Sausage Wonton Cups
Ingredients
- 24 wonton wrappers
- 12 to 16 ounces pork or chicken sausage
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 cup medium or sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1-1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 1 cup ranch or blue cheese dressing
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
- Lightly spray, using non-stick cooking spray, each side of the wonton wrappers; this helps the wrappers brown more in the oven vs. staying pale colored.
- Press a wonton wrapper into each cup of a mini-muffin tin, pressing gently to the bottom and sides.
- Place in oven and bake for 6 – 7 minutes.
- While the wrappers par-bake, heat a non-stick skillet, over medium heat, and add the sausage and green pepper.
- Cook, crumbling the sausage into small pieces, until the sausage is no longer pink and cooked through.
- Drain the grease to prevent the bottom of the wonton bites becoming greasy after baking.
- Stir in the shredded cheese and ranch, or blue cheese, dressing.
- Fill the wonton cups evenly with the sausage mixture, pressing to compact the meat mixture just a little into each cup.
- Place in oven and bake for 10 – 15 minutes until the filling is sizzling.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Wonton cups can be made a few days in advance; once completely cooled, place in an air tight continuer; no need to refrigerate.
It helps to shred the cheese finely, or use finely grated cheese – it will fill the wonton cups a little more easily than large-grated cheese.
Use the full 16 ounces of sausage and really pack it into the wonton wrappers. Using 12 ounces will provide cups which are not quite as full.
The flavor of these little bites depends a lot on the kind of dressing you use, so choose a brand that you already love.