Ninja Stars

These sausage-filled wonton cups are so addicting, you will have to fight people off the pans when they come out, and between batches. they modify and double very easily!

Ingredients

1 pound bulk sausage
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (you can put any combination of cheeses...)
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 medium sweet red pepper, diced (you can use yellow, orange, white, purple peppers as well)
1 medium green pepper, diced
2 medium shallots, diced
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained (OPTIONAL)
1 (1 ounce) package ranch salad dressing/dip mix
1/2 cup or so of sour cream
48 wonton wrappers


Method:

0. Preheat oven to 350 deg F.

1. In a good-size pot/saucier, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain.

2. Add cheeses, peppers, chilies and dressing mix; mix well, add sour cream to get the texture that is pleasing. Set aside.

3. Spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray (like Pam)

4. press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased muffin cups.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes or until golden brown.

6. Fill each with about a tablespoon or so (i just use one of the wider spoons from the drawer...) of the sausage mixture.

7. Bake for 5 minutes or until heated through. Serve warm.

MODS:
i have used a variety of different cheeses, and all forms of bell peppers in cooking this. I have also added a few pinches of garlic, cayenne, white pepper, paprika and other spiced depending on tastes. cayenne has a ninja kick to it, so be wise. I have also used green onions in this recipe. For teh ranch dip mix, there are a whole pile of different kinds out there... buttermilk is good, i usually double the recipe and use one harvest dill and one regular. the green onion and buttermilk ones are pretty badass too!!