Ranch Sausage Stars - The Perfect Holiday Appetizer

These Ranch Sausage Stars are one of my favorite appetizers! I make these sausage stars for just about any holiday or family get together and they're always a hit! Baked wonton wrappers filled with browned sausage, ranch dressing and four cheese blend. 

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing a quick little appetizer that we made for New Years Eve. Ranch Sausage Stars. These are a amazingly easy and delicious snack for any occasion not just New Years Eve. These yummy little ranch stars are great for your next holiday party, Superbowl or tailgating party, showers or any get together.

They're a snap to throw together and everyone will think you went to a whole lot of fuss preparing these. To even make it easier, you can prepare the filling ahead of time. Just mix the dressing together and add the cheese.

Store in a plastic container in the refrigerator. Brown up the sausage, drain and set that aside in a zip lock bag in the refrigerator. The little won ton shells can be pre baked ahead of time, just cool completely and store in a air tight container.

The day of you want to serve the appetizers just remove everything from the refrigerator and mix the filling together with the sausage. Fill the pre baked shells and continue baking as directed. It's as easy as that and a real time saver. The Won ton wrappers can be found at most grocery stores they are usually near the produce section by the tofu and bean sprouts.

This particular time I got a little tight and bought egg roll wrappers instead. They were the same price as the won ton wrappers, and I had egg rolls on my dinner menu for another day so I didn't want to buy two separate items. I just cut the egg roll wrappers into four squares and they worked perfectly. These are really yummy and everyone I make them for always asks for the recipe.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix dressing according to package directions. Add the cooked sausage, prepared dressing and cheese, mic together and chill for 30 minutes. Place one Wonton wrapper in a lightly greased standard size muffin tin. 

Just push them down in the muffin tin to form a little shell like cup.

Bake the cups for 5-7 minutes until very lightly golden. Be careful and try not to let them get too brown (because they will cook again later). Remove from oven and set aside to cool. 

Add 2 tablespoons of the sausage - cheese mixture into each wonton cup. 

Return to the oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes to melt the cheese and warm the filling. Cool the cups slightly before serving. 

Warning these are highly addictive!!!

Yield: 48

Author: Tina Butler | Mommy's Kitchen

Ranch Sausage Stars

These Ranch Sausage Stars are one of my favorite appetizers! I make these sausage stars for just about any holiday or family get together and they're always a hit! Baked wonton wrappers filled with browned sausage, ranch dressing and four cheese blend.

Prep time: 45 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 1 Hour

Ingredients

• 1 Package Original Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix, (prepared according to package directions)
• 1 (10 oz) package breakfast sausage, browned & drained
• 1 (8 ounce) package Mexican 4 Cheese blend
• 1/2 cup green or red bell pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1 (12 ounce) package Wonton wrappers or (Egg roll wrappers cut into fours)

Instructions

1. Cook and brown the sausage and drain off any grease, set aside. Mix the ranch dressing according to package directions.
2. Add the dressing mixture to the sausage and add the cheese (if using bell pepper add now). Chill the mixture for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Place one wonton wrapper in a lightly greased mini muffin tin. Bake 5-7 minutes until the edges are lightly golden brown. Watch them carefully so they don't get too brown.
4. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Add one tablespoon of the sausage mixture into each wonton cup (I use my 1 inch cookie scoop). 
5. Return to the oven and bake an additional 5-7 minutes or until cheese melts and the mixture is heated through.

Notes:

These wonton cups can be baked ahead of time and stored in a large ziplock bag (let them cool completely before storing in bag). I like to do this when I am headed to a get together. Store the filling in a covered tupperware bowl. Assemble the cups and bake when you get to your destination. This way the ranch cups are hot and not cold when eaten.

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