What causes my lasagna to come out soupy?

Question

Sometimes when i cook lasagna using the same ingredients and temp. it comes out soupy. What could cause this?

Answer 1

I reckon too mych liquid in the meat sauce. When I make it it has stock in the meat sauce, so if that is how you make it I would just use less stock.

Answer 2

are the pasta sheets cooked before you put t all together??? some recipes say to only cook the pasta just enough so it bends. putting the 'uncooked' pasta in the lasagne will soak up some of the moisture and make it thicker. hope it works for u =)

Answer 3

Do not put too much sauce (tomato) in between the layers. Just cover the noodle with thin layers of sauce.

If your family likes more sauce on lasagna, put the sause in a separate bowl. That way, they can add more sauce as they would like without turning your lasagna soggy/soupy.

Answer 4

Oh, what a bummer. This could happen from many factors, wet lasagna noodles, tomato sauce too thin, imbalance of cheese mixture, too high of oven temperature with not enough time to let all of the ingredients blend and meld together, not enough setting time upon taking it out of the oven...........so many things.  If, like you said, the ingredients are the same and the temperature is the same, then the only thing you have left is your setting time upon oven removal, that would be the only other factor to me, that's making your Lasagna runny.  Also, for me, cooking Lasagna in the Winter months versus the summer months makes a difference too. Is your earth altitude an issue, that could be another point of research. Anyways, these are the only things I can think of now.  Hope this helps you to research your dilemma!

Answer 5

Use the ready bake lasagna noodles. They seem to work better. Also the pasta sauce you use should not be runny but nice and thick n chunky.  

Answer 6

Give your lasagna some time to set. Usually the cause of soupy lasagna at our house is it goes straight from the oven to the table and then served immediately. The first helpings coming out soupy, while second and third helpings come out just fine.

Answer 7

Sounds like alittle too much sauce.  I usually layer the ingredients (meat, cheese, etc.) and use the sauce on the top only and then serve it on the side.  This way it stays together when it's served and those who need more sauce can just add it.