So. Baked wontons. One of the really great things about baked wontons is that they retain their shape when cooled. Unlike pastry that goes soggy, when you bake a wonton wrapper it is like frying them, they become really crispy and they hold themselves together really well. There's a lot to be said for these cheese and spinach baked wontons, they freeze well, chill well and are yummy!
I made ricotta to go in these and you can too! It's really easy just follow the steps here. You won't go back to paying exorbitant supermarket prices for ricotta once you've mastered it yourself. In fact, just this week I made it at home with Miss 4.
40 wontons is a lot of wontons, so if you can't see yourself consuming the whole lot (I normally allow 5 per person as a lunch/snack) then halve the recipe and make the other half as these: baked veggie wontons. My freezer as you can imagine is full of wontons which is perfect for when people arrive at lunch time at my house.
Cheese and spinach baked wontons
Ingredients
- 1 cup ricotta
- ½ cup grated cheddar
- ½ cup grated parmesan
- 3 handfuls of baby spinach
- pack of wonton skins
- water
- nigella/black onion seeds
- olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
- Combine the ricotta, cheddar and parmesan into a bowl with the spinach.
- Mix well to combine.
- Place 1 teaspoon full of the mix in each skin.
- Wet the edges of the wrapper then fold the corners in.
- When all are done, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle wit the nigella seeds.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Eat hot or allow to cool for lunches. Freeze before baking
Nutritional Information
Dawn Denney says
I want to make these tonight. I just want to clarify that the temperature is 200 degrees. That seems awfully low.
Kylie says
Hi Dawn, it's 200 degrees celsius. Meaning 392 F. I'm in the process of updating all recipes to have degrees celsius and F, but it is a long process!
Kell says
Can you use frozen spinach for this, and any idea how much?
Kylie says
Yes you could, about the same amount should work.
The Hungry Mum says
these are just a perfect lunchbox idea! And the fact you can make and freeze them is terrific. Pinned.
Kylie says
Awesome! Glad you like them! They are also great for a quick... "what? you're staying for lunch?!?!" meal when people drop by!