Easy Sausage & Cheese Wonton Cups (Party Appetizer)

Sausage Wonton Cups - Wonton wrappers are formed into little cups and baked until golden and crispy. They’re filled with a flavor-packed filling of savory sausage, bell peppers, jalapenos, and black olives, combined with creamy ranch dressing and two kinds of cheese. These bite-sized flavor bites are the perfect holiday appetizer!

We all know there are plenty of ways to make easy appetizers with egg roll wrappers that don’t always include making egg rolls, but did you know you can also use wonton wrappers for more than making dumplings?

You can! And these sausage wonton cups are just one way to get creative with them! They’re baked into the shape of a cup and once it is crispy and golden it’s perfect for holding a creamy, cheesy, sausage filling.

These bite-size wonton wrapper appetizers eat like a meal because you can’t stop eating them!

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• Ingredients for Wonton Sausage Cups
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Ingredients for Wonton Sausage Cups

• Sausage: I love the flavor of breakfast sausage in these but you can use whatever sausage crumbles you like. Italian sausage, spicy Italian sausage, turkey sausage, any will do!
• Cheese: Freshly grated Monterey Jack cheese and cheddar cheese add a gooey, cheesiness to the filling.
• Mix-ins: Red bell pepper, chopped jalapeno, and chopped black olives give the filling extra texture, color, and a bit of salt and spice.
• Ranch dressing: Makes it so nice and creamy and gives it extra flavor.
• Wonton wrappers: Find these in your local grocery store or Asian food markets. They’re usually kept with the egg roll and spring roll wrappers.
• Green onions: For garnish.

How to Make Cheesy Sausage Wonton Bites

Step 1: Cook the sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it is no longer pink. Break it apart with a wooden spoon as it cooks, so it crumbles into small pieces. Drain excess grease.

Step 2: To the skillet with the cooked sausage, add the cheese, peppers, olives, and ranch dressing. Mix to combine and set it aside.

Step 3: Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray or lightly grease it with a bit of oil. Then, add a wonton wrapper to each of the muffin cups. Press the wonton together first, like a flower. Then place it into the groove so that the wonton wrapper sits in it like a cup. Folding it first helps to prevent tearing. Lightly spray them with oil.

Step 4: Bake the empty cups in a preheated 350F oven for 5 minutes. Once they are golden in color, remove them from the oven and transfer them all to a baking sheet.

Step 5: Add 1-2 spoonfuls of filling to each of the baked wonton wrappers and bake them in the oven for another 5 minutes. The cheese should be melted and the sausage wonton cups should be heated throughout.

Garnish with green onions and serve your sausage wonton cups warm!

Recipe Tips

• Get creative with the filling. Play around with the seasoning and the mix-ins. Try different cheeses or think about adding chopped mushrooms or artichokes. Maybe even some salsa instead of the ranch!
• You can also omit the spice if you want to keep it mild. Just skip the jalapenos or replace them with green bell peppers for that pop of color.
• These sausage wonton cups can be made in mini muffin tins or regular tins, whatever you prefer.
• To get a flat bottom, you’ll need to be gentle when pressing it into the muffin pan. The wonton wrappers tear easily.
• Avoid burning the baked wonton wrappers. Keep an eye on them. They only need 5 minutes in the oven, but since all ovens are different, keep a close watch as they can burn pretty quickly.

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