Get a taste of mom’s home cooking with this Dutch Oven Lasagna. This hearty one-pot meal is easy to make out at the campground.
Lasagna is different from a meal you think of with camping. We camp often and are looking for a variety, so I wanted to try it out.
This meal requires minimal prep, outside of browning the meat. Other Dutch oven meals with easy prep include Chicken & Veggies and Pizza.
Dutch Oven Lasagna Recipe
I love using pre-made ingredients, and this recipe is no exception. The ingredients are:
- Ground meat of choice
- Optional: chopped onion, sliced mushrooms
- Pasta sauce – 2 jars
- Oven-ready lasagna noodles
- Ricotta cheese
- Italian seasoning
- Shredded mozzarella or Italian cheese
- Optional: grated Parmesan cheese
How to Make Lasagna in a Dutch Oven
Yes, with most Dutch oven recipes, you start by preparing coals. I have an eight-quart cast iron Dutch oven, so I prepare 25+ charcoal briquettes.
Prepare the ground meat at home ahead of time, or we cook it in the Dutch oven over a campfire.
We browned our protein with chopped onion and sliced mushroom.
The only preparation needed for the pasta sauce is to open the jars. Since the pot gets wider as you layer, use less sauce on the bottom and more on the top.
It is essential to use oven-ready lasagna noodles in this recipe. They eliminate the need to boil the noodles before assembling, and the sauce’s liquid helps soften them.
Prepare the cheese filling by combining ricotta cheese with Italian seasoning. I mixed ours at home and brought it out in a plastic container.
Package shredded cheese is perfect for this recipe. Look for mozzarella or an Italian blend.
Now, it is time to assemble. Layer the lasagna in the following order:
- Sauce
- Noodles
- Sauce
- Meat mix
- Ricotta mix
- Shredded cheese
- Sauce
- Noodles
- Sauce
- Meat mixture
- Ricotta
- Shredded cheese
- Parmesan cheese
Cover the Dutch oven, and place 17 coals on the lid. Place the entire pot over a circle of eight coals.
Dutch Oven Tip
The number of coals will vary by the size of your oven. See chart
Prepare extra briquettes to replace spots that get cold.
Bake the lasagna for 30 minutes, rotating the lid and pot a quarter turn in opposite directions every 10 minutes.
The lasagna is done when the cheese is melted and the noodles are cooked. Add 5-10 minutes longer if needed.
These simple ingredients elevate when cooked in a cast iron pot. Serve the pasta with a side of vegetables and baked bread.
This Dutch Oven Lasagna was so delicious that we devoured it. The two of us ate nearly the entire thing in one sitting.
More Hearty Camping Dinners
Dutch Oven Lasagna
Experience the comfort of homemade cooking with this Dutch Oven Lasagna. This satisfying one-pot dish is simple to prepare.
Ingredients
- 1-2 pounds ground meat of choice
- Optional: 1 chopped onion, 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 2 jars pasta sauce
- Oven-ready lasagna noodles
- 1 container ricotta cheese
- 1½ TBSP Italian seasoning
- 1½ - 2 cups shredded mozzarella or Italian cheese
- Optional: grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Prepare coals. I have an eight-quart cast iron Dutch oven, so I light 25+ charcoal briquettes.
- Brown the ground meat at home ahead of time, or we cook it in the Dutch oven over a campfire. We added chopped onion and sliced mushroom while cooking up the meat.
- Prepare the cheese filling by combining ricotta cheese with Italian seasoning.
- Assemble the lasagna in the order shown below.
- Cover the Dutch oven, and put the entire pot over a circle of eight coals. Place 17 coals on the lid.
- Bake for 30 minutes, rotating the lid and pot a quarter turn in opposite directions every 10 minutes.
- When the cheese is melted and the noodles are cooked, the lasagna is done. Bake an additional 5-10 minutes if needed.
- Sauce - about ⅓ a jar
- Noodles - break them up to create a single layer
- Sauce - another ⅓
- Half of the browned meat
- Half of the ricotta mix
- A layer of shredded cheese
- Sauce - ⅔ of a jar
- Another layer of noodles
- The remaining sauce
- Rest of the meat
- The other half of the ricotta
- A thick layer of shredded cheese
- Parmesan cheese
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