Whenever I have sort of a low key weekend, I always try to make something that I can stick in the freezer so when life gets busy, I always have an easy meal in the freezer! Lacie is going to have to get ready for the amount of frozen meals I am going to put together in August (since my life is inevitably going to get busy in September!) and hopefully I can convince Lacie to let me steal a shelf in her freezer to store it all! I have a couple of appetizer recipes that I like to make ahead of time and then keep in the freezer so if I ever need a little extra for a lunch or just feel like a small dinner, all I have to do is open the freezer and pull them out. Plus homemade stuff tastes A LOT better than the frozen store bought stuff (no offense to the Bagel Bite lovers out there!)
Here is one of the recipes that would be a lot of fun to make with kids or your significant other but can be a pain in the butt to make by yourself because they do take awhile! They are beef & sausage wontons and are actually super easy to put together, they just make a lot so sealing each wonton can be pretty time intensive. These appetizers can satisfy most meat lovers but have a fun twist being sealed in a wonton!
Ingredients:
- 6 oz ground sausage (sweet or spicy, your choice!)
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 med onion, chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper
- 1 c. grated cheddar cheese
- 1 lb wonton skins
Directions:
1.) Combine sausage, beef, and onions and saute until beef is brown.
2.) Add jalapeno and cheese and cook only until cheese begins to melt.
3.) Assemble: Place a won ton skin on a flat surface with corner pointed towards you. Put 1 tsp mixture in far corner and dot corner with water. Fold won ton skin over mixture. Moisten remaining corners and bring together and overlap, pinching firmly to seal.
4.) Deep fry in 350 degree oil for 2 min til golden brown.
5.) Can be frozen up to 3 months, reheat and bake 10-15 min on rack at 350.
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Enjoy! I promise I will get back to healthier, vegetable heavy meals next time! It will be impossible not to as the farmers market is in full swing! 🙂
P.S. I apologize again for my poor picture taking abilities…again the fact that I remembered to take a picture is still progress!
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