If you have any wonton wrappers leftover from the Crispy Southwestern Wontons, here’s a great way to use them up! I was browsing Pinterest the other day when I came across these adorable mini lasagna cups made with wonton wrappers in a muffin tin! How fun are these little lasagnas? And so fun to eat, no utensils needed. The outer wonton shell is thin and crispy, while the inside is soft and chewy, just like a lasagna noodle. These are so incredibly easy to whip up, great for a quick weeknight dinner.
Start with one pound of lean ground beef for the meaty lasagna sauce.
For spaghetti and lasagna I also like to add a pound of sausage. It gives the sauce a huge flavor boost and we just love it. Try it just once and you’ll be hooked!
You can even brown them in the same pan at the same time for ease.
Now this makes a ton, so here’s what I do. When it’s browned and drained, I separate the meat into 4 equal portions. I use one of them that night, and freeze the other three (labeled and dated) for quick and easy spaghetti, lasagna, or pizza on another night. You don’t even have to let it thaw, just put it in the pan with your favorite sauce and it will heat it right up.
Here’s 1/4 of the meat mixture with 1 cup of spaghetti sauce. Stir to combine and set aside.
Mix one and a half cups of ricotta cheese with a healthy pinch of salt and pepper.
Coat a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray, and arrange a wonton wrapper into each cup.
Take half the ricotta mixture and divide it among the 12 cups. This is a little much here, whoops!
Top with half of the meat sauce…
And sprinkle with shredded cheese. We had colby jack tonight, so that’s what I used. Mozzarella would be very nice as well. Next time I’d love to try it with some fresh mozzarella pearls.
Press another wonton wrapper into each cup, arranging it in the opposite direction of the first wrapper for aesthetics.
And repeat the layers one more time. Add the remaining half of the ricotta cheese..
The rest of the meat sauce…
And top with more shredded cheese.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Who knows why I’ve got a fork in this photo, you can just pick these up and eat ‘em!
Yum! Love these quick and easy mini lasagnas. Hope you enjoy!
Mini Lasagna Cups
1 lb lean ground beef
1 lb sausage
1 cup spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 cups part skim ricotta cheese
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
24 wonton wrappers
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown sausage and hamburger in a large skillet over medium high heat and drain. Divide into 4 portions and reserve three for another night. Add spaghetti sauce to remaining meat mixture and stir to combine.
In a large bowl, combine the ricotta the salt and pepper and stir to combine.
Coat a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray, and arrange a wonton wrapper in each cup. Take half the ricotta mixture and divide it among the 12 cups. Top with half of the meat sauce, and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Place another wonton wrapper over the cheese, and repeat the layers by adding the remaining ricotta cheese, meat sauce, and top with shredded cheese.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and the wonton wrappers are golden. Cool in the muffin tin for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Makes 12 mini lasagnas or 3 servings. Nutritional Information for this recipe can be found at CalorieCount.com.
Make for: Dinner / Main Dish
Tags: 30 Minutes or Less, beef, cheese, Perfect for Parties, Quick and Easy, sausage
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What a beautiful way to turn a very home style meal into an epicurious dish!
I made these last night for me, my fiance, and my friend and we LOVED them!!! they are the perfect portion and very filling, we ate 2 each!!! LOVED them! I made mine without sausage and it was delicious!!
I made these tonight!! Oh my goodness they are delicious!! I hope they reheat well!! :)
just made these tonight and they were absolutely amazing! I was lucky enough to get some ground venison and venison sweet sausage… so used that in my mix and they turned out great! Thank you for sharing!!
Totally made this a few nights ago. Cooking them in muffin tins worked out great since I am gluten-free and my partner is not. So we both got to eat personalized meals!
Ok I first of all, thanks for the great recipe ideas and your weight loss story!
I’ve made the Lasagna cups and the Southwestern Wontons which my husband said could go into our meals rolodex:) I love that you can have favorites but just less of them and still be healthy. I have to decide what’s next. Thanks!!!
What an awesome appetizer! I could eat these up in a hurry! My kinda food!
These mini lasagna cups look really great! I’ll cook them tomorrow for my guests. I am sure they’ll like them!
holy cow! these look incredible! I wonder, since I’m not a fan of wonton wrappers, would pieces of pre-cooked lasagna noodle be alright?
I absolutely LOVE your recipes! I use them almost every time I cook for my boyfriend and they’re amazing! And on top of that WAR EAGLE!!!!
Your idea is great.. I already tried it, but I change some ingredients. I run out of beef and change it into tofu. I use melted cheese instead ricotta and mozzarella cheese (in my place those are expensive). But it’s great, I added also mushroom..It’s delicious, my mom and sisters are like it. Even maybe far from your recipe, but the idea is fab..thank you :)
Your photography skill is as good as your recipe. You guys rock. Keep up the good work.
I will be making these for our graduation party, what a neat idea, thanks for the recipe.
I made these last night for dinner. It was inexpesive and so yummy! I got the, “These are Awesome” approval from my hubby too! Glad I made up extra.
Tried it today…….. freeaaaking delicious!!
Just made these, you definitely dont need that much ricotta, next time ill only use half a cup, besides that they turned out really good.
I’m based in the UK so have never seen or heard of Jimmy Dean’s. I just lobbed some sausages into a blender and used that. It was very good but I would still like to to do it with the Dean meat. Another excuse to make it again :)
Also, is Jimmy Dean meat named after the actor. Like Paul Newman’s salad dressings?
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Do you think there is a way to make these with regular lasagna noodles just cut them down in size?
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I just made these for dinner tonight and I just have to say, “WOW”! They are delicious, filling and sooo easy to put together. I really enjoyed making this.
Just made these.. Turned out great! Thanks for the recipe xoxo
Thanks Amanda for sharing these perfect little bits of yumminess :-)
I made these (omitting the pork) and they turned out perfect! My family wants to make these again and soon.
Thanks for such a great recipe.
I want to thank you for the way you set up this recipe. I am okay at following directions when cooking but the pictures you took and set up were amazing. I havn’t even made them yet but wanted to thank you before hand.
I just found this awesome recipe through pinterest….I guess I’ve missed a whole year of eating lasagna cups! I’ll have to inhale a bunch to make up for lost time….thanks for posting!
This looks so very yum! You are my hero!
Hi Amanda…I just wanted to let you know that I made these on Friday and my husband really liked them :) I didn’t use sausage and I used mozzarella for the shredded cheese. This is a great idea! Thank you!!
These look amazing, my husband absolutely loves lasangna. I can’t wait to make them!
Jessie
OK, just made these and they were awesome! Quick, easy-my kind of dinner. I used mozzarella cheese and threw some shaved Parmesan on top-so good! I didn’t see any definitive answer about can these be frozen, so I’ll try it out and let y’all know how it turns out. Now I’m off to check out some of your other recipes-thanks!
Thank you so much for posting this. I made them tonight and they were a big hit. I loved how you take pictures to show the steps.
p.s we tried your hamburger macaroni too. It was delish to!
Oh Wow Just stumbled on your blog now (googled pulled pork) LOL, and Oh My Hat.. Been going through this site and saw these IN love with these, Will be making them soon. Thank you and warm wishes from South Africa … Flee
These look great! Do you think i could assemble them and chill them in the fridge ahead of time for a party? These would make yummy party appetizers!
So I was wondering if these had any troubles of spoiling? How long would they last? Will they be safe for a day or 2?
Lovely idea!
I took some of your photos but I credit your website that mean I don’t steal yours ;)
Here my post which I took 3 photos ( with your link )
http://meloange.blogspot.ca/2013/03/les-coupes-de-lasagne.html ( it’s in french sorry )