Wonton Lasagna by the Campfire

Who says camping food has to be hot dogs on a stick?  After a long day in the high country sun, there's nothing like a nice helping of hearty lasagna to stave off the chill of cool Rocky Mountain nights.  And while lasagna may sound like a lot of work, a little prep at home and some wonton wrappers make it ultra campfire friendly. 

Yes, wonton wrappers.  They're fantastic.

This recipe is as easy as mixing the ricotta and eggs at home, packing in a ziploc baggie and then bringing the wonton wrappers, ricotta mixture, pasta sauce, garlic, cheese and 1 lb of ground chickie (or ground beef) to the campsite. 

You start off by browning the chicken in a heavy cast iron over the fire--add 2 cloves of minced garlic.  If using ground beef, drain off the fat.  Add the pasta sauce and mix well.

Remove 2/3 of the meat and sauce mixture.  Spread remaining meat mixture evenly across bottom of pan and then layer wonton wrappers over the top of the meat mixture.  

Top with 1/2 of the remaining meat mixture.  Snip corner of ricotta and squeeze half of the ricotta over the pasta sauce and meat.  Try and do it so it doesn't look this unfortunate and questionable.  No worries though, it still tastes fantastic.

Spread evenly and then top with shredded cheese.  Add one more layer of wontons and repeat above steps. 

Make sure the top layer has a nice cheesy layer. 

This recipe works super duper well in a cast iron dutch oven with feet because you keep the pot off of direct flames and heap coals on top.  I used a skillet so had to keep the flames really low.  Cover with lid or foil and let cook through, about 30 minutes.  

Let sit for 10 minutes before serving and enjoy.  

I have not quite figured out my personal need for a macro lens.  This is a very cute Boston puppy eye  nonetheless.  Yes, I promise l'll work on the macro photography skills.

Campfire Lasagna

Ingredients

1 1.5 cups ricotta

1 egg

2 tbsp italian seasonings

1/2 cup shredded parmesan

3-4 cups tomato pasta sauce

1 pkg wonton wrappers

1 lb ground chicken

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 bag shredded italian cheese blend 

Directions

1. Before leaving home prepare ricotta mixture by stirring together ricotta, egg, italian seasoning and 1/2 cup parmesan.  Store mixture in Ziploc baggie. 
2. At camp site, brown ground chicken in a well seasoned cast iron skillet or dutch oven
3. add minced garlic and cook 1-2 minutes until fragrant
4. Add tomato sauce and stir well
5. Remove 2/3 of meat/tomato sauce mixure
6. Spread remaining meat mixture evenly over bottom of pan
7. Layer wonton wrappers over top, overlapping slightly
8. Top with 1/3 of the meat sauce, half of the ricotta and half italian cheese mixture
9. Repeat step
10. Cover with foil or lid and cook 30-40 minutes until heated through and wonton wrappers are cooked
11. Let sit 10 mins and serve