Sausage Wantons

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3/4 lb italian sausage, casings removed
• 1/2 cup salsa, medium
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 ounces diced green chilies
• olive oil
• 24 wonton skins

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, brown sausage. remove with slotted spoon and place on paper towels, squeezing to remove as much grease as possible.
• 2 discard grease from skillet. return sausage to skillet, add salsa, cheeses, and green chiles and simmer until mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees. brush mini-muffin cups with olive oil. press 1 wanton wrapper into each muffin cup. fill each wrapper with 1 generous tablespoon of cooled sausage mixture. (may be prepared 4 hours in advance. cover and chill.).
• 4 bake until edges begin to brown, about 10 minutes. transfer from muffin cups to baking sheet. bake until bottoms are crisp, about 10 minutes longer.
• 5 transfer to serving platter. eat as is or garnish with salsa, melted cheese, sour cream, etc -- serve hot.