Amazing Deep Fried Lasagna

Name: Deep Fried Lasagna
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 Large Frozen Lasagna; 2 cups Italian bread crumbs; 1 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup milk; 1 cup all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper

This breaded and deep fried lasagna is the best way to eat lasagna. Cut your frozen lasagna into pieces and fry them to perfection.

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If you’ve never had deep fried lasagna you’re missing out. And we’re not talking about the fried lasagna rolls served as appetizers at the Olive Garden. I’m talking about a real piece of lasagna, deep fried oozy gooey goodness!

This is the ultimate comfort food. We’ve made these so many times and everyone loves them! They’re easy to make oh so tasty. You can even make them into fried lasagna bites to serve as an appetizer.

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What Is Deep Fried Lasagna?

When you think of deep fried lasagna you might think of some deep fried lasagna noodle rolls you can get at some restaurants. Olive Garden fried lasagna isn’t half as good as this one! This is a real lasagna, deep fried. We cut this into small serving size pieces so they cook through but this is the real deal. If you try this you’ll never want to eat lasagna another way!

Notable: It’s lasagna, only better!
Main Ingredients: Frozen lasagna, egg, all-purpose flour, parmesan cheese, bread crumbs.
Cooking Method: Deep Fry

cut up frozen lasagna on a cutting board

Ingredients

You may have all of these ingredients for this easy recipe in your refrigerator or pantry and not need to make a trip to the grocery store! If this is your first time making this delicious recipe you might want to read the possible variations before deciding on your ingredients.

Lasagna: Buy a frozen lasagna from Costco or use your own frozen or chilled leftovers from our easy lasagna recipe. I love our easy lasagna because it has spicy Italian sausage and ground beef plus ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella, lasagna noodle and the flavors are perfect! Or you can make this classic lasagna with cottage cheese.

Pantry Staples: all purpose flour, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning bread crumbs

Refrigerator Staples: eggs, milk, parmesan cheese

deep fried lasagna ingredients on white counter

Andrea Says…

One of the craziest and best sandwiches I’ve ever had was a grilled cheese deep fried lasagna sandwich. Just sandwich your deep fried lasagna between two pieces of bread with mozzarella cheese and grill as you would a grilled cheese sandwich. This is a meal to share!

deep fried lasagna sliced in half on a black plate

Serving Suggestions

Enjoy this great recipe as an addition to a tasty meal, special family dinner or dinner party with these other recipes:

Side Dish: Italian Salad– This classic side dish is colorful and full of flavor!
Bread: Garlic French Bread Recipe – YUM! Use store bought french bread and make it better!
Drink: Red Wine Sangria – This is one of my all time favorite sangria recipes. Use the rest of the wine leftover from your marinara recipe.
Dessert: Blackberry Dump Cake – This needs no introduction!

3 pieces of deep fried lasagna on a wood tray

Tools Needed

3 separate shallow bowls
cutting board
sharp knife
dutch oven or large pot for frying (or a deep fryer)
candy thermometer or high heat thermometer

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow the full instructions and kitchen tips and quick tips for the best way to make this recipe. Don’t forget to check the prep time and cook time in the recipe card below before you begin.

PREHEAT OIL: Heat your frying oil in a large heavy pot or dutch oven. Using a candy thermometer, heat oil to between 350°F and 375°F.

CUT FROZEN LASAGNA: Remove your lasagna from the freezer and leave on the counter for 30 minutes before cutting. Frozen lasagna can be difficult to cut through. Alternatively, cut defrosted lasagna then freeze. Cut your frozen lasagna into 2″ pieces. You can even cut lasagna triangles. The smaller pieces will cook all the way through while frying. Larger pieces will need to be cooked longer in the oven once fried.

MAKE FLOUR MIXTURE: In a shallow bowl or shallow dish, mix flour, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.

Mix EGG WASH: Whisk egg and milk together.

MAKE BREADCRUMB MIXTURE: Combine breadcrumbs and grated parmesan cheese.

3 shallow dishes of flour/salt, egg/milk, breadcrumb/parmesan

3 shallow bowls of flour mixture, egg wash, breadcrumb mixture

COAT WITH FLOUR MIXTURE: Coat the piece of lasagna in the flour mixture first.

COAT WITH EGG WASH: Next, dredge the piece in the egg wash. Turn it to coat all sides and edges.

COAT WITH BREADCRUMB MIXTURE: Finally, thoroughly coat the piece in the breadcrumb mixture. Use your. hands to thoroughly coat the lasagna with each coat. Gently press the flour mixture and the breadcrumb mixture onto top, bottom and sides of the lasagna piece. This will help it adhere to the lasagna and not fall apart while frying.

TEST OIL TEMPERATURE: Make sure your oil is between 350°F and 375°F. Use a high heat thermometer to do this.

DEEP FRY: Deep fry the piece of lasagna until golden brown. You will need to fry these in batches.

REMOVE FROM OIL: Remove lasagna from oil and place on a wire rack or paper towel to drain remove excess oil.

TAKE THE TEMPERATURE: Use a kitchen thermometer to test the internal temperature of the lasagna. If it is not at least 160°F put in the oven for 15 minutes at 350°F.

Stef Says…

Drizzle some marinara sauce on top of your deep fried lasagna. Or plate it on top of marinara sauce for dipping.

STORING AND REHEATING TIPS

Storing your food properly is important to prevent spoiling or food poisoning.

Refrigerate: Store in an airtight container or ziploc bag and refrigerate for up to 3 days if you can’t eat it the next day.

Freeze: Store in an airtight, freezer safe, container. If you’re storing in a zip top plastic bag, try to get as much air out as possible. Freeze for up to 3 months.

Defrosting: A great way to defrost is in the refrigerator overnight.

Reheat: Reheat in the oven at 350°F.

Can you reheat deep fried lasagna in the air fryer?

Yes! Absolutely. Keep an eye on it because you don’t want it to over crisp.

Can I make this if my lasagna isn’t frozen?

We’ve tried many ways to make deep fried lasagna. We found the best results came from frozen lasagna. However, if your lasagna isn’t frozen, a quick trip to the freezer should help a lot. Freezing it keeps the layers together so it doesn’t all slip apart while frying.

Is deep fried lasagna the same as lasagna fritta?

Lasagna fritta is an appetizer found at Olive Garden, an American Italian restaurant. This is not the same as lasagna fritta. We think it’s 100% better!

Can you fry lasagna noodles?

Yes, you can fry just the lasagna noodles. Cook them first then follow our steps to coat in flour, egg wash and bread crumbs. Then fry as directed in our instructions. You could also try the air fryer.

Learn 5 ways to cook a frozen Costco Lasagna!

5 from 42 votes

Deep Fried Lasagna

Course dinner

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

12 Pieces

This breaded and deep fried lasagna is the best way to eat lasagna. Cut your frozen lasagna into pieces and fry them to perfection.

Ingredients

Instructions

Heat your frying oil in a large heavy pot or dutch oven. Using a candy thermometer, heat oil to between 350°F and 375°F.
Cut your frozen lasagna into 2"-4" pieces. You can even cut lasagna triangles. The smaller pieces will cook all the way through while frying. Larger pieces will need to be cooked longer in the oven once fried.
In one shallow bowl or shallow dish, mix flour, salt and pepper. In the second shallow bowl combine breadcrumbs and grated parmesan cheese. In a third bowl whisk egg and milk together.
Coat the piece of lasagna in the flour mixture first. Next, coat the piece in the egg wash. Finally, thoroughly coat the piece in the breadcrumb mixture.
Make sure your oil is between 350°F and 375°F. Deep fry the piece of lasagna until golden brown, approximately 3-4 minutes.
Remove lasagna from oil and place on a paper towel to drain.
Use a kitchen thermometer to test the internal temperature of the lasagna. If you cut larger pieces it likely is not hot enough. If it is not at least 160°F put in the oven for 15 minutes at 350°F.

Notes

Use your. hands to thoroughly coat the lasagna with each coat. Gently press the flour mixture and the breadcrumb mixture onto top, bottom and sides of the lasagna piece. This will help it adhere to the lasagna and not fall apart while frying.
Sometimes omitting salt is fine in a recipe. We’ve tried this with and without and agree that it’s much better with the salt!
Remove your lasagna from the freezer and leave on the counter for 30 minutes before cutting. Frozen lasagna can be difficult to cut through. Alternatively, cut defrosted lasagna then freeze.
Try using the air fryer! Instead of deep frying try using the air fryer.

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Comments & Reviews

Carrie Robinson says

May 27, 2022

What a fun idea for an appetizer! 🙂 My family would love this.

Irena says

May 27, 2022

Oh gosh, you’ve just taken my favorite comfort food to the next level. What a fun way to make lasagna!!!

MJ says

May 27, 2022

This is an amazing recipe! Such a fun and unique way to enjoy lasagna even more.

Anita says

May 27, 2022

This is a unique twist to prepare frozen lasagna. Once fried, I cut it into tiny bite-size pieces for a great appetizer dish.

- Andrea + Stef says
  
  May 27, 2022
  
  That’s a great idea. We’re going to try that next time we make it.
  
Ieva says

May 27, 2022

Wow! Never knew lasagana can get better! Little did I know… Ultimate comfort food!

- Andrea + Stef says
  
  May 27, 2022
  
  Right? This is one of the best things, ever.

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Ingredients

Serving Suggestions

Tools Needed

INSTRUCTIONS

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