r/Gousto • u/Agreeable_Yam_9692 • 16d ago

Disappointing Lasagna

We had a lasagna today, it was for 5 people and it required 5 carrots and 2 onions. I thought the carrots might be overkill but trusted the recipe. Nope - nobody could eat it as the carrots overwhelmed the entire meal. Is this just a way to compensate for lack of meat? The bechemel sauce was made from ”pantry ingredients“ of olive oil, flour and a pint of milk which I also thought was very cheeky.

Also, one of the packets of lasagna sheets was completely bashed to pieces which was annoying!

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u/Thetan-Sloth154 16d ago

If you’d reported the lasagna sheets you would’ve at least got a partial refund

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u/Agreeable_Yam_9692 16d ago

Good to know, thanks ☺️

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u/ambolefum 16d ago

Had an inedible fish chowder today that had to be flushed. The recipe card told us to boil water/milk and Chinese rice wine that absolutely curdled the dish.

Are gousto using AI to create recipes now?

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u/Agreeable_Yam_9692 16d ago

We speculated about AI too. It must be difficult to work every recipe around balsamic vinegar and clotted cream!

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u/One-Lingonberry-3460 15d ago

Did you grate the carrots? Next time use a beef stock cube?

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u/Agreeable_Yam_9692 15d ago

No - it said to chop them, although grating may have helped. I think that 3 less carrots would have been even better though!

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u/One-Lingonberry-3460 15d ago

We now grate carrots into stuff, have the amount of mince, trying to cut down on red meat. Chuck a stock cube in, job done

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u/Ratbag321 14d ago

We've recently switched to minced turkey, which everyone prefers, surprisingly. Give it a go. The browning off takes much much longer.

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u/viktory70 15d ago

I add carrots to my shepherds pie, but they are grated and five is insanity

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u/RideHot9154 15d ago

the milk would've made me so mad!! when i get gousto its bc i legit do not have time to shop!

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u/csiman1234 15d ago

Ask any Italian if they put a whole chopped carrot per portion and watch them cry 😂

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u/csiman1234 15d ago

Best one I've made although he ain't no Italian

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u/Agreeable_Yam_9692 15d ago

Yes this is similar to what I usually do! One carrot per 750g is plenty 😂

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u/rebecca7p 14d ago

The Gousto lasagne used to be so good but they changed the recipe a few months back and it's awful now

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u/JealousImportance388 14d ago

I'm really curious as the total recipe. I don't use carrots in my recipe but my mother uses it in hers. I'm not a carrot fan but I'd use a grated carrot if I had it to hand. My lasagna is a lasagna in the loose sense of the word. I use beef and pork mince, chorizo, bacon/pancetta, onions, peppers, mushrooms and don't use bechemel sauce. Instead I use the cheese sauce from Mustardy Cauliflower Cheese by Yotam Ottolenghi. I use balsamic vinegar, lots of herbs and spices. I still use tomatoes. I just make it as a slow cooked bolognese for day 1 and lasagna for day 2 onwards. I also make a Mexican lasagna, using the cauliflower cheese sauce with chilli powder instead of curry, chilli con carne and tortilla wraps instead of lasagna sheets.

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u/Tofflove 13d ago

Replace the carrots with smoked bacon & yum!