Lasagna Cupcakes - muffin pan lasagna. Layers of wonton wrappers, meat sauce, and three kinds of cheeses. Great as a main dish or an easy Italian appetizer! Wonton wrappers, Italian sausage, spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese, egg, parsley, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese. Super simple to make and bakes in under 30 minutes. Can make in advance and refrigerate or freeze for later. Add this to your menu ASAP!
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray and set aside.
In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, egg, and dried parsley. Set aside.
In a large skillet cook sausage until no longer pink and crumbled. Drain fat. Stir in spaghetti sauce and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Place one wonton wrapper into each muffin tin. Top each wonton with 1 Tbsp meat sauce. Place a second wonton on top of the sauce. Layer a spoonful of cottage cheese, a Tbsp of shredded mozzarella, a spoonful of meat sauce, and about a teaspoon of parmesan cheese.
Top with another wonton. Layer a spoonful of cottage cheese, a Tbsp of shredded mozzarella, a spoonful of meat sauce, and about a teaspoon of parmesan cheese. Top cupcakes with remaining mozzarella cheese. (You will have leftover meatsauce.)
Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow to rest for 5 minutes. Run knife around the edge of each cupcake and remove from pan. Serve with leftover meat sauce.
Notes:
Can substitute ground beef for Italian sausage.
Don't like cottage cheese? You can substitute ricotta cheese.
My favorite store-bought jarred spaghetti sauces are Trader Joe’s Roasted Garlic Marinara, Rao’s, and La Famiglia Del Grosso.
Can use freshly grated parmesan or grated parmesan cheese from the green can.
Can Lasagna Cupcakes be made in advance? Yes! You can assemble the cupcakes and refrigerate until you are ready to bake.
You may need to add a few minutes to the cooking time if you are baking them straight from the refrigerator.
Can Lasagna Cupcakes be frozen? Yes! You can freeze the cupcakes baked or unbaked.
To bake the cupcakes after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed.
To freeze the baked cupcakes, let the cupcakes cool completely. Wrap each one in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag and freeze. Reheat in the microwave or covered with aluminum foil in the oven.