exciting when a recipe turns out just like how mom makes it! Mine never do so you must tell me your secret ha ha ha great job and the pictures definitely enhance your blog!

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