Entry #2302, April 16, 2013

Lasagna anyone? Who could pass up a chance to enjoy this wonderful meal?  I just love it when you take a fork full with the cheese stretching for miles and take that first bite with all of the ingredients bursting flavors from all over on to your tongue. And it makes you say, “Mmmmmm.” These bite-sized lasagna bites recipe carry all of the original tasty ingredients of the classic, just in a smaller way and the recipe would be a great family favorite to make and eat.

Personal Lasagna Bites

Lasagna Cupcakes

Image via: Food Network

Ingredients

1. 1/3 pound of Ground Beef
2. Salt and Pepper
3. 24 Wonton Wrappers
4. 1 ¾ cups of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (7 oz)
5. 1 ¾ cups of Grated Parmesan Cheese (7 oz)
6. ¾ cup of Ricotta Cheese (3 oz)
7. 1 cup of Pasta Sauce

Optional Ingredient- Basil for Garnish

Lasagna Cupcakes

Image via: Carol Chantiny’s Pampered Chef Page

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.  With your cooking spray or oil, grease the muffin tin very well.
2. Drain the ground beef and season it with salt and pepper. Brown the ground beef in a pan on a medium heat.
3. While the ground beef is browning, take out the wonton wrappers and using a biscuit cutter or the top of a drinking glass- cut them into circle shapes (about 2 ¼ – inches) .  If you would you can cut several at a time.
4. Save the ¾ cup of Parmesan cheese and the ¾ cup of Mozzarella cheese for the top of your cupcakes.  Begin layering your lasagna cups, by starting with a wonton wrapper and press it into the bottom of each muffin tin, sprinkle a little Parmesan next, followed by ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese in each.  Then top the cups with a little meat and pasta sauce.
5. Repeat the layering process for the rest of the cups (wonton, Parmesan cheese, ricotta, mozzarella, and pasta sauce). Now top it off with the Parmesan Cheese and Mozzarella Cheese that you saved from earlier.
6. After you have finished with all of the layering, put the cupcakes in the oven and bake them for 18-20 minutes or until the edges of the cups are brown.  Then remove from your oven and let them cool for 5 minutes.  To remove the cupcakes from the tin use a knife to loosen the edges then pop each lasagna out and place on a plate.
7. Now comes the optional ingredient, leaving the tops of the cupcakes with a garnish of basil then serve.

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