{"id":3012,"date":"2026-04-03T10:43:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:43:20","slug":"wonton-wrapper-lasagna-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/wonton-wrapper-lasagna-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonton Wrapper Lasagna Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Wonton Wrapper Lasagna Bites\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 package <strong>wonton wrappers<\/strong> (about 24-30 pieces) \u2014 use square wrappers<\/li>\n<li>1 lb ground <strong>Italian turkey<\/strong> (or ground beef\/sausage)<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd jars (8 oz each) <strong>pasta sauce<\/strong> (e.g., marinara)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup <strong>cottage cheese<\/strong> (or ricotta cheese)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups <strong>shredded mozzarella cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp <strong>dried basil<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp <strong>garlic powder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt &amp; pepper<\/strong> to taste<\/li>\n<li>Cooking spray or oil (for muffin tin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat<\/strong> your oven to <strong>350 \u00b0F (175 \u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brown the meat:<\/strong> In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground turkey (or your chosen meat) until no longer pink. Drain any excess fat. Add <strong>\u00bd of the pasta sauce<\/strong> to the meat and stir to combine. Set aside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix the cheese:<\/strong> In a bowl, combine the <strong>cottage (or ricotta) cheese<\/strong>, <strong>\u00bd cup shredded mozzarella<\/strong>, <strong>basil<\/strong>, <strong>garlic powder<\/strong>, salt, and pepper. Stir until well mixed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the tin:<\/strong> Lightly <strong>spray or oil<\/strong> a standard muffin tin so the bites don\u2019t stick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Layer the wonton cups:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Place <strong>2 wonton wrappers<\/strong> in the bottom of each muffin cup, staggering them so they overlap and form a little cup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build each bite:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Spoon a bit of the meat sauce into each wonton cup.<\/li>\n<li>Add about <strong>1 tbsp of the cheese mixture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Add another spoonful of meat sauce, then top with <strong>shredded mozzarella<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat to fill the cup, ending with cheese on top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake:<\/strong> Place in the oven and bake for <strong>15\u201318 minutes<\/strong>, or until the cheese is melted and the edges of the wonton wrappers are golden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cool &amp; serve:<\/strong> Let them cool for a few minutes, then use a butter knife to gently loosen each bite from the tin. Sprinkle a little extra dried basil on top if you like, and serve warm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For extra flavor, stir Italian seasoning or a pinch of oregano into the meat sauce.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ricotta cheese<\/strong> can be used instead of cottage for a creamier texture.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with extra marinara sauce for dipping!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wonton Wrapper Lasagna Bites\u00a0 Ingredients 1 package wonton wrappers (about 24-30 pieces) \u2014 use square wrappers 1 lb ground Italian&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3012"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3014,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3012\/revisions\/3014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}