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What can I use instead of ricotta cheese in my lasagna?
Cottage cheese
What can you use in place of ricotta cheese?
Cottage cheese
Can you use mozzarella instead of ricotta?
Mozzarella is made from cow’s or buffalo’s milk and is most commonly used as a pizza topping. Ricotta cheese on the other hand is an unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese. As for what this means when substituting mozzarella for ricotta, the mozzarella cheese does not have as strong a flavor as ricotta
Why put an egg in ricotta for lasagna?
Ricotta cheese oozing between layers of lasagna in a baking pan. Adding egg to ricotta cheese helps to bind the cheese for lasagna so that it does not ooze out of the casserole when cut