Sausage Flowers

          

Wonton cups are filled with a flavorful cheese and sausage mixture, then baked. Topped with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of green onions, these lovely appetizers will be the first to disappear! Impressive, yet easy to make!

Original recipe makes 24 canapes

Ingredients

1 pound ground Italian sausage
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 cup shredded Colby cheese
1 cup salsa
24 (3.5 inch square) wonton wrappers
3/4 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 bunch green onions, chopped

  • PREP

    25 mins

  • COOK

    10 mins

  • READY IN

    35 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a miniature muffin pan.
  2. Place ground Italian sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and remove from heat.
  3. Stir Monterey Jack cheese and Colby cheese into the warm sausage to melt. Stir in salsa.
  4. Gently press wonton wrappers into the prepared miniature muffin pan so that the edges are extending. Place a heaping tablespoon of the sausage mixture into each wonton wrapper.
  5. Bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until wonton edges begin to brown.
  6. Transfer baked filled wontons to a serving platter. Dollop each with approximately 1 tablespoon sour cream. Sprinkle with green onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 143 kcal
Carbohydrates: 6.8 g
Cholesterol: 26 mg
Fat: 10.5 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 5.4 g
Sodium: 285 mg