Use A Pound Of Sausage And Wonton Wrappers For The Easiest Crowd-Pleasing Appetizers

When party season rolls around the pressure is on to bring the most unctuous treat. Luckily, a batch of cheesy sausage wonton cups can be whipped up in no time. The delectable two-bite snack can easily be thrown together with four or five basic ingredients and uses a handy item from the Asian grocery aisle: wonton wrappers.

Wonton wrappers are traditionally used to enrobe meat in a tortellini-shaped Chinese dumpling, but the thin, wheat wrappers can be used for so much more. In addition to being a meat-filled envelope, they can be fried or baked into variously shaped crispy shells. For sausage wonton cups, the wrappers are swiftly molded into a muffin tin, briefly baked to crisp up, and then filled with ground sausage, cheese, ranch dressing, and optional bell peppers. The wonton wrappers form the perfect crunchy miniature bowl for a handheld melty, umami flavor bomb. The recipe also scales to feed a party, and the perfectly mobile wonton cup makes it the ideal hors d'oeuvre.

The basic ingredients for cheesy sausage wonton cups are simple: Ground sausage, cheese, ranch dressing, and wonton wrappers. Square or circular wonton wrappers will work, and are briefly prebaked in a greased muffin tin. Then ground Italian sausage is cooked on the stovetop and seasoned to your liking. Once done and slightly cooled, just mix in your favorite shredded cheese and a dollop of ranch dressing. For a festive twist, add diced red and green bell pepper – but any vegetable such as corn, onion, or mushroom that you like will be a welcome addition.

Then it's simply a case of spooning the cooked sausage and cheese mixture into the crisp golden cups and popping them back into the oven for the cheese to melt. They make a gooey and savory snack that is sure to please a crowd. Ground sausage is fatty and therefore flavorful, while ranch provides a tangy flavor kick. Melted cheese makes everything better.

If you can't get enough sausage appetizers try these sausage balls with cream cheese or make a batch of classic British sausage rolls.