Sausage Stars

Photo courtesy Mt. Carmel Daily Republican Register.

   Last weekend I got to help at a "Holiday Cooking Contest" at a local grocery store. These are always fun because the contestants get to try each others entries. Appetizers are one of my absolute favorite foods, so I just had to try a sample of these little tidbits. The judges were delighted at the surprising flavor pop in these little nibbles.

Appetizers Category Winner

Sausage Stars

Janis Walden, Princeton

2 cups (1 lb.) of cooked, crumbled sausage

1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1-1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese

1 cup prepared Hidden Valley Ranch dressing

1/2 cup chopped red or green peppers

1 package of wonton or egg roll wrappers cut into fourths.

Optional: 1 can (2.5 oz.) black olives

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blot sausage dry and combine all ingredients.

Place one wonton wrapper in each cup of a muffin tin and bake for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from tins, stuff and bake for 5 minutes more.

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