wontons for lasagna?

[mcgeiger]

I saw this on 30 Minute Meals a few days ago, and was wondering if anyone had ever tried using wontons in place of pasta noodles for lasagna?

[greysangel]

why would someone do this? :confused:

[bobmark226]

why would someone do this? :confused:

Because they only have thirty minutes? :)

Can't say I've ever seen this...even from RR or Miss S. Lee...As ravioli, yes, but lasagna? Nope. And I don't even like them as ravioli.

Bob

[zackaboo]

I have never tried this myself, but I remember seeing a Southern Living recipe last year that used wonton noodles in lasagna. Personally I think I would prefer the thicker texture of real lasagna noodles, but using wontons probably reduces the cooking time (especially if RR used that method on 30 minute meals).

[Canice]

I remember my mother making such a lasagne many years ago - they were big wrappers, not the little 3" squares. At the time I thought it had a nice light texture (it was vegetarian, so not loaded down with ground beef or sausage). Often, lasagne is too heavy and gloppy for me, so I liked this alternative. That said, I haven't had in in MANY years, and I know some of mom's "great" recipes are rather less great to me these days.

[krhm]

I've never tried them in place of lasagna noodles, but have tried them for ravioli. We didn't like the texture at all...too gummy and totally lacking the "bite" of a real noodle.

With those oven-ready noodles so easy to use, I doubt I'd try the wontons.

[bobmark226]

Oddly enough, I'd recorded a Sara Moulton episode yesterday afternoon based on what were listed as the recipes to be shown, which turned out not to be right. Instead, she did a show about canning tomatoes, and from those tomatoes she made a sauce to be poured over....you guessed it...wonton lasagna! :eek: She admitted that the final result were little piles, more like lasagna bundles than lasagna, but she also said that the recipe came from "Gourmet!!

No matter, I still ain't gonna do it. :cool:

Bob