Lasagna Cupcakes

by Anton Mercado

With the surge of late night food markets everywhere, cupcakes are one of the best and most popular products because of their variety of flavors and colors, and not to mention it being easy to eat. However, there comes a point in our lives where we have to change it up a bit, where we would ditch the regular sweet and cute cupcakes with something more savory. While doing a quick search of "savory cupcakes" on the net, I have stumbled upon a great find: Lasagna Cupcakes

Lasagna Cupcakes by the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

LASAGNA + CUPCAKE = WHO WOULD'VE KNOWN IT WOULD BE PERFECT?

Our favorite cupcakes now comes in a very well-known and savory flavor that will keep you hooked on it for a very long time. Here's how to make these delicious treats:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of marinara sauce or any italian tomato sauce (store-bought sauce will do)
• 12 wonton wrappers
• 3 cloves of garlic
• red pepper flakes
• 8 ounces of Mozzarela *
• 3 ounces of Parmesan *
• 4 ounces of Ricotta *
• 3/4 pound of  ground beef **
• non-stick cupcake or muffin pan

*experiment on different kinds of cheese to suit your taste

**for a vegetarian twist, use a pound of spinach instead of ground beef

Procedures:

It's all about the layers

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. Butter or spray non-stick spray onto the muffin pan
3. Saute the ground beef with the chopped garlic, salt, pepper and red chili flakes
4. Start layering with the wonton wrapper first on the muffin pan. Add a little of the three cheeses. Add the meat. Add the tomato sauce. 
• Tip: use 2 tablespoons for every layer of ingredient for consistency
5. Repeat the layering. Always end with a layer of tomato sauce.
6. Top it all of with a sprinkle of mozzarella and parmesan
7. Bake it for at least 19 minutes and make it cool for at least 5 minutes.
8. For easy removal, carefully circle each cupcake with a knife.

Lasagna Cupcake by plainchicken.com