Sausage Wonton Appetizers Party Food
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These sausage wonton appetizers made with Jimmy Dean Sausage, Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing, cheese, and black olives are a family favorite. I make them for birthdays, anniversaries, or any celebration! Adding red pepper flakes gives them just the right amount of heat.
The recipe came from my friend Beverly, who is an awesome cook. She owns a restaurant/deli/butcher shop.
I modified her recipe over the years. I cut the amount of Ranch Dressing in half. One cup was just too overpowering, and I sometimes use mild sausage instead of hot sausage. I also leave out or cut the amount of olives in half.
Sausage Wontons Appetizers Recipe
Whip a batch of these up for the holidays, a family gathering, or just because you love them!
Ingredients
1 lb. Jimmy Dean Hot Sausage (I’ve been using Williams Sausage lately and really like it)
1 4 ounce Can Chopped Black Olives
1/2 cup Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
2 cups Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese
1 package Wonton Wraps
A bit of Crushed Red Pepper if desired
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray and insert wonton wrappers in the pan to form small cups. Bake for 5 minutes and allow to cool.
Brown and drain the sausage well. Combine the cheese, dressing, olives, sausage, and red pepper (if desired).
Fill the wonton wrapper cups with the mixture and bake for 5 to 10 minutes. Watch closely to keep the wrappers from getting too brown. Makes 36-48 wonton appetizers, depending on how much mixture you add to each cup.
Tips For Best Results
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray and insert wonton wrappers in the pan to form small cups.
Cook the wonton wrappers until just brown, about 5 minutes. They will brown more when the sausage mixture is added.
You can tell my muffin pan is well-used. It’s clean—just stained from cooking spray. I have several large muffin pans, and I use all of them, cooking the entire package of wonton wrappers in the oven at once.
If I don’t make all of the wontons at once, I put the wonton wrappers in a large zip-lock bag until I’m ready to use the sausage mixture.
All that cheesy goodness. I brown the sausage and drain the grease by pouring it in a wire strainer and patting it with a paper towel. Once the sausage is drained, I return it to the pan and add the remaining ingredients.
All that’s left to do is fill the wonton cups with the mixture and bake in the oven until bubbly. You must keep a close watch to prevent the wonton wrappers from becoming too brown or burnt.
When cooking the wonton wrappers they will brown fast. Mine tend to get too brown when I add the filling to them and bake them again.
Update……..I no longer experience the problem of too brown wrappers with my new convection oven. The wrappers cook more evenly. One thing that helps keep the wrappers from burning is ensuring your sausage cheese mixture is hot when it goes into the wrappers.
Heat the sausage mixture well or microwave it if it’s been refrigerated before putting it in the wonton cups. Then fill the wonton cups and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until they are hot and cooked through.
I have a lot of muffin pans, so I cook all of the wonton wrappers at one time. They keep well in a plastic storage bag. The sausage mixture will keep in the refrigerator for several days. Warm the mixture in the microwave until it’s hot, then add it to the wonton cups and cook in the oven until heated through.
If the wontons are for a party, no worries….just make them all. If the wontons are just for me and hubby, then we eat them for several days. The cheese does make the recipe a bit rich so you don’t want to overdo the snacking.
Print the recipe: Ranch Dressing Sausage Wontons Appetizer Recipe
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As always, thanks for being here and have a great day, Kathy
